West Penn 4246 Data Sheet
Rev.1. 10/03
2833 W
2833 W
est Chestnut Street
est Chestnut Street
WWashington, Pennsylvania 15301
ashington, Pennsylvania 15301
Phone: 1-800-245-4964
Phone: 1-800-245-4964
Fax: 724-222-6420
Fax: 724-222-6420
Description:
• Multiple pair Category 6 cable
• Enhanced UTP Category Cable
• 4 pair 24AWG unshielded
• Thermoplastic insulation
• Each pair twisted in varied lays
• Thermoplastic jacket
Applications:
High performance horizontal wiring that meets or exceeds
industry standards for:
• Analog and Digital voice systems
• Intercom systems
• Security (CCTV) systems
• 10 Base-T, 100 Base-T, and 1000 Base-T
• FDDI TP-PMD
• 16Mbps Token Ring
• Home Networking
• ATM 155Mbps
• 550 Mhz Broadband video and standards under
development such as: 622Mbps,1.2 & 2.4Gbps ATM
Rating:
• UL listed NEC type CMR or MPR
as defined in NEC Article 800
• Constructed in accordance with UL Standard 444
• Complies with UL 1666 Vertical Tray Flame Test
• Meets and Exceeds TIA/EIA 568-B.2.1 Category 6 Specifications
• Verified to Category 6 requirements by independent
third party testing laboratory
Installation Characteristics:
Cable Weight: 30lbs/1000ft (33kg/km)
Bending Radius: 1” (25.4mm)Min (4x Cable O.D.)
Pulling Tension: 25lbf (110N)
Operating Temp: -34°C to +60°C (-30°F to +140°F)
Storage Temp: -34°C to +75°C (-30°F to +167°F)
Installation Temp: -20°C to +60°C (-4°F to +140°F)
4246
4246
Digital Integration Category 6 Cable
Digital Integration Category 6 Cable
Color Code:
Jacket
Insulation
Rip Cord
Conductor
Pair No. 1st Conductor 2nd Conductor
1 White/Blue Blue
2 White/Orange Orange
3 White/Green Green
4 White/Brown Brown
Mechanical Characteristics
Awg. Size 24
Conductor Type Solid Bare Copper
Insulation Thermoplastic
Nom. Jacket Thickness .020 in (.51mm)
Nom. O.D. .227 in. (5.77mm)
Jacket Type Color Gray, Blue
Number of Pairs 4
4246
4246
Digital Integration Category 6 Cable
Digital Integration Category 6 Cable
Frequency
Mhz
NEXT ACR* PS-NEXT PS-ACR ELFEXT PS-ELFEXT
RL
(db)
db/100m db/100m db/100m db/100m db/100m db/100m
avg. min. avg. min. min. min. min.min. min.
.772 90 78.2 83 76.2 -- -- --80.0 78.0
1.0 88 76.3 81 74.3 70.0 68.0 20.078.3 76.3
4.0 79 65.5 72 63.5 58.0 56.0 24.269.3 67.3
8.0 75 59.5 68 57.5 51.9 49.9 26.364.8 62.8
10.0 73 57.4 66 55.4 50.0 48.0 27.063.3 61.3
16.0 70 52.7 63 50.7 45.9 43.9 27.060.2 58.2
20.0 69 50.4 62 48.4 44.0 42.0 27.058.8 56.8
25.0 67 47.9 60 45.9 42.0 40.0 26.557.3 55.3
31.25 66 45.3 59 43.3 40.1 38.1 26.955.9 53.9
62.5 61 36.1 54 34.1 34.1 32.1 24.251.4 49.4
100.0 58 28.6 51 26.6 30.0 28.0 23.148.3 46.3
155.0 55 20.4 48 18.4 26.2 24.2 22.045.4 43.4
200.0 54 15.0 47 13.0 24.0 22.0 21.443.8 41.8
350.0 50 .6 43 -- 19.1 17.1 20.140.1 38.1
TIA/EIA 568-B.2-1 CABLE MINIMUM SPECIFICATION: 250Mhz
• Attenuation: 32.8dB
• NEXT: 38.3dB
• PS-NEXT: 36.3dB
• ELFEXT: 19.8dB
• PS-ELFEST: 16.8dB
• Return Loss 17.3dB
2833 W
2833 W
est Chestnut Street
est Chestnut Street
WWashington, Pennsylvania 15301
ashington, Pennsylvania 15301
Phone: 1-800-245-4964
Phone: 1-800-245-4964
Fax: 724-222-6420
Fax: 724-222-6420
250.0 52 9.7 45 7.7 22.0 20.0 20.942.3 40.3
ATTENUATION
db/100m
avg. max.
1.6 1.8
1.8 2.0
3.5 3.8
4.9 5.3
5.6 5.9
7.1 7.5
7.9 8.4
8.8 9.4
10.0 10.6
14.3 15.3
18.4 19.7
23.4 25.0
27.0 28.8
37.0 39.5
30.5 32.6
33.9 36.2300.0 51 4.9 44 2.9 20.5 18.5 20.441.1 39.1
40.0 42.7400.0 49 -- 42 -- -- -- 19.739.3 37.3
45.5 48.6500.0 48 -- 41 -- -- -- 19.237.8 35.8
48.2 51.5550.0 47 -- 40 -- -- -- 19.037.2 35.2
53.2 56.8650.0 46 -- 39 -- -- -- 18.636.1 35.1
Values above 350Mhz are for Engineering Purposes only
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