Industrial Data Solutions® — DataTuff® Industrial Ethernet Cables
Overview
Breadth of Line: Category 5e and Category 6 Cables
• Most cables use Bonded-Pair™ technology
• Unshielded or shielded cables
• Solid or stranded conductors
• Plenum or non-plenum
• Polyolefin or FEP insulation
• PVC, polyethylene, FEP, or TPE jackets
• Heavy duty, double jacketed, or aluminum armored
• Halogen-free or Low Smoke Zero Halogen constructions
• Versions suitable for burial or outdoor use, gasoline resistance, high and low temperatures
• Jackets sequentially marked at regular intervals (typically 2 ft)
• Performance third-party verified to ANSI/TIA-568-B.2
Field-Proven Performance for Such Conditions as:
• Oil, sunlight and gasoline
• Temperature variations
• Abrasion and crushing
• Flexing
• EMI/RFI presence
• Weldsplatter resistance
Approvals
• All RoHS approved
• Many are EtherNet/IP compliant
• Some MSHA approved for mining environments
Bonded-Pair Technology
Most DataTuff cables feature Belden’s Bonded-Pair technology, a patented cable construction which affixes the conductor insulation of the cable pairs along their longitudinal axes to ensure that no performance-robbing gaps can develop between the conductor pairs.
• No gaps between the conductor pairs ensures that the conductor-to-conductor spacing, or centricity, is always uniform
• With uniform centricity, the cable offers excellent and consistently reliable electrical performance
• Installable Performance® is achieved — the affixing of the insulation of the cable pairs and the uniform centricity translate to superior electrical performance, even after the cable has been subjected to the bending, pulling and twisting inherent
in the installation process
Tests Prove the Post-Installation Effectiveness of Belden Bonded- Pair Cables
Belden performed tests that simulate the effects of the installation process, both on an industry-leading 350 MHz Cat 5e cable (a nonbonded-pair cable) and a Belden 350 MHz Cat 5e bonded-pair cable. For comparison, the cables were tested both right off the reel and after an installation stress test. Results showed that the
nonbonded-pair cable had an RL degradation greater than 12 dB — over 15 times worse than its before-installation value. The Bonded-Pair cables showed greater integrity in maintaining RL performance.
