What is FEP?
Fluorinated Ethylene-Propylene is a thermoplastic material with good electrical insulating properties and chemical and heat resistance. FEP is most often used in plenum rated cables. Like Category 5e, SUPERIOR ESSEX offers two Category 6 rated products. Why? NextGain® and DataGain® exceed Category 6 requirements. Both products are round in design with a flexible web separator. NextGain® brings UTP performance to a new level. Guaranteed for 6 dB of margin (headroom) over base requirements of current proposed Category 6 requirements, NextGain maximizes bandwidth for today’s leading edge applications and those of the future. DataGain® cable provides the best value in Category 6 cables on the market today. This cables 2 dB margin guarantee means this product outperforms other cost-competitive CAT 6 cables today.