Table of Contents
Section1-GENERAL
1.1Scope
1.2ReferencedStandards
Section2-PARTIDENTIFICATIONNUMBER(PIN)
2.1PartNumberingSystem
Section3-MATERIALSANDMECHANICALREQUIREMENTS
3.1Conductors
3.1.1BareCopperWire
3.1.2TinCoatedCopperWire
3.1.3StrandedCopperWire
3.2InsulatingMaterials
3.3Shields
3.3.1IndividuallyShieldedPairs,Foil(WhenSpecified)
3.3.2IndividuallyShieldedPairs,Braid(WhenSpecified)
3.3.3OverallShielded,Foil
3.3.4OverallShielded,Braid
3.3.5DrainWire(s)
3.3.6BraidedShield
3.4Mechanical,Physical,Dimensional,andSafety
Considerations
Section4-ELECTRICALDEFINITIONS
4.1Resistance
4.1.1DCConductorResistance
4.1.2DCResistanceUnbalance
4.1.3InsulationResistance
4.2InputImpedance
4.3CharacteristicImpedance
4.4StructuralReturnLoss
4.4.1ReturnLoss
4.5InsertionLoss(Attenuation)
4.6Crosstalk
4.6.1Near-EndCrosstalk(Next)
4.6.2PowerSumNear-EndCrosstalk(Psnext)
4.6.3Far-EndCrosstalk(Fext)/EqualLevel
Far-EndCrosstalk(Elfext)
4.7Capacitance
4.7.1MutualCapacitance
4.7.2Pair-To-GroundCapacitanceUnbalance
4.8TransferImpedance
4.9PhaseVelocity
4.10PhaseDelay
4.11PhaseDelaySkew
Section5-TESTMETHODS
5.1General
5.2InputImpedance
5.3CharacteristicImpedance
5.4StructuralReturnLoss
5.4.1ReturnLoss
5.5InsertionLoss(Attenuation)
5.6Near-EndCrosstalk(Next)andPowerSumNear-End
Crosstalk(Psnext)
5.7Far-EndCrosstalk(Fext),EqualLevelFar-End
Crosstalk(Elfext),andPowerSumEqualLevel
Far-EndCrosstalk(Pselfext)
5.8TransferImpedance
5.9PhaseVelocity
5.10PhaseDelay
5.11PhaseDelaySkew
Section6-ELECTRICALREQUIREMENTSFORCATEGORY3,5,
AND5eCABLES
6.1General
6.2Resistance
6.2.1DCResistance
6.2.2DCResistanceUnbalance
6.2.3InsulationResistance
6.3Impedance
6.3.1CharacteristicImpedance
6.4StructuralReturnLoss
6.4.1ReturnLoss
6.5InsertionLoss(Attenuation)
6.5.1HorizontalandBackboneCables
6.5.2Patch(Stranded)Cables
6.6Crosstalk
6.6.1Near-EndCrosstalk(Next)
6.6.2PowerSumNear-EndCrosstalk
6.6.3EqualLevelFar-EndCrosstalk(Elfext)
6.6.4PowerSumEqualLevelFar-EndCrosstalk
(Pselfext)
6.7Capacitance
6.7.1MutualCapacitance
6.7.2Pair-To-GroundCapacitanceUnbalance
6.8TransferImpedance
6.9PhaseVelocity
6.10PhaseDelaySkew
6.10.1MaximumPhaseDelaySkew
6.10.2CablesGreaterThan4Pairs
6.10.3EnvironmentalEffects
Section7-ELECTRICALREQUIREMENTSFOR150[Omega]TYPE
ACABLE
7.1DCResistance
7.1.122AWGConductors
7.1.226AWGConductors
7.2DCResistanceUnbalance
7.3InsulationResistance
7.4Capacitance
7.4.1Pair-to-GroundCapacitanceUnbalance
7.5CharacteristicImpedance
7.6StructuralReturnLoss
7.7ReturnLoss
7.8InsertionLoss(Attenuation)
7.9Near-EndCrosstalk
7.10TransferImpedance
AppendixAELECTRICALPERFORMANCEREQUIREMENTSAND
REFERENCESFORCATEGORY3,CATEGORY5,AND
CATEGORY5eCABLES
AppendixBCABLES,BUILDING,PREMISE,PLENUM,SPECIALPURPOSE,
ELECTRICAL,MULTIPLETWISTEDPAIRS,24AWG,UNSHIELDED,
INDIVIDUALLYSHIELDEDPAIRS,OROVERSHIELDED,
JACKETEDCATEGORY5
AppendixCCABLES,BUILDING,PREMISE,RISER,SPECIALPURPOSE,
ELECTRICAL,MULTIPLETWISTEDPAIRS,24AWG,UNSHIELDED,
INDIVIDUALLYSHIELDEDPAIRS,OROVERSHIELDED,
JACKETEDCATEGORY5
AppendixDPATCHCORDCABLES,BUILDING,PREMISE,SPECIALPURPOSE,
ELECTRICAL,24AWG,STRANDEDCONDUCTORS,MULTIPLETWISTED
PAIRS,UNSHIELDED,INDIVIDUALLYSHIELDEDPAIRS,OR
OVERSHIELDED,JACKETEDCATEGORY5
AppendixECABLES,BUILDING,PREMISE,PLENUM,SPECIALPURPOSE,
ELECTRICAL,MULTIPLETWISTEDPAIRS,22AWG,UNSHIELDED,
INDIVIDUALLYSHIELDEDPAIRS,OROVERSHIELDED,JACKETED
CATEGORY5 Abstract
Describes minimum electrical performance and allowable conductor sizes, stranding, and shielding for premise wiring cables for voice and data applications.
