The main purpose is to reduce cross-talk between the cable pairs. It also has the happy side effect of keeping the cable pairs neatly together while making connections..
Type 1A STP or Cat 5 UTP.
Category 6
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UTP or unshielded twisted pair
1. Copper UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) 2. Optical Fiber
Actually, a UTP cable doesn`t have any shielding. UTP stands for Unshielded Twisted Pair.
UTP stands for Unshielded Twisted Pair. This is a type of cable which has the shielding above the twisted cables for EMI/EMC protection.
The UTP (Unshielded twisted pair) cable is preferred; it's far less expensive to install in large amounts.
unshielded twisted pair (utp)
Coaxial cable, STP cable, UTP cable
CAT 5 Cable and RJ 45 Cable (Twisted-pair Ethernet). Unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable
A UTP cable has 4 pairs of twisted wires. In a coaxial cable, there are two conductors, one inside the other. Since they have a common center, or axis, they are called "coaxial" (co-axial).A UTP cable has 4 pairs of twisted wires. In a coaxial cable, there are two conductors, one inside the other. Since they have a common center, or axis, they are called "coaxial" (co-axial).A UTP cable has 4 pairs of twisted wires. In a coaxial cable, there are two conductors, one inside the other. Since they have a common center, or axis, they are called "coaxial" (co-axial).A UTP cable has 4 pairs of twisted wires. In a coaxial cable, there are two conductors, one inside the other. Since they have a common center, or axis, they are called "coaxial" (co-axial).
UTP (unshielded twisted pair) Cat5 or Cat6.
Mainly in LAN we can use 4 types of cables: 1) STP - Shielded Twisted Pair 2) UTP- Unshielded Twisted Pair UTP have 2 types 1 is Straight Cable 2 is Cross Cable 3) Coaxial Cable 4) Fiber Optic Cable
Unshielded twisted pair (UTP). Typically Category 5 or better.