Twisted pair cable is a commonly used medium and it is cheaper than co-axial cable. There are two types of twister pair cables and they are as follows:
- Unshielded Twisted Pair(UTP)
- Shielded Twisted Pair(STP)
The names speak for themself, one provides a shield and the other doesnt, but there are some other differences as well. Some of them are as follow:
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Parameters
- Bandwidth capacity
- Node capacity per segment
- Attenuation
- EMI
- Installation
- Cost
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UTP
- 0 – 155 Mbps (typically 10 Mbps)
- 2
- High
- Very high
- Easy
- Lowest
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STP
- 1 – 155 Mbps (typically 16 Mbps)
- 2
- High
- High
- Fairly easy
- Moderate
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