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Copper Network Data Cabling and Wiring Categories

The proper application of data cabling and wiring (also referred to as network cabling & wiring) is imperative for successful business, government and academic network infrastructure installations. Copper data cabling and wiring systems are divided into categories or classes by the cabling standards organizations and use bandwidth needs to determine the proper customer application of each category of cabling. Standard categories for data cabling and wiring are outlined in the following table:

*Frequency Bandwidth*	*ISO (Components)*	*ISO (Cabling)*
1 - 100 MHz	Category 5e	Class D
1 - 250 MHz	Category 6	Class E
1 - 500 MHz	Category 6A	Class EA
1 - 600 MHz	Category 7	Class F
1 - 1000 MHz	Category 7A	Class FA

Copper data cabling can be further divided into three sub-types, unshielded twisted pair (UTP), screened twisted pair (F/UTP) and shielded twisted pair (S/FTP). we offers the most comprehensive suite of cabling systems for every application:

Key features include:

Conductor sizes AWG 23 / 24 / 26
Solid and stranded conductors for different application types
Cat 5e and Cat 7 transmission performance
Four-pair and two-pair conductor design
Overall braided shield (greater than 80 % coverage for Cat 5e)
Overall braided shield (greater than 65 % coverage for Cat 7)
SF/UTP (Overall Foil Braided Shield / Unshielded Twisted Pair) for Cat5e
S/FTP (Overall Shielded / Foil Shielded Twisted Pair) for Cat 7

Comprehensive portfolio

The comprehensive portfolio is manufactured in Korea and offers over 30 different cable designs. In addition to its broad scope, the portfolio offers other key advantages. Cables and cord sets can be designed to customer specifications. Also available is a choice of robust jacket grades for bulk cabling to meet the different requirements of general, harsh and extreme conditions. Armored and application-specific cable jackets are available upon request.