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CAT5E FTP Network Cable

Q: What do the GR, OR and BL suffixes in a part number mean?

They are the factory's variant suffix, used to distinguish otherwise identical constructions made to different part numbers — for example SPNC-U658GR and SPNC-U658OR are the same CAT6 UTP cable recorded as two part numbers. Jacket colour is agreed on the quotation, and the reel is printed with the part number you order, so the suffix is the safest way to specify a variant.

Q: What is the difference between UTP, FTP, SFTP and SSTP network cable?

The letters describe the shield. UTP has no shield. FTP (also written F/UTP) has an overall aluminium foil with a drain wire. SFTP (S/FTP) combines aluminium foil around each pair with an overall braid, so it is often called double shielded. SSTP adds a screen around the whole cable. Shielding is chosen for electromagnetic environment, not for speed — an unshielded CAT6 cable reaches the same data rate as a shielded one in a clean environment.

Q: Which category should I use for 1 Gbps and for 10 Gbps?

The specification states CAT5E for 100 Mbps / 100 MHz, CAT6 for 1000 Mbps / 250 MHz, CAT6A and CAT7 for 10 Gbps / 500 MHz, and CAT8 for 50 Gbps / 1000 MHz. Those are the cable ratings; the reachable distance also depends on installation and connector quality, so keep the channel within the standard you are designing to.

Q: Do you make low smoke zero halogen (LSZH) versions?

Yes. Every network cable family shown here has an LSZH variant, identified by the -LSZH suffix in the part number, for example SPNC-U5E50GR-LSZH for unshielded CAT5E and SPNC-SF658GR for the shielded CAT6 version with a PVC jacket.

SPNC-F5E50GR

Category CAT5E

Shielding FTP

Jacket PVC

Use Indoor

CAT5E FTP Network Cable is a copper network cable for structured cabling in commercial and residential networks. Construction: Single shielded (FTP). Bare copper conductors, HDPE insulation and a flame-retardant jacket; PVC and low smoke zero halogen (LSZH) versions are both available for fire-sensitive routes.

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Made on our line

SPNC-F5E50GR runs on the same line as the rest of the range — 0.50 mm copper, 0.9 mm HDPE wall, aluminium foil + drain wire. The jacket is extruded last and the surface is printed to your marking. Next to SPNC-U5E50GR the only differences are shielding (Aluminium foil + drain wire vs Unshielded (UTP)). Testing follows UL758, UL1581, UL444, TIA/EIA-568, CSA C22.2, ISO/IEC 11801, YD/T1019-2001; the report is issued per part number, not per family.

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Specification

Property	Value
Conductor	Bare copper, 0.50 mm (0.50 mm annealed soft bare copper)
Insulation	HDPE, 0.9 mm
Shielding	Aluminium foil + drain wire
Jacket	Flame-retardant PVC or LSZH
Nominal impedance	100 ± 15 ohm
Max. conductor resistance (100 m / 20 °C)	<= 9.38 ohm
Operating temperature	-20 to 75 °C
Insulation resistance	>= 5000 Mohm.km
Mutual capacitance	<= 5.6 nF / 100 m
Standards	UL758, UL1581, UL444, TIA/EIA-568, CSA C22.2, ISO/IEC 11801, YD/T1019-2001

Structure and electrical figures are as published for this part number. Conductor gauge and reel length are set on the line for each order: we draw the copper to your AWG and cut the reel to your length, so both are fixed against your purchase order.

The lining, print and label on the reel are yours: we set the line to your part-number format before the run starts. See how production and testing run. The test report for SPNC-F5E50GR is issued from our in-process and final checks — ask and we send it with the quotation.

How this construction is built

Copper network cable is made up of four twisted pairs, a separator or filler where the category needs one, and a jacket. The pair twist rate is what keeps crosstalk down; the filler in CAT6 and above holds the pairs in a fixed geometry so the higher frequencies stay testable. Shielding — foil, braid or both — is added on top of that geometry, never instead of it.

Because the pairs are the same from CAT5E to CAT7, the visible difference between two part numbers is usually the shield and the jacket: an FTP cable adds aluminium foil and a drain wire to the unshielded construction, and an LSZH version keeps the same conductors and shield but changes the jacket compound.

Where this family is specified

Horizontal cabling between the telecom room and the work area outlet is the main use: office floors, schools, clinics, hotels and light industrial buildings. Outdoor constructions with a PE jacket and waterproof paper are used where the cable leaves the building or runs in a wet duct, and the shielded versions are chosen where the cable route passes drives, lift machinery or long parallel runs of power cable.

The patch cords on this site are made from the same production, so a channel can be specified end to end from one supplier and tested as one channel rather than as a cable plus an unknown cord.

What to confirm before ordering

Four answers fix the part number: category (data rate), shield (electromagnetic environment), jacket (fire strategy) and colour or printing (customer documentation). Reel length, packing and the exact copper weight per reel are confirmed with the quotation, and the electrical limits in the table above are the ones to quote to your customer.

Questions about this item

What do the GR, OR and BL suffixes in a part number mean?

They are the factory's variant suffix, used to distinguish otherwise identical constructions made to different part numbers — for example SPNC-U658GR and SPNC-U658OR are the same CAT6 UTP cable recorded as two part numbers. Jacket colour is agreed on the quotation, and the reel is printed with the part number you order, so the suffix is the safest way to specify a variant.

What is the difference between UTP, FTP, SFTP and SSTP network cable?

The letters describe the shield. UTP has no shield. FTP (also written F/UTP) has an overall aluminium foil with a drain wire. SFTP (S/FTP) combines aluminium foil around each pair with an overall braid, so it is often called double shielded. SSTP adds a screen around the whole cable. Shielding is chosen for electromagnetic environment, not for speed — an unshielded CAT6 cable reaches the same data rate as a shielded one in a clean environment.

Which category should I use for 1 Gbps and for 10 Gbps?

The specification states CAT5E for 100 Mbps / 100 MHz, CAT6 for 1000 Mbps / 250 MHz, CAT6A and CAT7 for 10 Gbps / 500 MHz, and CAT8 for 50 Gbps / 1000 MHz. Those are the cable ratings; the reachable distance also depends on installation and connector quality, so keep the channel within the standard you are designing to.

Do you make low smoke zero halogen (LSZH) versions?

Yes. Every network cable family shown here has an LSZH variant, identified by the -LSZH suffix in the part number, for example SPNC-U5E50GR-LSZH for unshielded CAT5E and SPNC-SF658GR for the shielded CAT6 version with a PVC jacket.

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What to confirm before ordering

Questions about this item

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