SPEC 13169

Category 5E Outdoor

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Construction:

  1. Conductor:Bare solid copper
  2. Insulation:Polyethylene
  3. Rip Cord:Rip cord for ease of jacket removal
  4. Jacket:High Density Polyethylene with water blocking agent.

Applications and Features:

Southwire Cat 5e unshielded twisted pair cable is a high performance data communication cable. This ethernet cable is designed for outdoor network direct burial installations. It may be used in Ethernet Networking system, Video MPEG4 / M-JPEG / Digital / Analog / Baseband / Broadband and other Multimedia Voice applications.

  • DC Resistance: <9.38 ohm/100m
  • DC Resistance Unbalance: <5.00%
  • Mutual Capacitance: <5.50 nF/100m
  • Capacitance Unbalance (Pair to Ground): <330 pF/100m
  • Insulation Resistance: >100 MOhm-100m
  • Dielectric Strength: 2.5 DCkV/sec
  • Impedance (mean): >100+/- 15% (1 < freq < 350MHz)
  • Propagation 011 Delay: <534 ns/100m
  • Propagation 011 Delay Skew: <45 ns/100m
  • Specifications:

  • UL 444 Listed CMX
  • UL 1581 Standard for Electrical Wires, Cables, and Flexible Cords
  • IEEE 802.3 and IEC 61156-5 Ed. 2.0
  • TIA/EIA 568.D.2 test to 350MHz , beyond 100MHz only for reference
  • NEC Article 800
  • Sample Print Legend:

    24 AWG 4PR UTP CAT 5E E118871-LBI C(UL)US LISTED CMX OUTDOOR -- CMR 75C -- FT4 -- TESTED TO 350MHZ TIA/EIA-568.D.2 CAT 5E YYMMDD 0000FT
    Table 1 – Weights and Measurements
    Stock NumberCond. SizeNumber of PairsJacket ThicknessApprox. ODApprox. Weight
    AWG/Kcmilpairmilinchlb/1000ft
    96294244280.21730
    All dimensions are nominal and subject to normal manufacturing tolerances
    ◊ Cable marked with this symbol is a standard stock item
    Table 2 – Weights and Measurements (Metric)
    Stock NumberCond. SizeNumber of PairsJacket ThicknessApprox. ODApprox. Weight
    AWG/Kcmilpairmmmmlb/km
    962942440.715.5145

    Electrical Performance

    Freq.
    (MHz)
    Attenuation
    (dB/100m)Max
    NEXT
    (dB/100m) Min
    PSNEXT
    (dB/100m)Min
    ELFEXT
    (dB/100m)Min
    PSELFEXT
    (dB/100m)Min
    RL
    (dB/100m) Min
    P.Delay
    (ns/100m)Max
    1265.362.363.860.820570
    44.156.353.351.848.823552
    85.851.848.845.742.724.5547
    106.550.347.343.840.825545
    168.247.244.239.736.725543
    209.345.842.837.834.825542
    2510.444.341.335.832.824.3541
    31.2511.742.939.933.930.923.6540
    62.51738.435.427.924.921.5539
    1002235.332.323.820.820.1538

    Revision: 1.000.130

    Updated On: Feb. 8, 2024, 3:19 p.m. UTC