Product Number: 2138A

Category 5e Indoor/Outdoor CMR/CMX F/UTP Cable

CAT5e (100MHz), 4-Pair, F/UTP-Foil shielded, Riser-CMR-CMX Outdoor, Premise Horizontal Cable, 24 AWG solid bare copper conductors, polyolefin insulation, overall Beldfoil® shield,PVC jacket, RJ-45 compatible

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Suitable Applications

OSP-Outdoor, Premise Horizontal Cable, Gigabit Ethernet, 100BaseTX, 100BaseVG ANYLAN, 155ATM, 622ATM, NTSC/PAL Component or Composite Video, AES/EBU, Digital Video, RS-422, Noisy Environments, 100MHz Category 5e

Conductor

Size Stranding Material No. of Pairs
24 Solid BC - Bare Copper 4

Insulation

Material Color Code
PO - Polyolefin White/Blue Stripe & Blue, White/Orange Stripe & Orange, White/Green Stripe & Green, White/Brown Stripe & Brown

Outer Shield

Shield Type Material Coverage
Tape Bi-Laminate (Alum+Poly) 100%

Outer Jacket

Material Nom. Diameter Ripcord
PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride 0.265 in No

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.
100 MHz 537.6 ns/100m 45 ns/100m 70%

High Frequency

Frequency [MHz] Max. Insertion Loss (Attenuation) [dB/100m] Min. NEXT [dB] Min. PSNEXT [dB] Min. ACR [dB] Min. PSACR [dB] Min. ACRF (ELFEXT) [dB] Min. PSACRF (PSELFEXT) [dB] Min. RL (Return Loss) [dB] Max./Min. Input Impedance (unFitted) Max./Min. Fitted Impedance
1 2.0 65.3 62.3 63.3 60.3 63.8 60.8 20.0 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15 Ohm
4 4.1 56.3 53.3 52.2 49.2 51.8 48.8 23.0 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15 Ohm
8 5.8 51.8 48.8 46.0 43.0 45.7 42.7 24.5 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15 Ohm
10 6.5 50.3 47.3 43.8 40.8 43.8 40.8 25.0 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15 Ohm
16 8.2 47.2 44.2 39.0 36.0 39.7 36.7 25.0 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15 Ohm
20 9.3 45.8 42.8 36.5 33.5 37.8 34.8 25.0 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15 Ohm
25 10.4 44.3 41.3 33.9 30.9 35.8 32.8 24.3 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15 Ohm
31.25 11.7 42.9 39.9 31.2 28.2 33.9 30.9 23.6 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15 Ohm
62.5 17.0 38.4 35.4 21.4 18.4 27.9 24.9 21.5 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15 Ohm
100 22.0 35.3 32.3 13.3 10.3 23.8 20.8 20.1 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15 Ohm
155 28.1 32.4 29.4 4.4 1.4 20.0 17.0 18.8
200 32.4 30.8 27.8 -1.6 -4.6 17.8 14.8 18.0

Voltage

UL Voltage Rating
300 V RMS

Temperature

UL Temperature Operating Installation Storage
75°C -40°C To +75°C -20°C To +75°C -40°C To +75°C

Bend Radius

Stationary Min. Installation Min.
2.25 in (57.2 mm) 2.75 in (69.9 mm)

Max. Pull Tension

25 lbs (11 kg)

Bulk Cable Weight

31 lbs/1000ft (46 kg/km)

Environmental Suitability

Indoor/Outdoor, Indoor, Outdoor, Sunlight Resistance, Aerial - When supported by messenger wire

Flammability / Reaction to Fire

UL 1666 Riser, IEEE 1202 Vertical Tray Flame Test, IEC 60332-1-2

NEC / UL Compliance

CMG, CMR, CMX-Outdoor

CEC / C(UL) Compliance

CMR-CMX OUTDOOR OR CMG

IEEE Compliance

IEEE 802.3bt Type 1, Type 2, Type 3

Data Category

Category 5e

TIA/EIA Compliance

ANSI/TIA-568-C.2 Category 5e

Third Party Performance Verification

Category 5e

ISO/IEC Compliance

11801 ed 2.2 (2011) Class D

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

APAC Compliance

China RoHS II (GB/T 26572-2011)

Plenum Number

1533P

Non-Plenum Number

1533R

Notes

Electrical values are expected performance based on cable testing and representative performance within a typical Belden system. Values above 100 MHz are for Engineering Information Only. Print Includes Descending Footage/Meter Markings from Max. Put-Up Length to 0. Shield is Bonded to Jacket Inner Wall for Electrical Stability.

Update and Revision

Revision Number: 0.465 Revision Date: 09-07-2025

Update and Revision

Revision Number: 0.465 Revision Date: 09-07-2025


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Part Numbers

Item # Color UPC
2138A 0101000 Black 612825377320

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