RS-485 Cable under what category

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The RS-485 cable is it categorized under communication cables or electrical cables? And does the below article apply to this cable. The sheet of the cable is in the attachments.

830.133 Installation of Network-Powered Broadband
Communications Cables and Equipment. Cable and
equipment installations within buildings shall comply with
830.133(A) through (C), as applicable.
(A) Separation of Conductors.
(1) In Raceways, Cable Trays, Boxes, Enclosures, and
Cable Routing Assemblies.
(a) Low- and Medium-Power Network-Powered Broadband
Communications Circuit Cables. Low- and mediumpower
network-powered broadband communications cables
shall be permitted in the same raceway, cable tray, box, enclosure,
or cable routing assembly.
 

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Depending on just what data is being carried, RS-485 cable may be governed by Communications rules (which many assert only apply to wires belonging to or associated with Telco or Cable carriers) found in Chapter 8.
Other low power data cables are in Chapter 7.
And if power is being supplied over the RS-485 cable (not part of the standard, but may be done in practice) then Chapter 3 rules may apply.

More information about your situation please. :)
 
Thanks guys for the replies.

I will be using it to control a certain devices that are connected to each other as a loop and the main controller will be generating a 3.3VDC only.

My main problem is that due some space issues, I have to use the same cable tray of the CAT7 cables to pull the RS-485 too, and I need to know if it's permitted by the code or it's not for these two cables to be together in the same tray.
 
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