Hardware cables are the wired format of connecting two or more hardware devices via Physical layer. Hardware cables are part of WIRED TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN.
In the case of both the twisted pair and co axial cables the base signal is electric signal, fiber optics cable carries light wave as signal (speed of signal is 3 * 10 > 8 M/S).
(Fiber Lines are the most sought after cable technology of the century). Fiber optics provides very high bandwidth ranging up-to 100 mbps (100 BASES FX —> FIBER CHANNEL). After the prescribed limit the signal will start to attenuate, each cable type has its own coverage and the setup has to be done keeping the cable type and signal coverage in mind.
If devices are connected then the collision can be possible minimum number of collision can be zero and maximum can be 100 to 1000s, the collision domain will increase if the signal transmission is not synced.
Networking cables can be divided into following:
- Coaxial cables
- Optical fiber cables
- Twisted pair
Cables are integrated based on : topology | protocol stacks | size of networksNowadays the cables are providing high bandwidth coverage (GBPS), when buying cables it is advised to check the vendor website for all the cable details, it will have all the specs needed in order to take calculated decision.
Before investing in cable it is highly advisable to analyze the SKU DETAILS before making cable purchase. Coverage of cable type has increased substantially and is evolving at a faster rate. Fibre optics, twisted pair and co-axial material technology coverage and ranges has significantly improved over time. Cable industry is highly saturated space hence prices are highly competitive in nature.
It is advised to refer to major cable vendors websites, check all the the offerings and choose the right set of networking cables that fits the networking requirements. The choice of the wired infrastructure is dependent on the hardware requirement specification based on the hardware requirements of the organization the cable capacity planning has to be done, both the hardware and software engineers work in co-ordination to install cables and connect hardware and software systems together both in decentralized an centralized fashion.
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