Part Number: 7953A

DataTuff® 6, 4 Bonded-Pr #23 Sol BC, PO Ins, OS, PVC Jkt, PVC Jkt,
CMX-Outdoor 600V AWM 21047

Product Description
Industrial Ethernet Cat 6, 4 Bonded-Pair 23AWG (Solid) Bare Copper, PO Insulation, Overall Beldfoil® Shield, PVC Inner Jacket, PVC Outer Jacket,
CMX-Outdoor 600V AWM 21047

Technical Specifications

Product Overview

Suitable Applications: Premise Horizontal Cable, Gigabit Ethernet, 100BaseTX, 100BaseVG ANYLAN, 155 ATM, 622 ATM, 250MHz Category 6

Physical Characteristics (Overall)

Conductor

Element AWG Stranding Material No. of Pairs

23 Solid BC - Bare Copper 4

No Ground

Conductor Count: 8

Total Number of Pairs: 4

Conductor Size: 23 AWG

Insulation

Material Nominal Diameter Nominal Wall Thickness

PP - Polypropylene 0.043 in 0.01 in

Bonded-Pair: Yes

Color Chart

Number Color

1 White/Blue Stripe & Blue

2 White/Orange Stripe & Orange

3 White/Green Stripe & Green

4 White/Brown Stripe & Brown

Inner Jacket Material

Material Nominal Diameter Nominal Wall Thickness Ripcord

Industrial Grade PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride 0.258 in 0.02 in Yes

Outer Shield Material

Type Material Material Trade Name Coverage [%] Drainwire Material Drainwire AWG Drainwire Construction n x D

Tape Aluminum/Polyester Beldfoil® 100 % TC - Tinned Copper 24 7x32 mm

Outer Jacket Material

Material Nominal Diameter Nominal Wall Thickness Ripcord

Industrial Grade PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride 0.335 in 0.03 in No

Construction and Dimensions

Cabling

Filler
X-Spline Center Member

Electrical Characteristics

Conductor DCR

Max. Conductor DCR Max. DCR Unbalance

8.2 Ohm/1000ft 3%

Capacitance

Max. Capacitance Unbalance Nom.Mutual Capacitance

330 pF/ft 15 pF/ft

Delay

Max. Delay Max. Delay Skew Nominal Velocity of Propagation (VP) [%]

537 ns/100m 45 ns/100m 72 %

High Freq

Frequency Max. Insertion Loss Min. Min. Min. Min. Min. ACRF Min. PSACRF Min. RL (Return Max./Min. Input Max./Min. Fitted
[MHz] (Attenuation) NEXT [dB] PSNEXT [dB] ACR [dB] PSACR [dB] (ELFEXT) [dB] (PSELFEXT) [dB] Loss) [dB] Impedance (unFitted) Impedance

1 MHz 2 dB/100m 74.3 dB 72.3 dB 72.3 dB 70.3 dB 67.8 dB 64.8 dB 21 dB 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15 Ohm

4 MHz 3.8 dB/100m 65.3 dB 63.3 dB 61.5 dB 59.5 dB 55.8 dB 52.7 dB 24 dB 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15

8 MHz 5.3 dB/100m 60.8 dB 58.8 dB 55.4 dB 53.4 dB 49.7 dB 46.7 dB 25.5 dB 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15

10 MHz 6 dB/100m 59.3 dB 57.3 dB 53.3 dB 51.3 dB 47.8 dB 44.8 dB 26 dB 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15

16 MHz 7.6 dB/100m 56.2 dB 54.3 dB 48.7 dB 46.7 dB 43.7 dB 40.7 dB 26 dB 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15

20 MHz 8.5 dB/100m 54.8 dB 52.8 dB 46.3 dB 44.3 dB 41.8 dB 38.8 dB 26 dB 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15

25 MHz 9.5 dB/100m 53.3 dB 51.3 dB 43.8 dB 41.8 dB 39.8 dB 36.8 dB 25.3 dB 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15

31.25 MHz 10.7 dB/100m 51.9 dB 49.9 dB 41.2 dB 39.2 dB 37.9 dB 34.9 dB 24.6 dB 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15

62.5 MHz 15.4 dB/100m 47.4 dB 45.4 dB 32 dB 30 dB 31.9 dB 28.9 dB 22.5 dB 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15

100 MHz 19.8 dB/100m 44.3 dB 42.3 dB 24.5 dB 22.5 dB 27.8 dB 24.8 dB 21.1 dB 100 ± 15 Ohm

155 MHz 25.2 dB/100m 41.5 dB 39.5 dB 16.3 dB 14.3 dB 23.9 dB 20.9 dB 19.8 dB 100 ± 22 Ohm

200 MHz 29 dB/100m 39.8 dB 37.8 dB 10.8 dB 8.8 dB 21.8 dB 18.8 dB 19 dB 100 ± 22 Ohm

250 MHz 32.8 dB/100m 38.3 dB 36.3 dB 5.5 dB 3.5 dB 19.8 dB 16.8 dB 18.3 dB 100 ± 32 Ohm

Voltage

UL Description UL Voltage Rating

300 V RMS

Appliance Wiring Material 600 V RMS

Temperature Range

Installation Temp Range: -25°C To +75°C

UL Temp Rating: 75°C

Storage Temp Range: -40°C To +80°C

Operating Temp Range: -40°C To +75°C

Mechanical Characteristics

Bulk Cable Weight: 44 lbs/1000ft

Max Recommended Pulling 40 lbs

Tension:

Min Bend Radius/Minor Axis: 4 in

Standards

NEC/(UL) Specification: CMR, CMX-Outdoor

CEC/C(UL) Specification: CMG

UL AWM Style: UL Style 21047

ISO/IEC Compliance: ISO/IEC 11801 ed 2.1 (2008) Class E

CPR Euroclass: Eca

Data Category: Category 6

Telecommunications Category 6 - TIA 568.C.2

Standards:

Other Specification: NEMA WC-63.1 Category 6,

Applicable Environmental and Other Programs

 EU Directive 2000/53/EC Yes
(ELV):

EU Directive 2003/11/EC Yes

(BFR):

EU Directive 2011/65/EU Yes

(ROHS II):

EU Directive 2012/19/EU Yes

(WEEE):

EU Directive 2015/863/EU: Yes

EU Directive Compliance: EU Directive 2003/11/EC (BFR)

EU CE Mark: Yes

EU RoHS Compliance Date 2004-01-04

(yyyy-mm-dd):

CA Prop 65 (CJ for Wire & Yes

Cable):

MII Order #39 (China RoHS): Yes

Suitability

Suitability - Aerial: Yes

Suitability - Burial: No

Suitability - Indoor: Yes

Suitability - Oil Resistance: Yes

Suitability - Outdoor: Yes

Suitability - Sunlight Yes

Resistance:

Flammability, LS0H, Toxicity Testing

C(UL) Flammability: FT4

UL Flammability: UL1666 Riser

CSA Flammability: FT4

IEEE Flammability: 1202

UL voltage rating: 300 V RMS

Plenum/Non-Plenum

Plenum (Y/N): No

Part Number

Variants

Item # Color Footnote

7953A 0101000 Black C

7953A 0105000 Black C

7953A 0061000 Blue C

7953A 0081000 Gray C

7953A 0021000 Red C

7953A 1NH1000 Teal C

Footnote: C - CRATE REEL PUT-UP.

Patent: https://www.belden.com/resources/patents

Product Notes

US Patent #'s 5, 606, 151; 5, 734, 126. Operating temperatures are subject to length de-rating. Cable passes -40C Cold Bend per UL 1581. Not intended for 600 V eletrical power
Notes: delivery. T568A Plug Compatible Part Number: R301603 T568B Plug Compatible Part Number: R301604 T568A Plug Compatible Part Number: R301603 T568B Plug
Compatible Part Number: R301604

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