10.8.4 Why Are Twisted-Pair Cables Twisted?
Explains magnetic-field cancellation, common-mode noise rejection, crosstalk reduction, Cat5e/Cat6/Cat6A/Cat8 cabling, Ethernet applications, and why twisting improves performance.
- What Is a Twisted-Pair Cable?
- Why Aren't Two Straight Wires Good Enough?
- How Does Twisting Reduce Interference?
- What Is Differential Signalling?
- What Is Crosstalk?
- Why Do Different Pairs Have Different Twist Rates?
- What Is the Difference Between UTP and STP Cable?
- Why Has Twisted Pair Continued to Improve?
- Where Are Twisted-Pair Cables Used?
- Will Fibre Optics Replace Twisted Pair?
- Why Is Twisted Pair Still One of the World's Most Important Transmission Media?
- What Should You Remember?