Cat 6A S/FTP

Cat 6A S/FTP is the rugged 10G cable: a foil per pair with a braided overall screen, LSZH, for the tougher network environments. Supplied to order; the lead time is stated in the quote.

Cat 6A S/FTP is a fully screened four-pair Category 6A data installation cable for structured building cabling, supplied on a reel for horizontal permanent links. Each of the four pairs is built from two solid bare-copper AWG23 conductors insulated with polyethylene (PE) and wrapped in its own aluminium/polyester foil; the four foiled pairs are then enclosed by an overall braid of tinned copper wires under a low-smoke zero-halogen (LSZH) outer sheath (S = screened overall braid, FTP = foiled twisted pairs). The per-pair foils suppress pair-to-pair crosstalk while the overall braid adds a robust common screen that greatly reduces alien crosstalk, improves immunity to electromagnetic interference and reduces its emission, making it the preferred Category 6A cable for high-density bundles, industrial and EMI-exposed environments. It delivers Class EA performance to 500 MHz, supports 10GBASE-T to 100 m, all lower Ethernet grades and Power over Ethernet up to IEEE 802.3bt (Type 4), and terminates on screened RJ45 modules. The LSZH sheath (CPR Dca or B2ca) suits indoor routing in public buildings (the required class depends on the building use and the type of space, Bbl table 4.42); a PVC-sheathed Eca variant is offered for less demanding environments. A lighter foiled-pair U/FTP variant is available where an overall braid is not required.

Also known as: screened network cable · 10 gigabit cable