Product: 2146A

Category 6 Indoor/Outdoor Cable, 4 Pair, U/UTP, CMR/CMX

Product Description
Category 6 Premise Horitzontal Cable (350MHz), Indoor/Outdoor, 4 Pair, 23 AWG Solid Bare Copper Conductors, U/UTP, Riser-CMR/CMX Outdoor, UV
Resistant PVC Jacket

Technical Specifications

Product Overview

Suitable Applications: Indoor/Outdoor, Premise Horizontal Cable, Ethernet 1000BASE-T, Ethernet 100BASE-TX, Ethernet 10BASE-T, PoE++, PoE+, PoE

Patent: This product has one or more applicable patents. More information on patents can be found at https://www.belden.com/patents.

Construction Details

Conductor

Size Stranding Material No. of Pairs

23 AWG Solid BC - Bare Copper 4

Insulation

Material Color Code

PO - Polyolefin White/Blue Stripe & Blue, White/Orange Stripe & Orange, White/Green Stripe & Green, White/Brown Stripe & Brown

Outer Jacket

Separator Material Nom. Diameter Ripcord

Dielectric Tape (Patented) PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride 0.255 in (6.48 mm) Yes

Overall Cable Diameter 0.255 in (6.48 mm)

(Nominal):

Electrical Characteristics

Electricals

Max. Conductor DCR Max. Capacitance Unbalance

78 Ohm/km (24 Ohm/1000ft) 330 pF/100m

Delay

Frequency Max. Delay Max. Delay Skew Nom. Velocity of Prop.

100 MHz 537.6 ns/100m 35 ns/100m 68%

High Frequency

Min. Min. Min. Min. Min. RL Max./Min. Input

Frequency Max. Insertion Loss Min. ACRF Min. PSACRF Min. Min.
NEXT PSNEXT ACR PSACR (Return Loss) Impedance (unFitted)
[MHz] (Attenuation) (ELFEXT) [dB] (PSELFEXT) [dB] TCL [dB] ELTCTL [dB]
[dB] [dB] [dB] [dB] [dB] [Ohm]

1 2.0 dB/100m 75.3 75.3 73.3 73.3 70.8 67.8 20.0 100 +/- 15 40.0 35.0

4 3.7 dB/100m 66.3 66.3 62.5 62.5 58.8 55.8 23.0 100 +/- 15 40.0 23.0

8 5.3 dB/100m 61.8 61.8 56.5 56.5 52.7 49.7 24.5 100 +/- 15 40.0 16.9

10 5.9 dB/100m 60.3 60.3 54.4 54.4 50.8 47.8 25.0 100 +/- 15 40.0 15.0

16 7.4 dB/100m 57.2 57.2 49.8 49.8 46.7 43.7 25.0 100 +/- 15 38.0 10.9

20 8.3 dB/100m 55.8 55.8 47.4 47.4 44.8 41.8 25.0 100 +/- 15 37.0 9.0

25 9.4 dB/100m 54.3 54.3 45.0 45.0 42.8 39.8 24.3 100 +/- 15 36.0 7.0

31.25 10.5 dB/100m 52.9 52.9 42.4 42.4 40.9 37.9 23.6 100 +/- 15 35.1 5.1
 62.5 15.1 dB/100m 48.4 48.4 33.3 33.3 34.9 31.9 21.5 100 +/- 15 32.0

100 19.3 dB/100m 45.3 45.3 26.0 26.0 30.8 27.8 20.8 100 +/- 15 30.0

155 24.5 dB/100m 42.4 42.4 17.9 17.9 27.0 24.0 19.5 100 +/- 22 28.1

200 28.2 dB/100m 40.8 40.8 12.6 12.6 24.8 21.8 18.7 100 +/- 22 27.0

250 31.8 dB/100m 39.3 39.3 7.5 7.5 22.8 19.8 18.0 100 +/- 32 26.0

300 35.2 dB/100m 38.1 36.1 2.9 0.9 21.3 18.3 17.5 100 +/- 32 25.2

350 38.4 dB/100m 37.1 35.1 19.9 16.9 17.0 100 +/- 32 24.6

400 41.5 dB/100m 36.3 34.3 18.8 15.8 16.6 100 +/- 32 24.0

450 44.3 dB/100m 35.5 33.5 17.7 14.7 16.2 100 +/- 32 23.5

500 47.1 dB/100m 34.8 32.8 16.8 13.8 15.9 100 +/- 32 23.0

550 49.7 dB/100m 34.2 32.2 16.0 13.0 15.6 100 +/- 32

Voltage

UL Voltage Rating

300 V (CMR), 300 V (CMX-Outdoor)

Mechanical Characteristics

Temperature

UL Temperature Operating Installation Storage

90°C -40°C To +75°C -20°C To +75°C -40°C To +75°C

Bend Radius

Stationary Min. Installation Min.

1.0 in (25 mm) 2.75 in (69.9 mm)

Max. Pull Tension: 25 lbs (11 kg)

Bulk Cable Weight: 29 lbs/1000ft

Standards and Compliance

Environmental Suitability: Indoor/Outdoor, Indoor, Outdoor, Sunlight Resistance, Aerial - When supported by messenger wire

Sustainability: Product Lens™, Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Available

Flammability / Reaction to UL 1666 Riser, FT4, IEEE 1202 Vertical Tray Flame Test
Fire:

CPR Compliance: CPR Euroclass: Fca; CPR UKCA Class: Fca

NEC / UL Compliance: Article 800, CMR, CMX-Outdoor, CMG

CEC / C(UL) Compliance: CMX-Outdoor;CMG

ICEA Compliance: S-116-732, S-56-434, S-99-689, S-100-685

IEEE Compliance: IEEE 802.3bt Type 1, Type 2, Type 3, Type 4

NEMA Compliance: ANSI/NEMA WC-66

Data Category: Category 6

TIA/EIA Compliance: ANSI/TIA-568.2-D Category 6

Third Party Performance Category 6

Verification:

ISO/IEC Compliance: ISO/IEC 11801-1, IEC 61156-5

European Directive EU CE Mark, EU Directive 2015/863/EU (RoHS 2 amendment), REACH, EU Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2), EU Directive 2012/19/EU (WEEE), REACH: 2020-01-16
Compliance:

UK Regulation Compliance: UKCA Mark

APAC Compliance: China RoHS II (GB/T 26572-2011)

Plenum Number: 2413

Non-Plenum Number: 2412

Product Notes

Electrical values are expected performance based on cable testing and representative performance within a typical Belden system. Values above 350 MHz are for Engineering
Notes:
Information Only. Print Includes Descending Footage/Meter Markings from Max. Put-Up Length to 0.

History

Update and Revision: Revision Number: 0.423 Revision Date: 09-07-2025

Part Numbers

Variants

Item # Color UPC

 2146A 0101000 Black 612825062264

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