Extralink CAT6A F/FTP indoor twisted pair installation cable 305 m EX.96624

The Extralink EX.96624 is a Category 6A fully shielded (F/FTP) indoor twisted-pair installation cable supplied on a 305 m (1000 ft) pull-box reel. Each of the four twisted pairs is individually wrapped in aluminium foil and the whole core is enclosed in a second, overall aluminium foil screen together with a drain (earthing) wire, giving the F/FTP construction that defines this model. It is engineered for permanent in-building structured cabling and supports 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBASE-T) across the full Cat6A bandwidth of up to 500 MHz.

Advantages

Double foil shielding suppresses alien crosstalk and external electromagnetic interference, making this cable a better choice than unshielded types for dense cable bundles, runs near power lines, and electrically noisy environments. The solid bare-copper conductors keep DC resistance low and signal performance stable over long links, while the flame-retardant Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH) jacket emits minimal smoke and no toxic halogen gases in a fire, suiting it to offices, public buildings and other occupied spaces. The pull-box packaging feeds cable smoothly without tangling or kinking.

Suitable for

• Permanent structured cabling in offices, data rooms and commercial buildings
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet backbones and high-speed workstation links
• Installations exposed to EMI, dense bundling or nearby mains cabling
• Feeding shielded patch panels, network outlets and keystone modules
• IP camera, access point and PoE device runs requiring screening

Key specifications

• Brand: Extralink
• Model / MPN: EX.96624
• EAN: 5904960296624
• Cable standard: Cat6a (Category 6A)
• Shielding: F/FTP (each pair foil-screened plus overall foil screen with drain wire)
• Conductor: solid bare copper (CU), 23 AWG
• Pairs: 4 twisted pairs (8 conductors)
• Insulation: HDPE dielectric
• Jacket: LSZH (Low Smoke Zero Halogen), indoor rated
• Bandwidth: up to 500 MHz
• Transmission speed: up to 10 Gbit/s (10GBASE-T)
• Characteristic impedance: 100 O
• Length: 305 m (1000 ft) pull-box reel

How to use

Pull the required length directly from the box, routing it along the planned cable path and avoiding sharp bends below the cable's minimum bend radius. Cut to length, strip the LSZH jacket, fold back the overall foil screen and bond the drain wire to ground at the patch panel, then untwist each pair minimally and terminate onto shielded Cat6A or Cat6 keystone jacks, patch panels or RJ45 plugs following the T568A/T568B colour scheme. Maintain shield continuity end to end and bond the screen to earth at the rack to realise the full F/FTP benefit. After installation, test each link with a certified cable tester to confirm correct wiring and Cat6A performance.

Recommendations

For reliable 10 Gigabit operation keep individual runs within 100 m channel limits, use shielded (STP) connectors and outlets throughout the link and ground the screen at one or both ends per your bonding scheme. Keep pair twists as close to the termination point as possible, avoid running the cable parallel to mains power lines, and certify every installed run to ISO/IEC 11801 Class EA before commissioning.