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Twisted Pair Cable
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DEFINITION: (Also see categories of twisted pair cabling systems and telephone jacks.) Twisted pair is the ordinary copper wire that connects home and many business computers to the telephone company. To reduce crosstalk or electromagnetic induction between pairs of wires, two insulated
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TWISTED PAIR CABLE DEFINITION (continued):
copper wires are twisted around each other. Each connection on twisted pair requires both wires. Since some telephone sets or desktop locations require multiple connections, twisted pair is sometimes installed in two or more pairs, all within a single cable. For some business locations, twisted pair is enclosed in a shield that functions as a ground. This is known as shielded twisted pair ( STP). Ordinary wire to the home is unshielded twisted pair ( UTP). Twisted
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