Common

Types of
Networking
Cables
Common Types of
Networking Cables
TwistedPair Cables
Coaxial Cables
Fiber Optic Cables
Twisted Pair Cables

 Twisted pair cabling is a type of wiring in which two

conductors of a single circuit are twisted together
for the purposes of canceling out electromagnetic
interference (EMI) from external sources; for
instance, electromagnetic radiation from
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cables, and crosstalk
between neighboring pairs.
Coaxial Cables
A coaxial cable is a type of shielded and insulated
copper cable that is used in computer networks
and to deliver cable TV services to end users. It
was first commercially implemented in the early
1940s and is used for both baseband and
broadband data communication services.
 Coaxial cable is also known as coax, which is
derived from the geometric axis created between
a shield and insulator.
Fiber Optic Cables
 Fiber optic cable is a high-speed data
transmission medium. It contains tiny glass
or plastic filaments that carry light beams.
Digital data is transmitted through the
cable via rapid pulses of light. The
receiving end of a fiber optic transmission
translates the light pulses into binary
values, which can be read by a
computer.
Two basic types of twisted-pair
cable
 Unshielded twisted pair
(UTP)
 Shielded twisted pair (STP)
Unshielded twisted pair (UTP)
 UTP cable is used in a variety of
networks. Each of the eight individual
copper wires in UTP cable \is covered
by an insulating material. In addition,
the wires in each pair are twisted
around each other.
 TheRJ-45 is an eight-wire connector
used commonly to connect
computers onto a local-area network
(LAN), especially Ethernets.
Straight-Through Cable
 is a type of twisted pair cable that is
used in local area networks to connect
a computer to a network hub such as
a router. This type of cable is also
sometimes called a patch cable and is
an alternative to wireless connections
where one or more computers access
a router through a wireless signal.
Crossover Cable
 is a type of cable installation that is
used for the interconnection of two
similar devices. It is enabled by
reversing the transmission and
receiving pins at both ends, so that
output from one computer
becomes input to the other, and
vice versa.