Friday, May 22, 2009

NetWork Cabling

Cable is the medium through which information usually moves

from one network device to another

Type of Cable

- UTP (Twisted pair cable)
- Co-axial
- Fiber optic Cable
- Unshielded Twisted Pair Connector
- Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) Cable
- Coaxial Cable Connectors
- Fiber Optic Connector

Specification Cable Type Maximum length
10BaseT Unshielded Twisted Pair 100 meters
10Base2 Thin Coaxial 185 meters
10Base5 Thick Coaxial 500 meters
10BaseF Fiber Optic 2000 meters
100BaseT Unshielded Twisted Pair 100 meters
100BaseTX Unshielded Twisted Pair 220 meters

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