计算机网络专业英语 课件 Lesson 8 Cables, Connectors and Wireless Links.pptx

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Lesson8Cables,ConnectorsandWirelessLinksText1TwistedPair

要点KeyPoints：粗/细Apply/use/implement属性/特性/性能Mbps、mb/sEMI/屏蔽/辐射/抵消快速以太网、吉比特以太网、万兆线对/线束插座/头的结构

Oneoftheoldestandstillmostcommontransmissionmediaistwistedpair.atwistedpairconsistsoftwoinsulatedcopperwires,typicallyabout1mmthick.Thewiresaretwistedtogetherinahelicalform.Twistingisdonebecausetwoparallelwiresconstituteafineantenna.Whenthewiresaretwisted,thewavesfromdifferenttwistscancelout,sothewireradiateslesseffectively.Twistedpairscanbeusedfortransmittingeitheranalogordigitalsignals.Thebandwidthdependsonthethicknessofthewireandthedistancetraveled,butseveralMb/stotensofMb/scanbeachievedforafewkilometersinmanycases.Thefrequencyrangeoftwisted-paircablesisapproximately0to10GHz.Duetotheiradequatepropertiesandlowcost,twistedpairsarewidelyusedandarelikelytoremainsoforyearstocome.Twistedpaircablesareoftenshieldedinattempttopreventelectromagneticinterference(EMI).Becausetheshieldingismadeofmetal,itmayalsoserveasaground.However,usuallyashieldedorascreenedtwistedpaircablehasaspecialgroundingwireaddedcalledadrainwire.Thisshieldingcanbeappliedtoindividualpairs,ortothecollectionofpairs.Whenshieldingisappliedtothecollectionofpairs,thisisreferredtoasscreening.Theshieldingmustbegroundedfortheshieldingtowork.IncontrasttoFTP(foiledtwistedpair)andSTP(shieldedtwistedpair)cabling,UTP(unshieldedtwistedpair)cableisnotsurroundedbyanyshielding.Itistheprimarywiretypefortelephoneusageandcomputernetworking,especiallyaspatchcables.UTPcomesinseveralvarieties:Category3:WastheearliestsuccessfulimplementationofUTP.It’sprimarilyusedforvoiceandlower-speeddataapplications.Category5e:Withtheneedforhigherspeeds,GigabitEthernethasbecomethenew