Fire resistant data communication cable
AssigneeGeneral Cable Technologies Corporation
InventorsGregg Raymond Szylakowski, Scott M. Brown
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Abstract
Data communication cables for transit applications are disclosed. The data communication cables are halogen-free and include a fire retardant tape. The cables pass the fire retardant standards of NFPA 130. Methods of making and using the cables are also disclosed.
Claims20
A data communication cable comprising:
- a plurality of twisted wire pairs;
- a fire retardant tape surrounding the plurality of twisted wire pairs, the fire retardant tape having an about 15% to about 25% overlap;
- and
- a jacket layer;
- and
- wherein the entire data communication cable is halogen-free
The data communication cable of claim 7 further comprises a cable separator, and wherein the data communication cable meets the Category 6 or Category 6A requirements of standard ANSI/TIA-568-C.2 (2009).
The data communication cable of claim 8, wherein the cable separator comprises a cross-web separator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.