DataLink 500A Category 6A S/FTP 100 Ohm Horizontal LAN Cables
Description
HCS DataLink 500A cable series consists of 100 Ohm impedance, 4-pair and 8-pair S/FTP cables for horizontal installations in local area networks (LANs). All cables fully conform to and provide a substantial margins above all Category 6A ScTP requirements of ANSI/TIA-568.2-D and Category 6A of IEC 61156-5. All cables fully support IEEE 802.3at 2009 Part 3 Amendment 3 including PoE+.

Application
HCS DataLink 500A Horizontal cables support all presently available and future LAN applications, including the following protocols:
 IEEE 802.3an 10GBASE-T 10 Gigabit Ethernet
 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet
 ATM 155
 TP-PMD
 100BASE-T "Fast Ethernet"
 100BASE-T2
 100BASE-T4
 100BASE-TX
 Token Ring 100 Mbps
 ATM 52
 ATM 25
 10BASE-T Ethernet
 Token Ring 4 Mbps and 16 Mbps
 Broadband and Baseband Video
 ISDN Basic and Primary Access
 1BASE-5 Starlan
 ISALAN
 ITU V.21 and X.11

Qualifications and Approvals
HCS DataLink 500A Cables are tested and verified for full compliance with the following standards:
 Category 6A UTP according to ANSI/TIA-568.2-D.
 Category 6A according to IEC 61156-5.

Benefits & Features
Exceptional transmission properties - suitable for 10GBE applications on 100m channels.
Testing every reel of cable prior to shipment - providing the highest degree of quality assurance.
Exceptional material properties and cable design - providing a unique Century™ Lifetime Warranty.
High ACR values - providing low BER (Bit-Error-Rate) in all applications.
Extremely high pair-balance, individual and overall foil shields - providing excellent EMC (Electro Magnetic Compatibility), minimizing radiation and maximizing noise immunity.
Revolutionary pair lay scheme - providing an extremely low delay skew.
Co-extruded crisp and clear spiral color coding of wires - providing positive wire identification and ease of installation.
Batch number printed every meter - providing fast retrieval of test results from data-base.
Unique DoubleSafe™ Quality Assurance Program providing lowest rejection rate available.

PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
4 color-coded, individually foil-shielded twisted pairs cabled together, overall shielded with tin-coated copper braid and overall jacketed. Siamese (Figure-8) cables are made of two identical 4-pair cables connected in a zip-cord formation, one cable identified with a longitudinal rib.
Basic Conductor Solid, 23AWG bare annealed copper
Insulation Polyolefin
Number of insulated conductors 8, twisted in 4 pairs. (8 pairs in FIG-8 cables)
Color Code of Pairs Blue x White, Orange x White, Green x White, Brown x White.
Individual pair shield Laminated aluminum foil (foil face outward) providing 100% coverage.
Drain wire None.
Overall shield Tin coated copper braid laid in close contact over the inner foils.
Outer Jacket LS0H Halogen free flame retardant or PVC compound.
Standard Jacket Color Light Gray RAL 7035. Other colors available upon request.
Standard Surface Marking Includes HCS P/N, cable description, Meter mark and Batch Number.
Pulling force 50 N/mm2 max.
Short Term Bend Radius 8xOD mm
Long Term Bend Radius 4xOD mm
Storage Temperature -20 to +80C
Temperature operating range -20 to +60C
Flame Test IEC 60332-1, IEC 60332-3-24 or IEC 60332-3-25
Conductor Size Test : UL 444.
LS0H cables gas & smoke tests IEC 60754 (gas) & IEC 61034 (smoke)