Unit4 Assignment 1 Copper vs. Fiber

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Lydell Smith NT1310 Unit4 assignment 1 copper vs. fiber In this paper I will discussed two different cabling copper and fiber cabling. I will contrast both cabling types show strengths and there weaknesses, also what situations you would choose one over the other. Copper and fiber optic wiring are the two most common and widely used cabling types today for the means of communication all over the world. Both have the same basic concept to transmit information from point A to point B but both have their strengths and weaknesses and therefore, a person installing cabling may be reluctant to choose one over the other. Copper cabling is the less expensive of the two to install. Copper wiring is flexible when installing so incase a technician has to bend it around a wall or at a certain angle to reach it to an end point, the cable can handle it. Also equipment to support copper wiring is relatively inexpensive to run. Copper cabling has been around ever since electricity was discovered and utilized in a day-to-day fashion. It was used mainly for telephone lines in the beginning of its life. Copper cabling comes in many forms such as coaxial, CAT5e, CAT6, UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair), and STP (Shielded Twisted Pair) to just name a few. A couple of drawbacks to copper wiring would be that is susceptible to EMI from outside forces and also has a higher rate of corrosion over time by oxidation. The copper wire has very limited bandwidth. It was designed to provide 3,000Hz bandwidth, perfectly adequate for a voice signal. Copper has a maximum distance of 90 meters if you exceed the 90m meter limit you will start getting attenuation problems which means you will start losing signal strengths. Fiber optic cable has many more advantages than copper cabling. It is much more secure and has complete immunity to electromagnetic interference. With this type of cabling there are

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