COAXIAL CABLE
Communications Systems Glossary
Communications Systems — Cable — Coaxial cable
Information on Coaxial Cable (coax)
A coaxial cable is a transmission medium normally consisting of one central conductor enclosed within a conductive sheath, separated by a dielectric. Coaxial cable has a much wider bandwidth than twisted pair cable and can therefore carry high data rates. Since the signal is confined within the cable, coaxial cables have low attenuation. Additionally, there is little opportunity for external noise to intrude into the signal.
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