FutureComTM S/FTP 550/23s LS0H-1 Cat. 6A Cable Application ...

Technical Product Datasheet 

CCXEDR-D00xx-C003-xx / February 2009 

Product Group: 

Product: 

LANscape ® FutureCom 

FutureCom TM S/FTP 550/23s LS0H-1 Cat. 6A Cable 

Application 

The FutureCom S/FTP 550/23s cable is specified up to 550 MHz and provides transmission performance 

meeting Category 6 specifications EN 50288-5-1, IEC 61156-5 and „Cat. 6 augmented“ in compliance with 

TIA/EIA 568. 

Outstanding system headrooms of the complete cabling system in compliance with ISO/IEC 11801 (2002) 

and EN 50173 (2003). Outstanding performance for the transmission of digital data signals for future coming 

applications up to 10GbE in compliance with the new Class E A and IEEE 802.3an standard. FutureCom 

cables are low skew products, i.e. the difference in propagation delay between the individual pairs is very 

low. This is increasingly being requested for Gigabit Ethernet. The suitability of the cable for high-bit-rate 

transmission systems ensures a high degree of future proofing. Additional features are the slim design and 

low weight of the cables. Each pair is individually shielded with foil (FTP). The twisted pairs are additionally 

enclosed as a group in a braided shield (S/FTP) to provide superior shielding performance. 

The cable thus exceeds the requirements for EN 55022 Class B emission and EN 55024 immunity, enabling 

networks to be built which are compliant with the standards on electromagnetic compatibility. 

The compact design allows the cables to be installed flat or folded together. 

Copper conductor AWG 23 

Foam/Skin-PE-insulation 

Foil shield 

Twisted pairs 

Braided copper 

Simplex (S/FTP 550/23s 4P) 

FRNC-sheath, zero halogen and 

flame retardant 

Duplex (S/FTP 550/23s 8P) 

Characteristics 

Specified upto 550 MHz 

Fulfills the requirements to Cat.6 of the standards EN 50288-5-1 up to 250 MHz, IEC 61156-5 and „Cat. 6 

augmented“ in compliance with TIA/EIA 568 

Outstanding electrical characteristics 

Each twisted pair is individually shielded with a metal foil (PIMF) 

Wire colour coding: white/blue, white/orange, white/green, white/brown 

Complete screen with tinned copper wire mesh (coverage approx. 30%) 

Low propagation delay and low delay skew between the pairs 

Halogenfree version LSZH (Low Smoke Zero Halogen) 

Flame retardant to IEC 60332-1 and EN 50266-2-1 

Non corrosive to IEC 60754-2 and EN 50267 

Low smoke to IEC 61034 and EN 50268 

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Type designation 

Category 

Copper 

conductor 

Number 

of pairs 

Fire rating 

(MJ/m) 

Halogenfree 

Tensile 

strength for 

installation [N] 

Outside-ø 

[mm] 

S/FTP 550/23s 4P LSZH-1 6A AWG 23 4 0.50 yes 145 7.0 48 

S/FTP 550/23s 8P LSZH-1 6A AWG 23 8 1.03 yes 290 7.0 x 15.5 96 

Crush resistance according to EN 50289-3-5: 1000 N/100mm/1 min (electrical characteristics according to EN 50288-5-1 are kept). 

Electrical Characteristics @ 20°C 

Weight 

[kg/km] 

Frequency in MHz 1 10 16 20 31.25 62.5 100 250 500 550 

Attenuation in dB/100 m per standard* 2.1 5.9 7.5 8.4 10.5 15.0 19.1 31.1 45.3 - 

Typical values dB/100 m 1.8 5.3 6.8 7.6 9.6 13.6 17.3 27.7 41.9 42.6 

Near-end crosstalk loss in dB per standard* 75.3 60.3 57.2 55.8 52.9 48.4 45.3 39.3 34.8 

Typical values dB/100 m >100 >100 >100 >100 >100 97 95 90 83 77 

PSNEXT in dB/100 m per standard* 72.3 57.3 54.2 52.8 49.9 45.4 42.3 36.3 31.8 - 

Typical values dB/100 m 98 98 98 98 98 95 93 88 81 75 

ACR-F in dB/100 m per standard* 

(old: ELFEXT) 

68.0 48.0 43.9 42.0 38.1 32.1 28.0 20.0 14.0 - 


PS ACR-F in dB/100 m per standard* 

(old: PSELFEXT) 

65.0 45.0 40.9 39.0 35.1 29.1 25.0 17.0 11.0 - 


ACR-N in dB/100m per standard* 

(old: ACR) 

73.2 54.4 49.8 47.4 42.4 33.4 26.2 8.3 -10.4 - 

Typical values (ACR-N) in dB/100m 98.2 94.7 93.2 92.4 90.4 83.4 77.7 62.3 41.1 34.4 

*) Standard: Requirements on 100 m installed Category 6 A cable (corresponds to ISO/IEC 61156-5 (Draft 2006) 

• Max. loop resistance: 165 /km 

• Max. resistance difference: 1% 

• Insulation resistance: > 5000 M x km 

• Impedance Z 0 @ 0.064 MHz: 125 ± 20% 

• Impedance Z 0 @ 1 up to 100 MHz: 100 ± 15% 

• Impedance Z 0 @ 101 up to 250 MHz: 100 ± 18% 

• Transfer impedance: < 100 m per meter at 10 MHz 

• Longitudinal conversion loss dB/ref. Length = 1000 m: > 46 dB @ 64 kHz 

• Longitudinal conversion loss dB/ref. Length = 100 m: > 40 dB @ 1 MHz 

• Longitudinal conversion loss dB/ref. Length = 100 m: > 20 dB @ 100 MHz 

• Mutual capacity: 43 pF/m 

• Max. capacitance @ 0.001 MHz: 1000 pF/km 

• Propagation velocity > 10 MHz ( NVP * c ): 0.79 c 

• Propagation delay > 10 MHz: 4.2 ns/m; Skew: 4 ns/100m 

Mechanical Characteristics 

Wire insulation: Zero halogen foam/skin material 

Sheath material: Zero halogen. flame-retardant 

Deployment area: Dry and damp rooms 

Max. temperature range during installation: 0°C up to +50 °C 

Max. operating temperature: -20 up to +60°C 

Min. bend radius in service: 21 mm (over flat side) 

Min. bend radius during installation: 60 mm (over flat side) 








Ordering Information 

Type designation S/FTP 550/23s 4P LSZH-1 S/FTP 550/23s 8P LSZH-1 

Delivery 1000m 500m 

Ordering number CCXEDR-D0047-C003-L7 CCXEDR-D0087-C003-L6

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