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UTP Standards
UTP Max
Description
Category Speed
Summary
Max
Max Length Cost Pros Cons
Speed
Susceptible to
Easy to install, commonly
UTP 100m 1 Gbps Low interference, limited
available
distance
Low emissions, less Difficult to work with,
STP 100m 100 Mbps Medium
interference limited distance.
500m
(Thicknet) Least susceptible to
Single cable problem fails
Coaxial 100 Mbps Medium interference of all copper
entire network
185m media.
(Thinnet)
100 Gbps
10km+ (SM) (SM)
More secure, long distances, Difficult to terminate,
Fiber High
highest speeds expensive
2 km+ (MM) 10 Gbps
(MM)
Ethernet Cabling Standards
IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs: Known informally as Wi-Fi, only one station can effectively transmit at a
time (within the range)
802.11 requires different MAC header than 802.3 header
802.11a = 5 GHz, 54 Mbps
802.11b = 2.4 GHz, 11 Mbps
802.11c = 2.4 GHz, 54 Mbps