R&Mclassic Patch Cord Cat.6, Unshielded, AWG26, LSZH, Blue, 5m (R881025)

The R&Mclassic Patch Cord Cat.6, Blue, 5m is built for connections that stretch well beyond a standard rack-to-rack jumper. It’s a 5-meter, unshielded (U/UTP) RJ45 patch cord using AWG26/7 conductors across 4 twisted pairs, certified to Category 6, Class E (250MHz) performance under TIA-568.2 and ISO/IEC 11801. The LSZH jacket keeps smoke and halogen emissions low if the cable is exposed to fire, meeting a common requirement in commercial and public-building cabling specs. Finished in blue, this longer length suits cross-room device links, floor-standing rack-to-wall-outlet runs, or connections spanning a larger office space — situations that come up often in Nairobi facilities with open-plan layouts or equipment positioned across a wider server room.

When a Longer Run Is the Right Call

Not every connection sits within arm’s reach of a patch panel. The 5-meter length covers the connections a 2m or 3m cord simply can’t — linking a device across a larger room, reaching a floor-mounted rack from a wall outlet, or connecting equipment on opposite sides of a server cabinet row. Using a purpose-length cord instead of daisy-chaining shorter cables with a coupler keeps signal integrity intact and avoids an extra point of failure in the link.

Performance and Standards Compliance

The cord fulfills Category 6, Class E (250 MHz) requirements per TIA-568.2 and ISO/IEC 11801, and meets the Category 6 connector specifications of IEC 60603-7-4 / IEC 60603-7-5. It’s tested to IEC 61935-2, carries a 100Ω impedance, and supports PoE (802.3af), PoE+ (802.3at), and 4PPoE (802.3bt), compatible with IEC 60512-99-001/002. For continuous, sustained PoE or 4PPoE loads over longer cable runs, R&M recommends its PowerSafe patch cord line, which is optimized for the additional heat and power delivery considerations that come with extended cable lengths.

Build Quality

Internally, the cable runs AWG26/7 conductors in an unshielded (U/UTP) build with no per-pair or outer screening, wrapped in an LSZH jacket with a nominal 4.5mm outer diameter and a ≥35mm bending radius. Termination uses RJ45 plugs with UL94-V0 polycarbonate housings, gold-plated bronze (CuSn6) contacts at 1.27µm plating, and nickel-plated brass shielding components. Electrically, it’s rated for 1.5A at 25°C, 1000 VDC dielectric withstanding, and ≥500 MΩ insulation resistance. Operating range spans -10°C to +60°C, comfortably covering both air-conditioned server rooms and less climate-controlled office spaces.

Wiring and Color Options

Wiring follows TIA568A as standard, with TIA568B available as an alternative — worth checking against the rest of an installation’s wiring scheme before committing. This blue cord sits within a 9-color lineup (grey, yellow, red, blue, green, orange, black, violet, white) spanning lengths from 0.2m to 20m, giving installers a consistent way to color-code circuits regardless of how long any individual run needs to be.

Supported Applications

• Cross-room and larger office device links, where 2m or 3m cords fall well short of the required distance
• Floor-standing rack to wall outlet connections, common in server rooms with equipment spread across a larger footprint
• Standard PoE, PoE+, and 4PPoE device links, for non-continuous powered device connections over a longer run
• LSZH-specified installations, in buildings with fire-safety cabling requirements
• Color-coded patch fields, using blue as part of a broader circuit-identification scheme spanning multiple cable lengths

Who This Patch Cord Is Best Suited For

• Data center and server room technicians connecting equipment spread across a wider rack row or larger room footprint
• Office cabling installers linking wall outlets to devices positioned well beyond desk-adjacent distances
• Contractors on fire-regulated projects, where LSZH jacketing is a specified requirement regardless of cable length
• Teams already standardized on R&M’s classic patch cord range, extending an existing color-coded scheme to longer point-to-point runs

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