Quabbin Wire has developed a low smoke zero halogen jacketing material for their stranded local area network (LAN) patch cables. These cables, insulated with polyolefin and jacketed with this new LSZH compound, exceed various TIA, UL, CSA, and European specification requirements.
Low Smoke Zero Halogen Patch Cables for European and North American Applications
February 19, 2007 A variety of flexible, stranded cable designs are now available with performance ranging from Category 5e through Category 6A, in both shielded and unshielded constructions. These cables exceed appropriate LAN requirements of TIA/EIA-568-B.2, European ISO 11801, and EN 50173. They also comply with flame per IEC 332.1, corrosive gas per IEC 754, and smoke emission per IEC 1034. In addition, these designs meet European Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and California Proposition 65 lead-free requirements. The combination of these stringent ratings enable these products to be used in systems sold to North American and the European community when it is critical to protect equipment and people from flame-generated corrosive and toxic gas or fumes. Such applications include telco central offices, underground mass transit stations, and power plants.
Category 5e and other cables with Low Smoke Zero Halogen
jackets
This LSZH jacketing compound also has superior electrical characteristics as compared with conventional PVC jackets. Therefore, LAN cables jacketed with this new material have improved data transmission characteristics and lower attenuation, combined with the flame/smoke/corrosive gas properties detailed above. Category 5e and 6A unshielded (UTP) designs are tested to 350 MHz and 500 MHz respectively.
Quabbin Wire & Cable Co., Inc. produces thermoplastic shielded and unshielded cables for electronic applications and high-speed data transmission. For details on typical Category 5e LSZH shielded and unshielded designs, visit part numbers 2808 or 1208 respectively. You may also request pdf specification documents from those pages.