UTP stands for Unshielded Twisted Pair. |
STP stands for Shielded Twisted Pair. |
In UTP grounding cable is not necessary. |
While in STP grounding cable is required. |
Data rate in UTP is slow compared to STP. |
Data rate in STP is high. |
The cost of UTP is less. |
While STP is costlier than UTP. |
In UTP much more maintenance is not needed. |
While in STP much more maintenance is needed. |
In UTP noise is high compared to STP. |
While in STP noise is less. |
In UTP the generation of crosstalk is also high compared to STP. |
While in STP generation of crosstalk is also less. |
In UTP, attenuation is high in comparison to STP. |
While in STP attenuation is low. |
In UTP, speed offered is about 10 to up to 1000 Mbps. |
While in STP speed offered is about 10 to up to 100 Mbps. |
Inexpensive and eaasy to install. |
Expensive than UTP and difficult to install. |
Maximum number of nodes 1024. |
Maximum number of nodes are 270. |
It is used for data transmission within short distance such as for home and office networks. |
Generally used for connecting organizations over a long distance. |
Electromagnetic interference is more in Unshielded Twisted Pair cable compared to Shielded Twisted Pair cable. |
Shielded Twisted Pair cable reduces Electromagnetic interference because of the protective sheath. |
UTP cables categories as specified by EIA- Category-1, Category-2, Category-3, Category-4, Category-5, Category-5e, Category-6, Category-6a and Category-7. |
Shielded cables have commonly these configurations- Foil Shielded and Braid Shielded. |
Usage-
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Usage-
- Used in frigid temperatures.
- Used in case of lot of heat generation like for heavy industrial applications.
- Employed under high radiation conditions and more.
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