Cable Networking

Gautam Verma
MBA 2ND Sem
What is Network ?

A network is the most cost-

effective way to share a
collection of communication
equipment such as PC's,
servers, printers, and
modems that has been
connected together by
cables.
Cables
In the network you will
commonly find three
types of cables used.
These are as follow:-
1. Coaxial cable
2. Fiber optic
3. Twisted pair.
1.Coaxial Cables
 A single insulated inner wire is surrounded by a
cylindrical conductor which is covered with a shield.
 It transmits electromagnetic signals.
 Coaxial cable is classified into two categories:
1. Baseband (uses digital signals) coaxial cable.
2. Broadband (uses analog signals) coaxial cable.
Thick Coaxial Cable
 Is usually yellow in color and
used in what is called thick
nets, and has two
conductors.
 This coax can be used in
500-meter lengths.
 The cable itself is made up
of a solid center wire with a
braided metal shield and
plastic sheathing protecting
the rest of the wire.
Thin Coaxial Cable
 Thick coaxial cable is used
in thick nets the thin version
is used in thin nets.
 This type cable is also used
called or referred to as RG-
58.
 The cable is really just a
cheaper version of the thick
cab.
2.Twisted Pair Cables
 Two insulated copper wires twisted together in a
regular spiral pattern; one pair establishes one
communication link;
 It transmits electromagnetic signals.
 Twisted pairs are distinguished between shielded and
unshielded twisted pairs according to their protection
against electromagnetic fields.
Unshielded Twisted Pair
 This is the most popular form
of cables in the network and
the cheapest form that you
can go with.
 The UTP has four pairs of
wires and all inside plastic
sheathing
 The biggest reason that we
call it Twisted Pair is to
protect the wires from
interference from
themselves.
 Each wire is only protected
with a thin plastic sheath.
 Shielded Twisted Pair

 More common in high-speed

networks.
 The biggest difference you
will see in the UTP and STP
is that the STP use's metallic
shield wrapping to protect
the wire from interference.
3. Fiber Optic
 Consists of three
concentric sections,
1. the core (a fiber
conducting optical rays),
2. the cladding (reflecting
optical rays)
3. the jacket (surrounding
one or many fibers to
protect them);
Transmits optical signals,
which must be
transformed to
electromagnetic signals.