| Category 7A & Category 7 | |||
| Conductor Material | Solid Bare Copper | Conductor Size | 23 AWG |
| Cold Bend Test | -20˚C x 4hrs No Crack | Jacket Type | LSOH |
| Insulation Material | Foam PE | Cross Filler | N/A |
| Pair 1 | Blue/Blue-White | Pair 2 | Orange/Orange-White |
| Pair 3 | Green/Green-White | Pair 4 | Brown /Brown-White |
| Drain Wire | 0.45mm Tinned copper | Single Pair Shielded | Al-mylar foil |
| Overall Shielded | Tinned copper wire braiding | ||
| Max Pulling Tension (N) | 110 N | Dielectric Strength | AC 1.5 KV / 2sec |
| Min. Bending Radius (mm) | ≥ 8 times of overall diameter | Conductor Resistance (Ω/100m @ 20˚C) | Max. 9.50 |
| Operating Temperature | -20 ˚C to +60 ˚C | Installation Temperature | 0 ˚C to +50 ˚C |
| DC Resistance Unbalance (%) | Max. 2.0 | Velocity of Propagation (%) | 74% |
| Pair-to-ground Capacitance Unbalance (pF/100m) | Max. 330 | Characteristic Impedance | 100 ± 15Ω (1MHz – 100MHz) |
| IEC 61156-5 ed 2.0 Category 7a Horizontal Cable Parameters AT 20ºC | ||||||||||||||||
| Frequency (MHz) | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 31.25 | 62.5 | 100 | 200 | 250 | 300 | 500 | 600 | 800 | 1000 |
| Ins. Loss
(dB/100m) |
3.7 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 14.6 | 18.5 | 26.5 | 29.7 | 32.7 | 42.8 | 47.1 | 54.9 | 61.9 |
| RL
(dB) Min |
23 | 24.5 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24.3 | 23.6 | 21.5 | 20.1 | 18.0 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 16.1 | 15.1 |
| NEXT
(dB/100m) |
78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 75.4 | 70.9 | 69.4 | 68.2 | 64.9 | 63.7 | 61.9 | 60.4 |
| ELFEXT
(dB/100m) |
78 | 77.2 | 75.3 | 71.2 | 69.3 | 67.3 | 65.4 | 59.4 | 55.3 | 49.3 | 47.3 | 45.8 | 41.3 | 39.7 | 37.2 | 35.3 |
| PS-NEXT
(dB/100m) |
75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 72.4 | 67.9 | 66.4 | 65.2 | 61.9 | 60.7 | 58.9 | 57.4 |
| PS-ELFEXT
(dB/100m) Min |
75 | 74.2 | 72.3 | 68.2 | 66.3 | 64.3 | 62.4 | 56.4 | 52.3 | 46.3 | 44.3 | 42.8 | 38.3 | 36.7 | 34.2 | 32.3 |
| Delay Skew | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Po. Delay
(ns/100) Min |
552 | 547 | 545 | 543 | 542 | 541 | 540 | 539 | 538 | 537 | 536 | 536 | 536 | 535 | 535 | 535 |
| IEC 61156-5 ed 2.0 Category 7 Horizontal Cable Parameters AT 20ºC | ||||||||||||||
| Frequency (MHz) | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 31.25 | 62.5 | 100 | 200 | 250 | 300 | 500 | 600 |
| Ins. Loss
(dB/100m) |
3.7 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 14.9 | 19.0 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 34.2 | 45.3 | 50.1 |
| RL
(dB) Min |
23 | 24.5 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24.3 | 23.6 | 21.5 | 20.1 | 18.0 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.3 |
| NEXT
(dB/100m) |
78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 75.5 | 72.4 | 67.9 | 66.4 | 65.2 | 61.9 | 60.7 |
| ELFEXT
(dB/100m) |
78 | 77.2 | 75.3 | 71.2 | 69.3 | 67.3 | 65.4 | 59.4 | 55.3 | 49.3 | 47.3 | 45.8 | 41.3 | 39.7 |
| PS-NEXT
(dB/100m) |
75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 72.5 | 69.4 | 64.9 | 63.4 | 62.2 | 58.9 | 57.7 |
| PS-ELFEXT
(dB/100m) Min |
75 | 74.2 | 72.3 | 68.2 | 66.3 | 64.3 | 62.4 | 56.4 | 52.3 | 46.3 | 44.3 | 42.8 | 38.3 | 36.7 |
| Delay Skew | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Po. Delay
(ns/100) Min |
552 | 547 | 545 | 543 | 542 | 541 | 540 | 539 | 538 | 537 | 536 | 536 | 536 | 535 |
