Product Number: 2138A

Category 5e Indoor/Outdoor CMR/CMX F/UTP Cable

CAT5e (100MHz), 4-Pair, F/UTP-Foil shielded, Riser-CMR-CMX Outdoor, Premise Horizontal Cable, 24 AWG solid bare copper conductors, polyolefin insulation, overall Beldfoil® shield,PVC jacket, RJ-45 compatible

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Suitable Applications

OSP-Outdoor, Premise Horizontal Cable, Gigabit Ethernet, 100BaseTX, 100BaseVG ANYLAN, 155ATM, 622ATM, NTSC/PAL Component or Composite Video, AES/EBU, Digital Video, RS-422, Noisy Environments, 100MHz Category 5e

Conductor

AWG Stranding Material No. of Pairs
24 Solid BC - Bare Copper 4

Conductor Count

8

Total Number of Pairs

4

Insulation

Material
PO - Polyolefin

Bonded-Pair

N/A

Color Chart

Number Color
1 White/Blue Stripe & Blue
2 White/Orange Stripe & Orange
3 White/Green Stripe & Green
4 White/Brown Stripe & Brown

Outer Shield

Type Material Material Trade Name Coverage [%] Drainwire Material Drainwire AWG
Tape Bi-Laminate (Alum+Poly) Beldfoil® 100% TC - Tinned Copper 24

Outer Jacket

Material Nominal Diameter Ripcord
PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride 0.265 in No

Conductor DCR

Max. Conductor DCR Max. DCR Unbalance
93.8 Ohm/km 5 %

Capacitance

Max. Capacitance Unbalance Nom.Mutual Capacitance
330 pF/100m 15 pF/ft

Delay

Frequency [MHz] Max. Delay Max. Delay Skew Nominal Velocity of Propagation (VP) [%]
100 MHz 537.6 ns/100m 45 ns/100m 70%

High Frequency

Frequency [MHz] Max. Insertion Loss (Attenuation) Min. NEXT [dB] Min. PSNEXT [dB] Min. ACR [dB] Min. PSACR [dB] Min. ACRF (ELFEXT) [dB] Min. PSACRF (PSELFEXT) [dB] Min. RL (Return Loss) [dB] Max./Min. Input Impedance (unFitted) Max./Min. Fitted Impedance
1 MHz 2.0 dB/100m 65.3 dB 62.3 dB 63.3 dB 60.3 dB 63.8 dB 60.8 dB 20.0 dB 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15 Ohm
4 MHz 4.1 dB/100m 56.3 dB 53.3 dB 52.2 dB 49.2 dB 51.8 dB 48.8 dB 23.0 dB 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15 Ohm
8 MHz 5.8 dB/100m 51.8 dB 48.8 dB 46.0 dB 43.0 dB 45.7 dB 42.7 dB 24.5 dB 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15 Ohm
10 MHz 6.5 dB/100m 50.3 dB 47.3 dB 43.8 dB 40.8 dB 43.8 dB 40.8 dB 25.0 dB 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15 Ohm
16 MHz 8.2 dB/100m 47.2 dB 44.2 dB 39.0 dB 36.0 dB 39.7 dB 36.7 dB 25.0 dB 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15 Ohm
20 MHz 9.3 dB/100m 45.8 dB 42.8 dB 36.5 dB 33.5 dB 37.8 dB 34.8 dB 25.0 dB 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15 Ohm
25 MHz 10.4 dB/100m 44.3 dB 41.3 dB 33.9 dB 30.9 dB 35.8 dB 32.8 dB 24.3 dB 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15 Ohm
31.25 MHz 11.7 dB/100m 42.9 dB 39.9 dB 31.2 dB 28.2 dB 33.9 dB 30.9 dB 23.6 dB 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15 Ohm
62.5 MHz 17.0 dB/100m 38.4 dB 35.4 dB 21.4 dB 18.4 dB 27.9 dB 24.9 dB 21.5 dB 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15 Ohm
100 MHz 22.0 dB/100m 35.3 dB 32.3 dB 13.3 dB 10.3 dB 23.8 dB 20.8 dB 20.1 dB 100 ± 15 Ohm 100 ± 15 Ohm
155 MHz 28.1 dB/100m 32.4 dB 29.4 dB 4.4 dB 1.4 dB 20.0 dB 17.0 dB 18.8 dB
200 MHz 32.4 dB/100m 30.8 dB 27.8 dB -1.6 dB -4.6 dB 17.8 dB 14.8 dB 18.0 dB

Voltage

UL Voltage Rating
300 V RMS

Installation Temp Rating

-20°C To +75°C

Installation Temperature Range

-20°C To +75°C

UL Temp Rating

75°C

Storage Temperature Range

-40°C To +75°C

Operating Temperature Range

-40°C To +75°C

Cold Bend Test

-40°C Compliance Per UL 1581

Bulk Cable Weight

31 lbs/1000ft

Max. Pull Tension

25 lbs

Min. Bend Radius During Installation

2.75 in

Min. Bend Radius/Minor Axis

2.25 in

NEC/(UL) Compliance

CMG, CMR, CMX-Outdoor

CEC/C(UL) Compliance

CMR-CMX OUTDOOR OR CMG

ISO/IEC Compliance

11801 ed 2.2 (2011) Class D

Data Category

Category 5e

ANSI Compliance

S-90-661-2012 Category 5e, ANSI/NEMA WC-63.1 Category 5e

TIA/EIA Compliance

ANSI/TIA-568-C.2 Category 5e

IEEE Compliance

IEEE 802.3bt Type 1, Type 2, Type 3

Third Party Performance Verification

Category 5e

Environmental Space

Indoor/Outdoor

EU Directive 2000/53/EC (ELV)

Yes

EU Directive 2003/96/EC (BFR)

Yes

EU Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2)

Yes

EU Directive 2012/19/EU (WEEE)

Yes

EU Directive 2015/863/EU (RoHS 2 amendment)

Yes

EU Directive Compliance

Yes

EU CE Mark

Yes

EU REACH SVHC Compliance (yyyy-mm-dd)

2017-07-10

Suitability - Aerial

Yes - When supported by messenger wire

Suitability - Burial

No

Suitability - Hazardous Locations

No

Suitability - Indoor

Yes

Suitability - Non-Halogenated

No

Suitability - Oil Resistance

No

Suitability - Outdoor

Yes

Suitability - Sunlight Resistance

Yes

UL Flammability

UL 1666 Riser

IEC Flammability

IEC 60332-1-2

IEEE Flammability

IEEE 1202 Vertical Tray Flame Test

UL voltage rating

300 V RMS

Plenum (Y/N)

No

Plenum Number

1533P

Non-Plenum Number

1533R

Notes

Electrical values are expected performance based on cable testing and representative performance within a typical Belden system. Values above 100 MHz are for Engineering Information Only. Print Includes Descending Footage/Meter Markings from Max. Put-Up Length to 0. Shield is Bonded to Jacket Inner Wall for Electrical Stability.

Update and Revision

Revision Number: 0.463 Revision Date: 03-11-2025

Update and Revision

Revision Number: 0.463 Revision Date: 03-11-2025

Part Numbers

Item # Color UPC
2138A 0101000 Black 612825377320

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