Terminating Bonded Pair Cable

However an emi shield is often required to provide part of or the entire path of the current return for the signals within the shield.

Terminating bonded pair cable.

The robust design of bonded pair cables virtually eliminates. Confusion concerning cable termination usually arises when the requirements for these signal paths are considered. Industrial ethernet cable we bond the conductors in each pair along their longitudinal axis to guarantee uniform spacing throughout the cable. Even when a bonded pair cable is subjected to everyday installation stresses such as bending coiling and pulling its conductor to conductor spacing remains stable.

Some of the ones i ve seen have their individual pairs fused together by the colored insulators. The twisted pairs should be color coded. Bonded pairs behave more like the mature oak than the sapling see fig. Installable performance a category 5e cable that yields 5e performance on the reel but provides only category 5 performance after being installed is of little value.

By tom turner and robert dennelly. With the publication of the ieee 802 3an 10gbase t standard in 2006 augmented category 6 i e category 6a cabling systems are being deployed in data centers. A true cat 6 cable is 23 awg. The spline plastic cross web isolates the pairs from cross talk and twist inproves the speed to reach the 550mhz.

Although a bonded pair may have assembly advantages the fact that the pairs are essentially glued together could cause them to be the weak link in a flex application. Do most installers split these conductors apart before attaching the ends. When using bonded pair cable an additional special tool and special process are required in order to complete the termination. Then snap the cable from side to side to complete jacket separation.

When a bonded pair flexes around an unsupported bend there are two. The reason for the pairs and the spline is that the tighter the twist the faster the data. 4 pair cable with a spline. Score the printed top and both sides of the cable with scissors or the cable preparation tool.

Bonding the system to ground helps ensure optimum performance of your shielded system. The outer surface of the cable shield be well bonded to the outer surface of the enclosure. Terminating bonded utp pairs. Maintaining a precise geometry is a key factor in maintaining consistent electrical performance by improving balance and return loss performance.

I am wondering about installing connectors on some of the newer brands of category 5 unshielded twisted pair cable on the market. In category 6a terminations pair twists can be very tight making for a complicated untwisting process.