Overview
Kramer’s BCLS−21 is a high−performance CAT 6 U/UTP cable designed for IT, LAN and Ethernet installations. It is constructed with four pairs of 23AWG solid bare copper conductors with a cross filler. It is enclosed in an LSZH jacket with internal rip cord and sequential markings every meter and packed in a Reelex II carton for easy to pull−out.
BCLS−21 cable exceeds CAT 6 specifications to provide additional performance and bandwidth beyond the basic standard.
Features
- High–Performance Transmission.
- High–Quality Safety Properties.
- Sweep Frequency up to 600MHz.
- Length — Available in Reelex Cartons of 305m (1000ft).
Applications
- Structure cabling for horizontal and building backbone cable
- IT, LAN and Ethernet installations
- IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE–T, 1000BASE–TX and legacy speeds
- CDDI/ATM/Token Ring
- IEEE 802.3af (PoE) / IEEE 802.3at (PoE+)
Specifications
CONSTRUCTION
- Conductor: 4 pairs of 23AWG solid bare copper
- Insulation: Polyolefin (PO)
- Insulation: blue & white/blue stripe, orange & white/orange stripe, green & white/green stripe, brown & white/brown stripe
- Twist: Left–hand
- Assembly: Left hand direction
- Rip Cord: Polyester multi–yarn
- Jacket: Low smoke zero halogen (LSZH), green (Pantone 363C)
Filler
- Polyolefin (PO)
DIAMETERS
- Jacket: Diameter: 6.0 ±0.2mm
- Jacket: thickness: 0.50 ±0.05mm
- Insulation: Blue & white/blue stripe: 0.97 ± 0.02mm
- Insulation: Orange & white/orange stripe: 0.93 ± 0.02mm
- Insulation: Green & white/green stripe: 0.96 ± 0.02mm
- Insulation: Brown & white/brown stripe: 0.93 ± 0.02mm
ELECTRICAL
- Temperature & Voltage Rating: 60°C @300V
- Spark Test: 2.5kV DC
- AC Leakage Current: ≤10mA (1.5kV AC) through overall jacket
- Conductor DC Resistance: ≤9.38Ω /100m
- Resistance Unbalance: ≤5%
- Dielectric Strength: 1.5kV AC for 2sec
- Insulation Resistance: ≥5000MΩ /m
- Mutual Capacitance: ≤5.6nF /100m
- Capacitance Unbalance: ≤330pF /100m pair–to–ground
- Characteristic Impedance: 100±15Ω @1~100MHz
- Coupling Attenuation: ≤55dB @30MHz, ≤47dB @250MHz
USAGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL
- Cable Cold Bend: –20°C for 4hr
- Insulation Tensile Strength: 2400 PSI min. (1.69kg/m^2)
- NVP: 69%
- Temperature Range: Storage & shipping: — 20°C to 60°C
- Temperature Range: installation: — 0°C to 60°C
- Temperature Range: operation: — 20°C to 60°C
- Minimum Bending Radius: ≥4 times of overall diameter
- Maximum Pulling Tension: ≤110N
REGULATORY PERFORMANCE
- ANSI/TIA-568-C.2 (2009): Balanced Twisted–Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standards
- ISO/IEC 11801 (Edition 2.2): Information technology — Generic cabling for customer premises
- IEC 61156-5 (Edition 2.0): Multicore and symmetrical pair/quad cables for digital communications — Part 5: Symmetrical pair/quad cables with transmission characteristics up to 1000 MHz — Horizontal floor wiring — Sectional specification
- EN 50288-6-1:2013: Multi–element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control — Part 6–1: Sectional specification for unscreened cables characterized up to 250MHz — Horizontal and building backbone cables
REGULATORY SAFETY
- EN 50173-1:2011: Information technology — Generic cabling systems — Part 1: General requirements
- IEC 60332-1-2: Tests on electric and optical fiber cables under fire conditions — Part 1–2: Test for vertical flame propagation for a single insulated wire or cable — Procedure for 1kW pre–mixed flame
- IEC 61034-1 / 61034-2: Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions
- IEC 60754-2: Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables