Terminating Bonded Pair Cable

Bonding the system to ground helps ensure optimum performance of your shielded system.

Terminating bonded pair cable.

In category 6a terminations pair twists can be very tight making for a complicated untwisting process. Then snap the cable from side to side to complete jacket separation. Remove the jacket end. The twisted pairs should be color coded.

Do most installers split these conductors apart before attaching the ends. The reason for the pairs and the spline is that the tighter the twist the faster the data. 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. Confusion concerning cable termination usually arises when the requirements for these signal paths are considered.

Bonded pairs behave more like the mature oak than the sapling see fig. By tom turner and robert dennelly. When using bonded pair cable an additional special tool and special process are required in order to complete the termination. Maintaining a precise geometry is a key factor in maintaining consistent electrical performance by improving balance and return loss performance.

Belden is excited to offer a new connectivity platform that will completely change the way you view rj45. 4 pair cable with a spline. When a bonded pair flexes around an unsupported bend there are two. The outer surface of the cable shield be well bonded to the outer surface of the enclosure.

Some of the ones i ve seen have their individual pairs fused together by the colored insulators. Jacket removal figure 1 insert cable into the cutting area and rotate tool at least one complete turn. 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. Score the printed top and both sides of the cable with scissors or the cable preparation tool.

The robust design of bonded pair cables virtually eliminates. 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. A true cat 6 cable is 23 awg. 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.

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. I am wondering about installing connectors on some of the newer brands of category 5 unshielded twisted pair cable on the market.