Category 5E: Copper
Data cable Category 5E: Copper
Category 5E
The data cable category Cat 5E (enhanced or improved) originates from the Cat 5 and it is backwards compatible, with the standards of the inferior categories (Cat 5 and Cat 3). The 5E category achieves transmission frequencies of up to 100 MHz (in each pair) with a throughput of 100Mbps. This type of cable complies with the standards 10BASE-T and 100BASE-T and will be mainly used in these installations.
They are characterized for:
- Comply with TIA/EIA-568B.2-1
- Transfer rate up to 100Mbps
- Frequency range of up to 100MHz
- Includes rip cord to make it easier to strip the cable
- Nominal impedance of 100 ohms
- Maximum resistance per conductor below 9.38 Ohms/100m
Compatibility of RJ45 connectors with Televes data cables:
| Reference | 219602 | 219701 | 219901 | 219910 | 212201 | 2123 | 212302 | 212305 | 212310 | 212101 | 219302 | 219312 | 219313 | 219322 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female connectors | 209901/209907 | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | X | X | X | X | X |
| 209905 | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | X | X | X | X | X | |
| 209921/209925 | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | X | X | OK | OK | X | |
| 209926 | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | X | X | OK | OK | X | |
| 209903 | OK* | OK* | OK | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK | X | X | X | X | |
| 209923 | OK* | OK* | OK | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK | OK | OK* | OK* | OK | |
| 209929/209501 | OK* | OK* | OK | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK | OK | OK* | OK* | OK | |
| Male connectors |
209902 | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | X | X | X | X | X |
| 209961/209962 | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | X | X | X | X | X | |
| 209904 | OK* | OK* | OK | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK | X | X | X | X | |
| 209906 | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | X | X | X | X | X | |
| 209965/209966 | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | X | X | X | X | X | |
| 209922 | OK* | OK* | OK | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK* | X | X | OK | OK | X | |
| 209924 | OK* | OK* | OK | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK* | OK | OK* | OK* | OK | |
OK Compatible
OK* Compatible, but there are better choices
X Incompatible
** Mechanical compatibility
U/UTP
Category 5E data cable with U/UTP (unshielded)