Category 3 Cable

CAT3, DIW 300-Pair, U/UTP-unshielded, Plenum-CMP, Premise Backbone Cable, 24 AWG solid bare copper conductors, LS-PVC insulation, ripcord, LS-PVC jacket

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Product Overview

Suitable Applications	Premise Backbone Cable

Construction Details

Conductor

Size	Stranding	Material	No. of Pairs
24	Solid	BC - Bare Copper	300

Insulation

Material	Color Code
PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride	White/Blue & Blue/White, White/Orange & Orange/White, White/Green & Green/White, White/Brown & Brown/White, White/Slate & Slate/White, Red/Blue & Blue/Red, Red/Orange & Orange/Red, Red/Green & Green/Red, Red/Brown & Brown/Red, Red/Slate & Slate/Red, Black/Blue & Blue/Black, Black/Orange & Orange/Black, Black/Green & Green/Black, Black/Brown & Brown/Black, Black/Slate & Slate/Black, Yellow/Blue & Blue/Yellow, Yellow/Orange & Orange/Yellow, Yellow/Green & Green/Yellow, Yellow/Brown & Brown/Yellow, Yellow/Slate & Slate/Yellow, Violet/Blue & Blue/Violet, Violet/Orange & Orange/Violet, Violet/Green & Green/Violet, Violet/Brown & Brown/Violet, Violet/Slate & Slate/Violet, White/Blue, White/Orange, White/Green, White/Brown, White/Slate, Red/Blue, Red/Orange, Red/Green, Red/Brown, Red/Slate, Black/Blue, Black/Orange
	Blue/White, Orange/White, Green/White, Brown/White, Gray/White, Blue/Red, Orange/Red, Green/Red, Red/Brown, Red/Gray, Black/Blue, Black/Orange

Material

Color Code

PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride

White/Blue & Blue/White, White/Orange & Orange/White, White/Green & Green/White, White/Brown & Brown/White, White/Slate & Slate/White, Red/Blue & Blue/Red, Red/Orange & Orange/Red, Red/Green & Green/Red, Red/Brown & Brown/Red, Red/Slate & Slate/Red, Black/Blue & Blue/Black, Black/Orange & Orange/Black, Black/Green & Green/Black, Black/Brown & Brown/Black, Black/Slate & Slate/Black, Yellow/Blue & Blue/Yellow, Yellow/Orange & Orange/Yellow, Yellow/Green & Green/Yellow, Yellow/Brown & Brown/Yellow, Yellow/Slate & Slate/Yellow, Violet/Blue & Blue/Violet, Violet/Orange & Orange/Violet, Violet/Green & Green/Violet, Violet/Brown & Brown/Violet, Violet/Slate & Slate/Violet, White/Blue, White/Orange, White/Green, White/Brown, White/Slate, Red/Blue, Red/Orange, Red/Green, Red/Brown, Red/Slate, Black/Blue, Black/Orange

Blue/White, Orange/White, Green/White, Brown/White, Gray/White, Blue/Red, Orange/Red, Green/Red, Red/Brown, Red/Gray, Black/Blue, Black/Orange

Outer Jacket

Material	Material Trade Name	Nom. Diameter	Ripcord
PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride	Flamarrest®	1.350 in	Yes

Electrical Characteristics

Electricals

Max. Conductor DCR	Max. Capacitance Unbalance
93.8 Ohm/km (28.6 Ohm/1000ft)	330 pF/100m

Delay

Frequency	Max. Delay	Max. Delay Skew	Nom. Velocity of Prop.
16 MHz	543 ns/100m	45 ns/100m	61%

High Frequency

Frequency [MHz]	Max. Insertion Loss (Attenuation) [dB/100m]	Min. NEXT [dB]	Min. PSNEXT [dB]	Min. ACR [dB]	Min. PSACR [dB]	Min. RL (Return Loss) [dB]	Max./Min. Fitted Impedance
0.772	2.2	47.0	43.0	50.1	46.1
1	2.6	45.0	41.0	47.8	43.8	12.0	100 ± 15 Ohm
4	5.6	36.0	32.0	36.0	32.0	12.0	100 ± 15 Ohm
8	8.5	31.0	28.0	28.3	24.3	12.0	100 ± 15 Ohm
10	9.7	30.0	26.0	26.2	22.3	12.0	100 ± 15 Ohm
16	13.1	27.0	23.0	20.1	16.1	10.0	100 ± 15 Ohm

Voltage

UL Voltage Rating
300 V RMS

Mechanical Characteristics

Temperature

Operating	Installation	Storage
-30°C To +60°C	0°C To +50°C	-30°C To +60°C

Bend Radius

Stationary Min.	Installation Min.
13.5 in (343 mm)	27.0 in (686 mm)

Max. Pull Tension	1800 lbs (820 kg)
Bulk Cable Weight	1220 lbs/1000ft (1820 kg/km)

Standards and Compliance

Environmental Suitability	Plenum, Indoor
Flammability / Reaction to Fire	NFPA 262 Plenum (UL 910), FT6
CPR Compliance	CPR Euroclass: Eca
NEC / UL Compliance	CMP
CEC / C(UL) Compliance	CMP
Data Category	Category 3
TIA/EIA Compliance	ANSI/TIA-568-C.2 Category 3
European Directive Compliance	EU CE Mark, EU Directive 2015/863/EU (RoHS 2 amendment), EU Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2), EU Directive 2012/19/EU (WEEE), REACH: 2017-07-10
UK Regulation Compliance	UKCA Mark
APAC Compliance	China RoHS II (GB/T 26572-2011)
Non-Plenum Number	DIW300

Product Notes

Notes	Electrical values are expected performance based on cable testing and representative performance within a typical Belden system. Print Includes Descending Footage/Meter Markings.