The Belden 1583ENH Category 5 enhanced UTP FRNC data cable is for horizontal and building backbone data cabling and supports the existing (and future) Cat 5 applications including:
- 100 Base TX
- 100 Base VG AnyLan
- 155 ATM and 1000 Base-T (Gigabit Ethernet)
- FDDI
Cable Construction
| Construction: | 4 unshielded twisted pairs |
| Conductor: | Solid bare copper |
| Conductor Diameter: | AWG 24 (0.51mm) |
| Conductor Insulation Material: | Polyolefine |
| Diameter Over Insulation: | 0.90mm |
| Jacket Material: | FRNC |
| Outer Diameter: | 5.0mm |
| Cable Colours: | Pair 1 : White-Blue/Blue |
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Pair 2: White-Orange / Orange |
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Pair 3: White-Green / Green |
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Pair 4: White-Brown / Brown |
| Colour identification according to IEC 60304 | |
Electrical Properties
| Nominal mutual capacitance at 1 kHz: | 50 nF/km |
| Maximum conductor DCR: | 93.5 Ohm/km |
| NVP (Nominal Velocity of Propagation): | 0.70 c |
| SKEW - Propagation delay difference (100MHz): | typical ≤ 15 ns / 100m |
| Mean characteristics impedance 4-100 MHz *: | 100 ± 5 Ohm |
| *According to cable requirements of ISO/IEC 11801 category 5E September 2002 | |
Electrical Properties at 20°C
Attenuation
| Frequency | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 31.2 | 62.5 | 100 | MHz |
| Spec. (Max)* | - | 4.1 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 11.7 | 17.0 | 22.0 | dB/100m |
| Typical | (1.9) | 3.9 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 11.2 | 16.0 | 19.8 | dB/100m |
NEXT (Near end crosstalk)
| Frequency | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 31.2 | 62.5 | 100 | MHz |
| Spec. (Min.)* | - | 56.3 | 50.3 | 47.3 | 45.8 | 42.9 | 41.4 | 35.3 | dB/100m |
| Typical | (73) | 64 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 47 | 44 | dB/100m |
Power sum NEXT
| Frequency | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 31.2 | 62.5 | 100 | MHz |
| Spec. (Min.)* | - | 53.3 | 47.3 | 44.3 | 42.5 | 39.9 | 38.4 | 32.3 | dB/100m |
| Typical | (71) | 62 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 49 | 45 | 42 | db/100m |
Power sum ELFEXT
| Frequency | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 31.2 | 62.5 | 100 | MHz |
| Spec. (Min.)* | - | 49.0 | 21.0 | 36.9 | 35.0 | 31.1 | 25.1 | 21.0 | dB/100m |
| Typical | (71) | 62 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 49 | 45 | 42 | dB/100m |
Power Sum ACR
| Frequency | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 31.2 | 62.5 | 100 | MHz |
| Spec. (Min) | - | 49.0 | 21.0 | 36.9 | 35.0 | 31.1 | 25.1 | 21.0 | dB/100m |
| Typical | (71) | 59 | 51 | 46 | 43 | 39 | 33 | 28 | dB/100m |
Return Loss
| Frequency | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 31.2 | 62.5 | 100 | MHz |
| Spec. (Min)* | - | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23.6 | 21.5 | 20.1 | dB/100m |
| Typical | (31) | 33 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 34 | 32 | dB/100m |
*Specification values according to cable requirements of ISO/IEC 11801 category 5 enhanced, Sept 2002.
Values in () are for information only
Mechanical Properties
| Temperature Range Operation / Storage: | -20°C to +60°C |
| Temperature Range Installation: | +0°C to +50°C |
| Minimum bending radius operation: | 20 mm |
| Minimum bending radius installation: | 40 mm |
| Maximum pulling tension: | 80 N |
| Flame retardancy: | IEC 60332-1 |
| Caloric value: | 298 kJ/m |
| Weight (approx.) | 28 kg/km |
| Maximum operating voltage: | 72 V rms |
| Maximum continuous current per conductor (25°C) | 1.4 A |
Cable Ordering
Belden 1583ENH UTP Cat5e 4PR AWG 24 Low smoke no halogen ISO / IEC 11801 EN50173 EC verified 100 Ohm.
Jacket Colour : Grey (RAL7032) or Blue (RAL5015)
Packaging : 305m unreel box or 500m / 1000m reels
