Twisted Pair Copper Cable; Fiber - GE QS24 UR Quick Start Manual

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Twisted Pair copper cable

• Easy to Terminate
• Low installation costs
• Susceptible to noise interference
• Limited to 100m
• Either shielded or unshielded (UTP)

Fiber

• Longer distances possible, limited only by attenuation
• Immune to electrical noise
• More difficult termination and splicing
• Slightly higher cost for cable
• Two categories:
• multi-mode
• single-mode
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