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PANDUIT is a global leader providing innovative end-to-end connectivity solutions for the deployment of network infrastructure.

PANDUIT Systems Solutions

Benefits of the PANDUIT Systems

Whichever level of the shielded copper cabling system you deploy – 10 Gigabit Ethernet over

copper, Category 6 or Category 5e, customers invest in PANDUIT end-to-end cabling solutions

for their reliability, performance and interoperability. PANDUIT solutions deliver consistent

performance that exceeds global standards to maximise network uptime and provide lowest cost

of ownership.

About PANDUIT

PANDUIT, a privately held company since its inception in 1955, has remained focused on its

strengths: engineering high quality solutions to meet the requirements of its customers.

Today PANDUIT is present in more than 80 countries, employs over 3,000 staff and operates

over 200,000 square metres of facilities.

PANDUIT recognises that quality goes beyond products.

First-class technical and customer service support is

provided across the globe, from pre to post installation.

PANDUIT partners with leading distributors to ensure a

rapid deployment.

An innovator in new product design, PANDUIT invests

significantly in R&D each year, resulting in the widest

product portfolio of any manufacturer in the industry.

PANDUIT actively participates in all major standards setting organisations

and holds a leadership role in the development of the new 10GBASE-T copper standard.

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Strategic AlliancesPANDUIT partners with global industry leaders in network, powerservices and cabling to create the PACT ™ (PANDUIT Architecturefor Converged Technology) Programme.

PACT ™ is designed to assure our customers that the PANDUIT ™

TX ™ Shielded Copper Cabling Solutions combine best-in-classsystems with the flexibility and the confidence that the systemwill work together upon deployment.

Our PACT ™ partners today include APC, Cisco Systems, Fluke,Micromuse and Pirelli.

Global Programme SupportThe PANDUIT Certified Installer (PCI), PANDUIT Certified Designer (PCD) andthe PANDUIT Certified Systems Integrator (PCSI) Programmes help ensure thatyour end-to-end PANDUIT Cabling System is designed and installed properlyand 100% tested to verify compliance with ISO/IEC and TIA/EIA standardperformance requirements. The global community of PANDUIT partners receiveongoing training on products, standards and best practices, ensuringreliability and performance.

25 Year End-to-End System WarrantyTo guarantee the quality of our industry leading copper installations,the PANDUIT CERTIFICATION PLUS

SM System Warranty offers thefollowing benefits:

• Each link is tested for TIA/EIA 568 and ISO/IEC 11801 compliance

• Guaranteed support for future applications developed for specifiedcable classification

• One point of contact for all cable and component issues

• Fully trained and certified installers provide CERTIFICATION PLUSSM

system warranties

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All PANDUIT Shielded Copper Cabling Systems feature innovative designs for atrue best-of-breed cabling infrastructure solution. The Jack Modules, ShieldedCopper Cables, Patch Cords and Patch Panels use complementary technologiesto deliver exceptional electrical performance and a secure, fully earthed system.Included in all PANDUIT Shielded Copper Cabling Systems are:

PANDUIT Shielded Copper Cabling System Overview

Reliability• Connectivity is 100% performance tested to ensure compliance to

stringent design specifications for maximum reliability

• Shielded Copper Cables are manufactured to strict quality controlswith electrical performance verified on every production run

Performance• Patent-pending enhanced GIGA-TX ™ Technology provides a termination

method that optimises performance by maintaining cable pair geometryand minimising conductor untwist

• Jack Modules have printed circuit boards that compensate for internal crosstalk

• Patch Cord Plugs use integrated wire management to maintain pairtwists up to the connection point to reduce NEXT

• Jack Modules employ a 360° fully wrapped shielded termination toprevent the ingress of electromagnetic interference from the environmentto ensure proper earthing

Interoperability/Scalability• Jack Modules snap in and out of PANDUIT ™ MINI-COM™ Modular Faceplates

and Surface Mount Boxes for maximum design flexibility and lowerongoing maintenance costs

• MINI-COM™ Shielded Modular Patch Panels provide maximum flexibility

• Angled Patch Panels provide superior cable management and a 50%reduction in cabinet space as there is no need for a horizontalcable manager

Integrated 360° shield,cable grip and wire manager

Pair Twists maintained tothe contact (IDC)

MINI-COM™ Jackswith patent pendingGIGA-TX ™ Technology


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To maximise network protection, the PANDUIT Shielded Copper Cabling System isearthed at multiple points to ensure unwanted noise energy is safely moved to themain earth point.

Earthing Solutions to Protect Your Investment

A key element of a shielded cabling systemis the proper earthing of all metallic parts. Toensure sensitive communication equipmentis fully protected from potentially damagingcurrents PANDUIT has developed acomprehensive grounding and earthing solution.

Noise and electrical spikes can cause faultydata signals and dropped packets, thus reducingthe bandwidth and overall efficiency of yournetwork. Since unshielded twisted pair cablescannot be perfectly balanced, they cannotcompletely compensate for the effects of noiseand electrical spikes. With shielded cables,noise is prevented from reaching the cable pairin the first place.

In addition, Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI)can also degrade network performance. EMIis any low or high frequency electromagneticdisturbance that can interrupt or limit theeffective performance of electrical equipment.Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) is aparticular form of EMI which emanates fromdevices such as:

• Bluetooth

• WLAN appliances

• GPS navigation systems

• Aeronautical/ILS glide path systems

• TV broadcasting

• Wireless phones

Make sure your network is protected with aPANDUIT Shielded Copper Cabling System.

The system earthing protectionstarts at the jack module with 360°fully wrapped shielding.

The connector is then mechanicallybonded to the patch panel.

The patch panel is bonded to theequipment rack for protection withbonding screws.

Finally, the entire system is bondedto the common bonding networklocated in the floor. The completesystem is earthed for protectionfrom EMI/RFI.

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System Applications

New applications and increasedvolume of network data are driving theneed for cabling systems with higherbandwidth capabilities. As the quantityand importance of these applicationscontinue to grow, so will the demandsthat are placed on the supportingcabling infrastructure.

Increased computing power at the workstation is beingused by many organizations looking to gain acompetitive edge.

• Transfer of large files between workstations forapplications such as CAD drawings and 3-D images

• Media rendering between workstations andwork-groups for animation, special effects andbroadcast editing files

• Vital business management applications e.g. Oracleand SAP

• Video conferencing

• High-end web enabling services such as VoIP andlive video/audio broadcasting

Applications at the Workstation

Data centres continue to emerge as strategic tools thatare required in today’s business environments.

• Data back-up/disaster recovery for fast and efficientback-up or recovery of critical data

• Storage on-demand to reduce time to retrieve andwrite data between workstation and servers

• Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Networks (SAN) to improve network efficiencyand manageability

• Aggregation of data to reduce network congestion

• Switch-to-switch links for consolidation

Data Centre Applications

End-to-End Solutions

PANDUIT provides a completeend-to-end solution engineered toprovide you with peace of mind inthe knowledge that your networkwill stay running.

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PANDUIT cabling infrastructuresystems enable high speed andreliable data transmission and aredesigned to accommodatebandwidth-hungry applications ofthe future.

10 Gigabit Systems – Usable bandwidthdesigned to exceed ISO 11801 Class E Edition2.1 specifications to 500 MHz

• Data centre server links

• High-end workstation applications suchas animation workgroups, medicalimaging and CAD rendering

Category 6 Systems – Usable bandwidthdesigned to exceed ISO 11801 Class Especifications to 250 MHz

• Critical applications where networkup-time is extremely important

• Large data transfers, video conferencingand multimedia transmissions

Category 5e Systems – Usable bandwidthdesigned to exceed ISO 11801 Class Dspecifications to 100 MHz

• For office environments withvoice/data transmissions

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TX6 ™ 10GIG ™ Shielded Copper Cabling System

With today’s network architecture and server consolidation, 10 Gigabit Ethernet is an ideal technology for fast

data transfers. The bandwidth it provides is highly advantageous for real-time application response, web caching

and parallel processing. This extra bandwidth is especially important with network interface cards and switches

that utilise accelerated TCP/IP stacks to boost system performance.

The system supports useable bandwidth designed to exceed ISO 11801 Class E Edition 2.1 specifications to

500 MHz in a 4-connector 100 metre channel model. With exceptionally high electrical performance levels of

the cabling system and the new line-encoding scheme of PAM-12 being developed by the IEEE 802.3an task

force, data rates of 10 Gb/sec can be achieved.

Fundamental design specifications, implemented by PANDUIT, to ensure performance up to 500 MHz:

• Improved termination method reduces untwisting of the wire

conductors to preserve NEXT performance

• Re-tuned connectors and patch cord plugs to have very low

impedance variance around 100 ohms

• Consistent twist rates ensure electrical transmission

throughout the channel is more balanced

• Highly concentric conductors improve return loss and

attenuation performance

• Larger diameter copper conductors improve signal

strength throughout the channel Patent-pending enhancedGIGA-TX ™ Technology

TX6 ™ 10GIG™ Shielded Jack

Individual screened pairs preventsnear-end and alien crosstalk.

TX7000 ™ Shielded Copper Cable

The TX6 ™ 10GIG™ Shielded Copper Cabling System is a synergistic combi-nation of components that yields best-in-class performance.


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MINI-COM™ TX6 ™ 10GIG™ Jack ModulesThe Jack Module features innovative patent-pending Flex Technology shortening the electrical tuning

distance between its lead frames and printed circuit board to optimise network performance.

Utilising patent-pending enhanced GIGA-TX ™ termination technology and an integrated 360° fully wrapped

shield, the Jack Module is the most effective network connector available today.

All Jack Modules are 100% NEXT and Return Loss tested to guarantee the highest performance and

reliability and are individually serialised for traceability.

TX7000 ™ Shielded Copper CableConstructed of individually screened pairs and overall braid, the TX7000 ™ Shielded Copper Cable

provides superior NEXT performance and reduces susceptibility to both high and low frequency external

noise interference.

The SSTP shielded cable provides extensive Alien Crosstalk suppression allowing

for 10 Gb/sec transmissions even in cable bundles.

TX6 ™ 10GIG™ Shielded Patch CordsFeaturing an RJ45 plug with an integral pair manager, the

TX6 ™ 10GIG™ Shielded Patch Cords operate in the centre of the

de-embedded range of the ISO/TIA/EIA component standards to ensure interoperability.

Each TX6 ™ 10GIG™ Shielded Patch Cord is 100% performance tested to guarantee component compliance

ensuring the end-to-end performance of the channel.

MINI-COM™ Shielded Modular Patch Panels and OutletsModular MINI-COM™ Patch Panels and Outlets complete the product line. Delivering multiple options for the

racks from standard 19" 24-way solutions to innovative high-density panels that reduce the required rack

space by 50%.

Regional outlets from the MINI-COM™ range provide aesthetic and functional user outlets to meet

local design needs.


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TX6 ™ 10GIG™ Shielded Copper CablingSystem Performance

The PANDUIT ™ TX6 ™ 10GIG™ Shielded Copper Cabling System supports a 4-connector channel up to100-metres and exceeds the electrical channel requirements of the 10GBASE-T Draft amendment toIEEE Std. 802.3an up to 500 MHz.

The TX6 ™ 10GIG™ shielded solution also supports the electrical channel requirements of the draft workingproposals of TIA/EIA 568-B.2-AD10 and ISO 11801Class E Edition 2.1.

PANDUIT has designed the TX6 ™ 10GIG™ Shielded Copper Cabling System based on straight extrapolationof the ISO 11801 Class E electrical requirements up to 500 MHz whereas the IEEE Draft Std. 802.3anstandard has a relaxation in the slope of the electrical specifications starting at 330 MHz for NEXT andPSNEXT. This is the most stringent requirement of standards today ensuring the highest performing systemon the market.

10 Gigabit performance requires a system solution with eachcomponent contributing to optimal channel performance.

PANDUIT Systems Deliver Exceptional HeadroomThe test results shown are based on a 4-connector channel configuration exclusively utilising TX6 ™ 10GIG™

Shielded Copper Cabling System components.

In full-duplex environments where data is transferred in both directions at the same time, PSNEXT andattenuation are important parameters in distinguishing the wanted signal from unwanted noise generated atthe near-end.

Power Sum Alien Near-End Crosstalk (PSANEXT)

The digital signal processing (DSP) electronics that drive Ethernet over today’s cabling systems havelimited capability for suppressing alien crosstalk in a 10 Gb/sec Ethernet environment. In order to achievea 10 Gb/sec data rate, alien crosstalk must be compensated for within the cable, connectors and patch cordsof a cabling system, thereby achieving end-to-end system integrity and performance.

PSANEXT is the sum of alien crosstalk noiseat the near end that comes from neighbouringcables. When the signal between the noiseemitting and receiving pairs egresses onecable boundary and crosses another cableboundary, the noise becomes alien crosstalknoise. This effect of alien crosstalk isminimised in shielded cables, as the signalscannot readily pass through the shield.

When this concept is taken further and eachpair of the cable is shielded, the noisereduction is maximised, both between pairswithin the cable and from neighbouring cables.

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Power Sum ACR is the difference betweenthe total unwanted internal signal coupling(PSNEXT) from a transmitter at the near-endinto a neighbouring pair also at the near-endand the attenuated signal strength after lossin the cabling system.

In full-duplex environments where data istransferred in both directions at the sametime, PSNEXT and attenuation are importantparameters in distinguishing the signal fromnoise generated at the near-end.

Power Sum ELFEXT (PSELFEXT) is the ratioof the amount of signal coupled onto a fourthpair at the receiving end when the three otherpairs are transmitted, relative to the attenuatedsignal strength at the receiving end of thepowered signal. Simply, PSELFEXT is ameasure of the total crosstalk that is seen atthe receiving transmitted signal.

In the full-duplex environments of 1 and10 Gigabit Ethernet, PSELFEXT is an importantparameter in distinguishing the signal fromnoise generated at the far end.

Return Loss is the ratio of the amount ofsignal that is reflected back at the transmitterrelative to the original signal sent due toimpedance mismatches in the cabling system.Reflected signals in a channel can also distortthe data signal from both the transmitterand receiver.

PANDUIT has centred all of the componentsaround 100 Ohms to minimise reflections andmaximise signals at the receiving end.

PS NEXT Pair 1 PS NEXT Pair 2PS NEXT Pair 3 PS NEXT Pair 4Proposed AC6 100m Channel PS NEXT Insertion LossPair 1Insertion LossPair 2 Insertion LossPair 3Insertion LossPair 4

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TX6000 ™ Shielded Copper Cabling System

The TX6000 ™ Shielded Copper Cabling System is a Category 6/Class Eend-to-end Gigabit Ethernet solution designed for high performanceand enhanced reliability where the availability of the network, with itsapplications and data, is imperative to doing business.

Through the use of advanced design techniques andsophisticated development tools, PANDUIT has designedthe TX6000 ™ Shielded Copper Cabling System to providesuperior headroom over the standards. This is particularlyimportant when quality of service and time dependencyare critical. Interoperable and backward compatible, theTX6000 ™ Shielded System provides design flexibility toprotect network investments well into the future.

With usable bandwidth beyond 250 MHz and certifiedperformance to the ISO 11801 Class E standard for channelruns up to 100 metres, this system is ideal for criticalapplications where network uptime is extremely important.

All of the components (cable, connectors and patch cords) have been precisely tuned to maximise thenetwork signal and in turn minimise transmission errors. To optimise channel performance, some of the keycrosstalk compensation and termination design features of the TX6 ™ 10GIG™ System have also beenincorporated into the TX6000 ™ Connectivity.

The TX6000 ™ Shielded System offers:

The system is part of the comprehensive MINI-COM™ offering that includes outlets, panels and floorboxes forstandard to high-density applications. The modular systems lower ongoing maintenance costs and thePANDUIT cable management systems facilitate quick and easy changes.

• S/FTP cable with a foil and braided shield to reduce ingress of high and low frequencyEMI interference to ensure exceptional cable performance at all swept frequencies

• FTP cable with a foil and drain wire to reduce ingress of EMI interference and to providea means to the main earthing point

System Applications

Ethernet 10Base-T

100Base-T (Fast Ethernet)

1000Base-T (Gigabit Ethernet)

155 Mb/s ATM

622 Mb/s ATM

1.2 Gb/s ATM

Token Ring 4/16

Digital video andbroadband/baseband analog video

Voice over internet protocol (VoIP)


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TX6000 ™ Shielded Copper Cabling System Performance

Performance Data Charts

PS NEXT Pair 1 PS NEXT Pair 2PS NEXT Pair 3 PS NEXT Pair 4ISO 11801 Class E 100m Channel PS NEXT Insertion LossPair 1Insertion LossPair 2 Insertion LossPair 3Insertion LossPair 4

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TX6000 ™ Shielded Copper Cabling System100 Metre ChannelPower Sum ELFEXT

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TX5500 ™ Shielded Copper Cabling System

The TX5500 ™ Shielded Copper Cabling System is a Category 5e/Class Dsolution for today’s Gigabit Ethernet networks, providing a costeffective media transport system.

Designed for office environments with voice/dataapplications, the system delivers end-to-end GigabitEthernet performance with usable bandwidth beyond100 MHz and certified performance to the ISO 11801Class D and TIA/EIA 568 standards.

The connectors are part of the comprehensiveMIN-COM™ offering that includes:

The modular systems lower ongoing maintenance costs and the PANDUIT cable management systemsfacilitate quick and easy changes.

The TX5500 ™ Shielded System Offers:

System Applications

Ethernet 10Base-T

100Base-T (Fast Ethernet)

1000Base-T (Gigabit Ethernet)

155 Mb/s ATM

622 Mb/s ATM

Token Ring 4/16

Voice/data systems

Voice over internet protocol (VoIP)

• Regional outlets to suit local design needs

• Flat panels for standard 19" rack mounting

• Angled panels to increase density and reducerack floor space

• Floorboxes for standard and high-density applications

• A cost effective and reliable media transport system

• Shielded cable in both S/FTP and FTP to reduce the ingress of EMI interference


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TX5500 ™ Shielded Copper Cabling System Performance

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TX5500 ™ Shielded Copper Cabling System100 Metre ChannelPower Sum ELFEXT

TX5500 ™ Shielded Copper Cabling System100 Metre ChannelReturn Loss


PANDUIT Europe Ltd. (EMEA HQ)West World, Westgate

London W5 1XPUnited Kingdom

Tel.: +44.(0).20.8601.7200Fax.: +44.(0).20.8601.7319

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Tel.: +1.708.532.1800Fax.: +1.708.532.1811

For more informationVisit us at www.panduit.com

Contact us by email: [email protected]

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Tel.: +31.(0).2.04.874.581Brussels

Tel.: +32.(0).2.714.3142

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