Coaxial cable | Twisted Pair | Fiber optic | Wireless radio | Wireless infrared

   Network cabling consisting of copper wire has been the predominant network connectivity medium since the very beginning of the local area network. Copper-based cable transmits the data stream along the wire as an electrical signal. The discrete changes in the electrical signal on the cable distinguish the 1s and 0s in the bit stream.

   Copper-based network cabling takes two major forms: coaxial cable and twisted-pair cable. Although the prices for fiber-optic cable are dropping and more fiber-optic LANs are popping up all the time, copper wire is still the predominant wire type.

   In this chapter, we will concentrate on 5 types of cabling options. They are the coaxial cable, twisted pair, fiber optic, wireless radio and wireless infrared. Select the respective links to read more about it.

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