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Coaxial cable is composed of two concentric conductors that share a common axis and is enclosed within an insulator and protective sheath. It has advantages of being highly resistant to electromagnetic interference and physical damage but disadvantages of being expensive and inflexible to install. Different grades of coaxial cable have different resistance ratings and are used for various networking and television applications. Common connectors for coaxial cable include F-type, BNC, and AUI.

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Coaxial

Coaxial cable is composed of two concentric conductors that share a common axis and is enclosed within an insulator and protective sheath. It has advantages of being highly resistant to electromagnetic interference and physical damage but disadvantages of being expensive and inflexible to install. Different grades of coaxial cable have different resistance ratings and are used for various networking and television applications. Common connectors for coaxial cable include F-type, BNC, and AUI.

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Coaxial Cable Facts

Coaxial cable is an older technology that is usually implemented with a bus topology. It is not suitable for
ring or star topologies because the ends of the cable must be terminated. It is composed of two
conductors, which share a common axis, within a single cable.

Coaxial cable is built with the following components:

 Two concentric metallic conductors:


 The inner conductor, which carries data signals. It is made of copper or copper coated with
tin.
 The mesh conductor is a second physical channel that also grounds the cable. It is made of
aluminum or copper coated tin.
 The insulator, which surrounds the inner conductor, keeps the signal separated from the mesh
conductor. It is made of PVC plastic.
 The mesh conductor, which surrounds the insulator and grounds the cable. It is made of aluminum
or copper coated tin.
 The PVC sheath, which is the cable encasement. It surrounds and protects the wire. It is made of
PVC plastic.

Coaxial cable has the following advantages and disadvantages:

Advantages  Highly resistant to EMI (electromagnetic interference)


 Highly resistant to physical damage
Disadvantages  Expensive
 Inflexible construction (difficult to install)
 Unsupported by newer networking standards

The table below describes the different coaxial cable grades.

Resistance
Grade Uses
Rating
RG-
10Base2 Ethernet networking (also called Thinnet) 50 ohms
58
RG-
Cable TV and cable networking 75 ohms
59
Cable TV, satellite TV, and cable networking
RG-6 RG-6 has less signal loss than RG-59, and is a better choice for networking 75 ohms
applications, especially where longer distances (over a few feet) are involved.
RG-8 10Base5 Ethernet networking (also called Thicknet) 50 ohms

Note: When using coaxial cables, it is important to use cables with the same resistance (impedance)
rating.

The table below describes the types of connectors used with coaxial cable.

Connector Description
 Twisted onto the cable
 Used to create cable and satellite TV connections
 Used to hook a cable modem to a broadband cable
F-Type connection

LabSim - 2/11/2011 - 2.2.2 Coaxial Cable Facts - Network+ N10-004 (Demo)


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BNC

 Molded onto the cable


 Used in 10Base2 Ethernet networks

AUI

 DB15 serial connector


 Used in 10Base5 Ethernet networks

LabSim - 2/11/2011 - 2.2.2 Coaxial Cable Facts - Network+ N10-004 (Demo)

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