Specification Sheet

For the complete channel, see the next page.
The backbone of your CAT6 channel.
• Designed for high-speed, high-bandwidth
data, voice, and video applications.
• Offers a great deal of headroom, giving you room for expansion.
• Guaranteed to exceed CAT6 requirements.
• Easy-to-use pull box features Accu-Pull measuring system.
• Cable is marked in descending two-foot increments so you always
know how much cable is in the box.
Construction facts.
• PVC cable has polyolefin insulation and a flame-retardant jacket.
• The plenum cable features a Flexguard flame-retardant PVC jacket
and FEP insulation.
• A central cross-web strength member increases performance.
Guaranteed for life.
• You’re covered. We guarantee—for life—this
cable and all the products in our GigaTrue line.
Proven performance.
• InterTek Testing Services/ETL Semko, Inc. conducted
active testing on the GigaTrue CAT6 channel solution,
and it passed with zero errors.
Attenuation ACR PS-ACR NEXT PS-NEXT ELFEXT PS-ELFEXT
Frequency dB/100 m dB/100 m dB/100 m dB/100 m dB/100 m dB/100 m dB/100 m Return Loss
MHz
(328 ft.) (328 ft.) (328 ft.) (328 ft.) (328 ft.) (328 ft.) (328 ft.) dB
(
maximum)
(
maximum)
(
maximum) (minimum) (minimum) (minimum) (minimum) (minimum) (minimum)
1 2 77.3 75.3 79.3 77.3 69.8 66.8 20
4 3.8 66.5 64.5 70.3 68.3 57.7 54.7 23
8 5.3 60.5 58.5 65.8 63.8 51.7 48.7 24.5
10 5.9 58.4 56.4 64.3 62.3 49.8 46.8 25
16 7.5 53.8 51.8 61.3 59.3 45.7 42.7 25
20 8.4 51.4 49.4 59.8 57.8 43.8 40.8 25
31.25 10.5 46.4 44.4 56.9 54.9 39.9 36.9 25
62.5 15.1 37.2 35.2 52.4 50.4 33.9 30.8 21.5
100 19.4 29.9 27.9 49.3 47.3 29.8 26.8 20.1
155 24.6 21.9 19.9 46.5 44.5 26 23 18.8
200 28.3 16.5 14.5 44.8 42.8 23.8 20.8 18
250 32 11.4 9.4 43.3 41.3 21.8 18.8 17.3
300 35.4 6.8 4.8 42.2 40.2 20.3 17.3 16.8
400 41.6 — — 40.3 38.3 17.8 14.8 15.9
500 47.3 — — 38.8 36.8 15.8 12.8 15.2
550 49.9 — — 38.2 36.2 15 12 14.9
GigaTrue 550 CAT6 Solid Bulk Cable Electrical Specifications
Applications
• Gigabit Ethernet
• WideBand
™
Ethernet
• High-bandwidth network applications for:
– Backbone
– Horizontal cabling
– Active zone cabling
• 100-Mbps TP-PMD
• 155-Mbps and 622-Mbps ATM
• High-performance digital video applications
Compliance
• ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1
• ISO/IEC 11801 Class E
• ICEA S-90-661 (Category 5X-160)
•UL
®
MPG/CMR, CMG, or MPP/CMP
Specifications
Cable Type: 4-Pair UTP
Characteristic Impedance: 1–550 MHz: 100 ± 15 ohms
Conductor: 23 AWG, solid, bare copper
Delay Skew (Maximum): 25 ns/100 m
Input Impedance: 1–250 MHz: 100 ± 15 ohms
Return Loss (Minimum): 20.1 dB @ 100 MHz;
14.9 dB @ 550 MHz
Velocity of Propagation (Minimum): 62.2%
@ 550 MHz
ETL-Verified GigaTrue
CAT6 Channel Solution
GigaTrue
®
550 CAT6
550-MHz Solid Bulk Cable (UTP)