Information & Datasheets :: Copper Patch Leads

Everything you need to know about copper patch cables

Cat5e/Class D - TIA/EIA 563B, 100MHz, up to 1Gbps (half duplex). Unshielded or Shielded, PVC or Low Smoke.

Cat6/Class E - TIA/EIA 563B.2, 250MHz, up to 10Gbps*. Unshielded or Shielded, PVC or Low Smoke.

Cat6a/Class E - TIA/EIA 563B.2, 500MHz, up to 10Gbps. Unshielded or Shielded, PVC or Low Smoke.

Cat7/Class F - ISO/IEC 11801.2002, 600MHz, up to 10Gbps. S/FTP, PVC or Low Smoke. Terminated using GG45, ARJ45 or TERA connectors only (GG45 connectors are the only ones currently backward compatible with RJ45 jacks, but the cable will then work at the specifications of the network the cable is plugged into).

Cat7a/Class F - ISO/IEC 11801.2002, Ammendment 1, 1000MHz. S/FTP, PVC or Low Smoke. Suitable for multiple applications within a single cable such as 40Gbps (50m max), 100 Gbps (15m max) and CATV. The same connectors as Cat7 are used

*10Gbps only up to a maximum distance of 55m. 1Gbps up to a standard 100m.

ARJ45                                                                          GG45                                                                           TERA

Boots - used to provide strain relief at the point where the cable exits the rear of the connector and/or to assist in identification of the cable using different colours.

Types

Moulded Boots - boots are injection moulded onto the connector at the time the cable is manufactured. These are widely used on 1 metre, 2m, 3m etc. cables.

'Push-on' boots - boots are pre-fabricated and pushed onto the cable before connectors are attached and then slid up onto the connector. Usually found on custom length cables.

'Clip-on' boots - boots are pre-fabricated and can be clipped onto the connector after the cable is manufactured, commonly used on unshielded patch cables with no pre-existing bootsto aide cable identification when used on a network.

'Snagless' boots - can be moulded or 'push on'. This type of boot provides protection for the release clip on the RJ45 plug. This prevents the clip from becoming 'snagged' on obstructions when pulling the cable backwards.

'Non-snagless' boots - like the 'snagless' boots, can be moulded or push on but they do not prevent the RJ45 plug from becoming 'snagged' as they do not cover the release clip.

Examples showing 'non-snagless' (left) and 'snagless' (right) boots. The centre picture shows 'non-snagless' above the 'snagless' plug.

There are many acronyms that denote the make up of unshielded and sheilded cable. Listed below are the most commonly accepted ones with their definitions.

UTP - no overall shielding, no individual pair shielding

FTP or F/UTP - Foil overall shielding, no individual pair shielding

STP or S/UTP - Foil or Braid overall shielding, no individual pair screening

U/FTP or U/STP - no overall shielding, individually foil shielded pairs

SF/UTP - Foil and Braid overall shielding, no individual pair shielding

F/FTP or F/STP - Foil overall shielding, individually foil shielded pairs

S/FTP or S/STP - Braid overall shielding, individually foil shielded pairs

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