Belden OSP6AU 010, CAT 6A Outdoor Black Cable

Belden OSP6AU 010 is a Datatuff Industrial Category 6A Cable (500MHz) for OSP-Outside Plant and premise horizontal Ethernet links up to 10GBASE-T. It features 4 pair 23 AWG solid BC - Bare Copper conductors in a U/UTP construction, along with a gel-filled waterblocking design and a dual polyolefin jacket system. The cable is rated 300 V and is engineered to meet ANSI/TIA-568.2-D Category 6A and ISO/IEC 11801-1.

Belden OSP6AU 010 Key Features

• Category 6A (500MHz) cable designed for OSP-Outside Plant and premise horizontal Ethernet links up to 10GBASE-T.
• 4 pair 23 AWG solid BC - Bare Copper conductors in a U/UTP construction.
• Gel-filled waterblocking design with a dual polyolefin jacket system.
• Environmental suitability includes outdoor, sunlight resistance, and aerial - when supported by messenger wire.
• Engineered to meet ANSI/TIA-568.2-D Category 6A and ISO/IEC 11801-1.

Belden OSP6AU 010 Technical Specs

Construction & Materials

Data category	Category 6A
Pairs	4
Conductor size	23 AWG
Conductor stranding	Solid
Conductor material	BC - Bare Copper
Construction	U/UTP
Pair insulation material	PO - Polyolefin
Insulation color code	White & Blue, White & Orange, White & Green, White & Brown
Inner jacket material	PE - Polyethylene
Inner jacket nominal diameter	0.260 in (6.60 mm)
Inner jacket ripcord	Yes
Waterblocking	Gel Filled
Separator	Center Member (Patented X-Spline®), EquiBlock™ Barrier Technology
Outer jacket material	PE - Polyethylene
Outer jacket nominal diameter	0.355 in (9.02 mm)
Outer jacket ripcord	Yes
Overall cable diameter (nominal)	0.355 in (9.02 mm)
Jacket color	Black

Performance & Electrical Characteristics

Max. conductor DCR	82 Ohm/km (25 Ohm/1000ft)
Max. capacitance unbalance	45 pF/100m
Delay (100 MHz) max. delay skew	45 ns/100m
Delay (100 MHz) nominal velocity of prop.	65%
Voltage rating	300 V

Environmental & Mechanical Ratings

Operating temperature	-40°C To +75°C
Installation temperature	-40°C To +60°C
Storage temperature	-40°C To +75°C
Bend radius (stationary min.)	3.0 in (76 mm)
Bend radius (installation min.)	3.75 in (95.3 mm)
Max. pull tension	25 lbs (11 kg)
Bulk cable weight	48 lbs/1000ft (71 kg/km)

Compliance & Certifications

CPR compliance	CPR Euroclass: Fca; CPR UKCA Class: Fca
ISO/IEC compliance	ISO/IEC 11801-1, IEC 61156-5
IEEE compliance	IEEE 802.3bt Type 1, Type 2, Type 3, Type 4
ICEA compliance	S-116-732, S-56-434, S-99-689, S-100-685
NEMA compliance	ANSI/NEMA WC-66
CENELEC compliance	Segregation class according EN50174-2 = a
European directive compliance	EU Directive 2015/863/EU (RoHS 2 amendment), REACH, EU Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2), EU Directive 2012/19/EU (WEEE), REACH: 2020-01-16
UK regulation compliance	UKCA Mark
APAC compliance	China RoHS II (GB/T 26572-2011)
Patent	This product has one or more applicable patents. More information on patents can be found at https://www.belden.com/patents.

Belden OSP6AU 010 Applications

• Designed for OSP-Outside Plant installations where a network cable is needed in outdoor environments.
• Supports premise horizontal cable runs as part of structured cabling pathways.
• Suitable for Ethernet up to 10GBASE-T links.
• Used in networks that include Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 5 connectivity.
• Supports PoE++, PoE+, and PoE deployments.
• Applicable in HDBaseT installations.

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