Friday, December 7, 2007

Types of Cable

A cable is a group of insulated conductors enclosed within an Insulator. The main function of a cable is transmitting signal from one point to another. They can be broadly categorized into 5 types depending on their attenuation, cost, immunity to EMI, skilled labor required for installation etc.
Given below is the list of cable types used in networking.

Coaxial
RG6
RG8
RG58
RG59

Plenum/PVC

UTP
CAT3
CAT5/e
CAT6

STP

Fiber
Single-mode
Multi-mode

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