Comparison of UTP, Coaxial Cable and Single Mode Fiber Optic Cable

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Comparison of unshielded twisted pair, coaxial and single mode fiber optic cable.
Unshielded Twisted Pair
The unshielded twisted pair wires are a combination of two insulated wires which are
bounded with each other in a twisted pattern and are parallel to each other. This type of
arrangement helps to reduce crosstalk or electromagnetic induction which, is not
expected,between pairs of wires have data transfer speed up to 10 gbps(Jullien et al., 2013). It
is generally used to connect a distance upto 100 metres. It has a bandwidth of 4700 MHz.
a) Cost per foot- $2
b) Installation cost- $285.68
c) Bandwidth- upto 4700 MHz
d) Transmission distance- upto 100 metres
e) End point of devices- RJ45 cable
f) Use in building- Horizontal cabling
g) Conversion or interface element- interface element
Advantages
It is the fastest in speed among copper based transmission mediums. It is less
expensive compared to STP. Its cost is less than the conventional LAN cabling. It is smaller
than STP cable and easy to install(Zanko, Bergel & Leshem, 2017). It can be used in various
ways and does not need to be grounded to operate.
Disadvantages
UTP is a type of cable which is not resilient to interference caused by radio
frequencies and also interference caused by electromagnetic interference (EMI) because of its
unshielded architecture. These interferences which results from the microwave, are very

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much vulnerable to any type of electronic noise caused by different frequencies and
interference compared to other types of cable. Due to this vulnerability reasons, these wires
should be used at out of reach of the range of all the waves of an electric motors and
fluorescent types of lighting. The distance among the signal boosters becomes lesser with
UTP cable compared to coaxial and fiber-optic cables, making it less reliable for long
distance communication and networking.
Coaxial cable
Coaxial cable is a type of cable which consists of a conductor inside it which, is
covered with an layer around it made of insulating material and then another conducting
shield. At last there is a plastic outer covering. The cable named in such a manner because the
inner conductor and the outer shield has same geometrical axis(Li et al., 2015). Coaxial cable
is mainly used for the video transmission and computer network connections.
a) Cost per foot- $12.04
b) Installation cost- $235
c) Bandwidth- upto 750 MHz
d) Transmission distance- upto 500 metres
e) End point of devices- coaxial cable port
f) Use in building- Horizontal cabling
g) Conversion or interface element- interface element
Advantages
The advantages of coaxial cable are less price. It can be used in high frequency
applications because of its skin effect. Skin effect results in propagation of high frequency
signal which propagates near outer surface of the conductor (Xiao et al., 2016). It is