Wiring
Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)
- Twisted several times per foot to reduce interference, T in 10Base- and Unshielded
- No protection except for plastic coating
- Distance limitation: 100 meters (attenuation, distortion, noise and interference, crosstalk) -- propagation
Categories of UTP Wiring
- Category 5: The best. Good for 100 Mbps
- Category 3 and 4: lower. May be OK for 100 Mbps
Wiring Plugs: RJ-45 Standard
- Similar to home (RJ-11) jacks, but wider