Session 23

DATA TRANSMISSION CABLES

Pedro Mengual García

Pedro Luis Vera Muñoz
Carlos Vélez Alacid
Estela Rodríguez Sánchez
INDEX

1. Introducción
2. Twisted Pair
• UTP
• STP
1. Coaxial Cable
2. Fiber Optic
3. Conclusion
Introduction

What are the data transmission cables?

 Wires are the medium through which information moves from a
network device to other.

Main features
 Speed
 Distance
 Interference inmunity
 Security
 Installation complexity
 Total cost (material and workmanship)
Twisted Pair

 Why is called twisted pair?

Each pair consists of:
– 2-wire copper (a pair of wires)
– Isolated from each
– In spiral (twisted with each other)
– To prevent external interference

 There are two types: UTP and STP

Twisted Pair: UTP

 Unshielded Twisted Pair.

 The quality of UTP may vary from

telephone-grade wire to extremely
high-speed cable

 UTP cables are found in many

Ethernet networks and telephone
systems
Twisted Pair: UTP

 The cable has four pairs of wires

inside the jacket.

 Each pair is twisted to help eliminate

interference from adjacent pairs and
other electrical devices.
Twisted Pair: UTP

CATEGORY BUSINESS USE

1 Voice only. (Telephone wire)
2 Data to 4 Mbps (LocalTalk)
3 Data to 10 Mbps (Ethernet)
4 Data to 20 Mbps
5 Data to 100 Mbps (Fast Ethernet)
5e Data to 1000 Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet)
Twisted Pair: STP
(SHIELDED TWISTED PAIR)

Overall shield Pair shields Twisted pair

Outer jacket

Individual shield
Twisted pair

Front view Outer jacket Side View

Insulated copper wire inside a protective mesh

Twisted Pair: STP
(SHIELDED TWISTED PAIR)

 Each pair of wires is individually shielded with foil.

 It´s suitable for environments with electrical interference

 Protection against noise

 Used in Token Ring and Ethernet networks

 Very rigid (inflexible)

Twisted pair - Connectors

RJ-45 connector

crimp
Utp VS Stp: Advantages and
Disadvantages

UNSHIELDED SHIELDED
(UTP) (STP)
ADVANTAGES ADVANTAGES
- Is the most used - Metal mesh (outer jacket)
- Cheap - Great protection against noise
- Easy to install

DISADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
- External Interferences - Expensive
- More difficult to install
- More difficult to handle (thick)
COAXIAL CABLE

 Used to:
– Primary type by the
Cable TV.

– For computers
Networks.
COAXIAL CABLE: Types

There are two types

 ThinNet: Thin coaxial cable
 ThickNet: Thick coaxial cable
ThinNet ThickNet
ADVANTAGES ADVANTAGES
• More Flexible
• Easier to work it. • Protection against the noise

DISADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• Its less inmune against the noise
than ThickNet • Very rigid and difficult to work it.
COAXIAL CABLE CONSISTS OF...
COAXIAL CABLE: Parts

 PARTS:
1. A PVC sheath: Protection
2. A copper braided shield: Block outside
interferences.
3. A plastic layer: Insulation
4. A copper wire core: Data transmission
COAXIAL CABLE CONNECTORS

 Designed to maintain a
coaxial form.
 Plated with high-
conductivity metals
(silver or gold)
FIBER OPTIC CABLE: PARTS

 A Silica fibre core. Because

light transmission.
 Cladding: It confines the light
to the core.
 Kevlar fiber: Protective layer.
 Coating: Pvc or Teflon
because of the insulation.
FIBER OPTIC CABLE

Single-mode fiber: Multi-mode fiber

 -Small core. -Various modes or ways.

 -Light is propagued one way -Bigger core

 -Faster -Short distances.(Less than 1km)

 -Expensive -Installation simple and cheap.

 -Long distances (400km -Slower than single-mode fiber

maximum)
FIBER OPTIC CABLE

Single-mode Multi-mode
 CONCLUSION

• Best Cable?:
It depends on what, the most expensive is not
allways the best.

• Fastest Cable?:
Fiber optic reach higher bandwidth.

• Price:
Twisted pair is the cheap, fiber optic is the
most expensive.

• Choosing cable:
Consider the benefits against the investment.
Size of the network.
According to the necessity
THANK YOU!