LexCom Connectors

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Here on the page, you will find our selection of both shielded and unshielded LexCom connectors, and models that fit various types of cables, such as both Cat 5e, Cat 6, and Cat 6a.

A LexCom Connector complies with all applicable standards, such as ANSI, TIA, EIA-568 A and B; the latter is a standard for color coding that shows how to place the eight conductors from a cable into the connector.

LexCom is a series of data network solutions focused on high quality and is typically found in a rack cabinet, where there can be over 200 outlets in a single patch panel.

All these outlets must be connected to a connector plug on the other end; with a LexCom connector, you are guaranteed a plug that fits perfectly for Danish installations.

The Various LexCom Variants

There are many different types of connectors from LexCom, and the most frequently used and thus also most popular are the LexCom 500 Connectors, which can pull significantly more and are often faster.

They typically fit best with the most common Ethernet plugs, but that doesn't mean you won't also encounter the other variants.

LexCom 500 Connectors

The shielded 500 STP variants have a bandwidth of 500 MHz and can achieve speeds of up to 10 Gbit/s Ethernet, Cat6a, without complications.

The systems are chosen if, for example, you need shielding against disturbing noise and interference from other cables or machines.

These types of connectors have a greater bandwidth than Lexcom 250, and therefore the system is often also less vulnerable with respect to noise.

Therefore, this type of connector is mainly chosen when a greater bandwidth is desired than what the applications require; thus, you also ensure a more robust data network.

LexCom's 500 connectors shine in rack cabinets, where you can have over 200 outlets in what is called a data socket portal, all of which must be connected to a single connector plug on the other end of the cable.

These connectors are created with a forward-looking system that supports the Ethernet standard for 10 Gbit/s; therefore, it is ideally suited for data networks where there is a need for tomorrow's speeds.

This applies, for example, in graphic companies and server rooms, and also industries where there may be a need for a network that is protected from noise from external sources, such as HF fixtures, frequency converters and radio transmitters, machines, or other types of cables.

These types of connectors meet almost all the requirements you may have for modern cabling and are intended for cables of the type Cat6a.

Cat6a in LexCom 500 Connectors

CAT6A cable allows for extremely high data transmission speeds of up to 10Gbps and at a frequency of 500Mhz.

In fact, CAT6A fully supports 10GBASE-T up to 100 meters in channel length, ensuring it can support the fastest Ethernet applications.

There are 2 main types of CAT6A cable that meet these standards, shielded and unshielded, often referred to as F/UTP and U/UTP.

Some use the term FTP and UTP to distinguish between shielded and unshielded cable, but according to ISO/IEC standards, the first letters indicate the type of overall shielding, while the latter letters indicate the type of shielding on each pair and the balanced element.

Therefore, F/UTP and U/UTP are the easiest way to distinguish cable types.

CAT6A U/UTP means that the cable consists of 4 unshielded twisted pairs and no outer shielding.

CAT6A F/UTP means that the cable consists of 4 unshielded twisted pairs, but it contains an outer foil shield; this is a shielded cable.

There is also S/FTP (shielded/foiled twisted pairs) cable, normally a CAT7 cable, that has four individually shielded pairs and an outer shielding braid around all four pairs.

CAT 6A U/UTP is constructed in a specific way to help minimize crosstalk and ANEXT.

This includes larger conductors (minimum 23 AWG), tighter twists, additional internal airspace, an internal separator between pairs, and a thicker outer jacket; these features typically increase the cable's outer diameter.

CAT6A F/UTP is constructed in a similar manner, but it contains an outer foil shield under the outer cable jacket.

LexCom 250 Connectors

These unshielded 250 connectors have a bandwidth of 250 MHz and can handle speeds such as 10, 100, and 1000 Mbit/s Ethernet, Cat 6.

This system is typically chosen when there is no need for protection against noise.

LexCom 250 has a greater bandwidth than LexCom 125, and is generally less vulnerable to noise; therefore, this system is generally chosen where a greater bandwidth is required than applications demand.

Thus, there is also a more robust data network.

Much like its 500 counterpart, these variants can also be used in rack cabinets, where you have this “data socket portal,” 200 outlets that must be connected to a connector plug on the other end.

This variant is most often found in larger companies and housing associations, where there is no need for such extensive shielding against noise and interference from various machines and cables, as seen in industry.

Much like their counterparts, the 250 connectors also meet the requirements set for modern cabling and also have a color coding that shows you how to best place the 8 conductors from the cable into the connector.

However, these connectors are intended for Cat 6 cable types.

Cat6 in LexCom 250 Connectors

CAT6 is the sixth generation of Ethernet cables used in commercial and home networks and the current “typical” cable standard used in modern office buildings.

CAT6 is backward compatible with CAT5e and CAT5 standards that came before it.

These cables support Ethernet data speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second.

CAT6 cables can also accommodate 10 Gigabit Ethernet connections over a limited distance of around 55 meters.

Category 6 Augmented cable, also known as CAT6a, enhances CAT6 Ethernet cables.

CAT6a supports data speeds of 10 Gigabit and is both thicker and more expensive than CAT6.

CAT6 supports a frequency of 250MHz.

The biggest difference between CAT6 and CAT5e is transmission performance; CAT6 has a thicker gauge and tighter twist, which reduces interference.

It also has improved return loss and insertion loss and the same level of remote crosstalk as CAT5e.

This means it has a higher signal-to-noise ratio compared to CAT5e.

LexCom 125 Connector

LexCom 125 has a bandwidth of 125 MHz, and can handle speeds such as 10, 100, and 1000 Mbit/s Ethernet, Cat5e.

These types of connectors are also quite useful in rack cabinets, but are primarily used in housing associations, private homes, and offices, where shielding is not required or where there is not a need for intense amounts of data.

These connectors are intended for Cat5e types and are equipped with color codes so you can see which cables and how they should be placed in the connector itself.

Besides their MHz speed and cable type, this type of cable is very similar to their counterparts; they are also often the cheaper variant.

Cat5e in LexCom 125 Connectors

CAT5e is an improvement over the CAT5 standard; this is represented by the word 'e'.

While both CAT5 and CAT5e cables can transmit data through a range of networks and counteract radiation interference, CAT5e has advancements resulting in better communication performance.

CAT5e can handle situations such as crosstalk and EMI better than the CAT5 standard.

CAT5e are twisted pair cables that come with a maximum frequency of 100MHz; CAT5e cables are used for telephony and video signal transmission.

CAT5e cable can transmit 100 Mbps Ethernet over a distance of 100 meters.

It is the cheapest modern Category cable, but as Cat6 cable continues to drop in price, the cost savings for Cat5e may not be worth the slower speeds.