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System 5e Featured Products

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Industrial Products
New from The Siemon Company - products designed specifically for industrial environments, providing superior resistance to moisture, liquids, dust, temperature, EMI/RFI, and vibration.

MAX^® 5e Modules
Punch-down MAX® 5e modules exceed category 5e performance and offer all the functional advantages of our MAX^® 6 outlets. All modules utilize our S310T punchdown block - making termination quick and easy.

CT^® 5e Couplers
The engineering innovations used in the design of the CT^® 5e couplers ensure full-featured, end-to-end category 5e connectivity. The couplers feature universal T568A/B wiring and comply fully with all applicable TIA specifications for attenuation, return loss, and near-end cross-talk for all pair combinations.

HD5 Patch Panels
HD5^® series patch panels offer the most robust patching solution in the industry. HD5® panels feature universal T568A/B wiring and exceed category 5e requirements with component and channel performance to 160MHz. Panels include a rear cable manager, icon/label holders, designation labels, cable ties, and mounting hardware.

MC5 Patch Cords
All Siemon MC5T modular cords are assembled using premium stranded cable that meets the category 5e specifications. To ensure optimum performance and reliability, every cord is 100% factory tested using a network analyzer and test reports are included with every shipment. MC5T modular cords are available in several colors with or without a colored boot.

S110 Connecting Block
Siemon category 5e S110C blocks terminate 22-26 AWG (0.64mm-0.40mm) solid or 7-strand wires. They also offer markings to designate tip and ring conductors and color-coded pairs on each block and a patented singlepiece, robust construction.

White Papers

Modular Patch Cord Guidelines - How to Ensure Optimum Network Performance
In the competitive world of cabling system design, the price of an installation can be a significant factor when securing new cabling business.

Clarifying Category 5, 5e, 6, and 7 Performance Specifications
There is still a great degree of uncertainty as to the capability of today's telecommunications cabling systems to support tomorrow's high bit-rate applications. From cat 5, cat 5e, cat 6, cat 7 and beyond.

Through-Hole and Multi-PlanarT Technology
Connector hardware performance enhancement techniques: Siemon's patented Through-Hole and Multi-PlanarT reactive balance technology...

Unraveling the Mysteries of Twisted-Pair Cable Preparation
When installing high-performance UTP cable, it is important to ensure that both cable pair untwist and jacket removal is minimized. This article will address the applicability of existing installation practices for category 5e and category 6 cabling.

What's in a dB?
The decibel (dB) is considered the baseline by which all telecommunications designers look to compare cabling system performance. But, what is a dB...?