Cat 3 Utp Cable Specifications

Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a specification for the type of copper wire most telephone and network wire is copper and jacks.

Cat 3 utp cable specifications. The category 3 or cat3 standard was used heavily in the early 90 s for wiring offices and homes. Home structured cabling wire cable category 3 cable cat 3 utp 2 pair cable. The number 1 3 5 etc refers to the revision of the specification and in practical terms refers to the number of twists inside the wire or the quality. Cat 3 and cat 5.

Add to project. A cat 3 cable is also known as a station. Iso iec 11801 ul subject 444 construction materials conductor material solid bare copper conductor gauge 24awg stranding solid insulation material hdpe. Cat 3 cable belden s datatwist 3 products come in a variety of pair counts ranging from 2 pair to 400 pair in both riser and plenum.

The different utp categories and their specifications. It is an ethernet copper cable defined by the electronics industry alliance eia and telecommunication industry association tia. Patch cable stranded conductor 24 awg x 4p. It is part of a family of standards defined jointly by the electronic industries alliance eia and the telecommunications industry association tia and published in tia eia 568 b.

Electronic specifications for cat3 cat4 cat5 cat5e cat6 and cat7 cables specifications for cat3 cat4 cat5 cat5e cat6 and cat7 gigabit specs distances 1 866 383 1657 products. Add to project. Home structured cabling wire cable category 3 cable cat 3 utp 3 pair cable. Category 3 cable commonly known as cat 3 or station wire and less commonly known as vg or voice grade as for example in 100basevg is an unshielded twisted pair utp cable used in telephone wiring.

Older specifications like cat 6a enable four connectors for a total of five cables with a combined. Both cat 3 and cat 5 ethernet cables are at this point obsolete. Atmm corrugated aluminum tape versions are also available for added crush resistance. Utp and stp comparison chart.

Specification tia 568 c 2 iso iec 11801 ul subject 444 construction materials conductor material solid bare copper conductor gauge 24awg stranding solid insulation material hdpe.