Twisted Pair
Twisted Pair
- Two insulated wires arranged in a spiral pattern
- The wires are copper or steel coated with copper
- A cable may have many pairs
- Twisting minimizes electromagnetic interference between pairs
- Noise Immunity: Good at low frequency
- Least expensive
- High data error rate : 1 x 10-5
- Typical data rate: 10 Mbps (within 100m)
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