Stranded Cable Calculators

The two spreadsheets below can be used to calculate the mix of horizontal and patch cable that will produce a compliant channel. For more information, please see our whitepaper: Channel Requirements and the Length of Stranded Cable

 
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1Cat 5e/6 Cable Length Table          
2Patch Cable GaugeDHCT          
3Patch
De-rating
Horizontal LengthTotal Patch (stranded cable) LengthTotal Channel Length (must be less than 100m)          
4240.2085.085.0          
5240.22564.289.2          
6240.25043.393.3          
7240.27522.597.5          
8260.5068.068.0          
9260.52551.376.3          
10260.55034.784.7          
11260.5964.0100.0          
12280.95052.352.3          
 
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1Cat 6a Cable Length Table          
2Patch Cable GaugeDHCT          
3Patch
De-rating
Horizontal LengthTotal Patch (stranded cable) LengthTotal Channel Length (must be less than 100m)          
4240.2087.587.5          
5240.22566.791.7          
6240.25045.895.8          
7240.27525.0100.0          
8260.5070.070.0          
9260.52553.378.3          
10260.55036.786.7          
11260.59010.0100.0          
12280.95053.853.8          
 
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