Contents

• Transmission Media
• Guided Media
• Twisted Pair Cable
• Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable
• Shielded Twisted Pair Cable
• Coaxial Cable
• Fiber Optic Cable
• Unguided Media
• Radio Wave
• Microwave
• Infrared
Transmission Media
Classifications of Transmission Media
Transmiss
ion Media

Guided Unguided
Media Media

Twisted Fiber Coaxial Radio Micro

Pair Infrared
Cables Optic Cable Wave wave

UTP STP
Types of Transmission Media
Its is a media by which we transmit
Guided Media data through specific path. The data
signals are bound by the "cabling"
system. Guided media include
twisted-pair cable, coaxial cable,
Unguided Media and fiber-optic cable. Guided Media
is also known as Bound Media.
Types of Transmission Media
Guided Media Unguided media transport
electromagnetic waves without
using a physical conductor.
Electromagnetic spectrum used for
Unguided Media wireless communication -
 Guided Media
Twisted Pair It consist of two conductors,
Cable each with its own plastic
insulation and both are
Coaxial Cable twisted together. One wire
is used to carry signal and
Fiber Optic Cable other is used as aground
reference.
 Guided Media
Twisted Pair Coaxial Cable (coax) are
Cable used to transmit very high
frequency data. Coax has
Coaxial Cable central core of solid metal,
enclosed in insulator and
insulator is enclosed in outer
Fiber Optic Cable conductor of metal foil.
 Guided Media
Twisted Pair Fiber Optic Cable is made
Cable up of glass or plastic and
transmits signals in the form
Coaxial Cable of light. Optical Fiber
Cables use reflection for
propagation of light along
Fiber Optic Cable
channel.
 Twisted
Pair Cable

Unshield Shielded
Twisted Twisted
Pair Pair
The Electronic Industries Association
Categories (EIA) has developed standards to
classify UTP and STP Cable into seven
Connectors categories. Categories are determined
by cable quality, with 1st as the lowest
Applications and 7th as the highest. Each category
Difference b/w has different specifications, data
UTP7STP transfer rate and uses.
 Twisted Pair
Cable

Unshield Shielded
Twisted Twisted
Pair Pair

Categories
Connectors
Applications
Difference b/w
UTP7STP
 Twisted Pair
Cable

Unshield Shielded
Twisted Twisted
Pair Pair

Categories • Used in Telephone Lines to

provide voice and data channel.
Connectors • Used as DSL lines by
telecommunication companies
Applications to provide high data-rate
Difference b/w connection.
UTP7STP
 Twisted
Pair Cable

Unshield Shielded
Twisted Twisted
Pair Pair

Categories
Connectors
Applications
Difference b/w
UTP7STP
 Coaxial Cable
It is categorized by their RADIO GOVERNMENT (RG)
Category RATINGS. Each RG number denotes unique
specifications, wire gauge of inner conductor, use, size
and type of outer casing.
Some categories are
Category detailed below -
Impedence
Connectors Use
RG-59 75Ω Cable TV
RG-58 50Ω Thin Ethernet
Applications
RG-11 50Ω Thick Ethernet
 Coaxial Cable
Category
Boynet Neil Connector
Connectors BNC - T
Applications BNC Terminator
 Coaxial Cable
• Coax is used in analog
Category telephone n/w to carry over
10,000 voice signals.
Connectors • It is used in digital telephone
n/w to CARRY DIGITAL
Applications DATA UPTO 600 mbps.
 Fiber Optic Cable
Propagation Modes

Cable Composition

Connectors
Applications
 Fiber Optic Cable
Propagation Modes

Cable Composition

Connectors
Applications
 Fiber Optic Cable
Propagation Modes

Cable Composition

Connectors
Applications
 Fiber Optic Cable
Propagation Modes • Used for creating hybrid cable TV
n/w.
Cable Composition • Due to wide BANDWIDTH, it
Connectors transfers at very high DATA RATE
i.e. 1600 Gbps.
Applications • Also used in LANs such as 100
BASE-FX n/w.
 Unguided Media
Radio wave
Microwave Frequency range
is b/w 3kHz and
Infrared 1GHz.
 Unguided Media
Frequency is b/w 1 and 300GHz.
Radio wave Microwaves are unidirectional. Its
propagation is in line-of-side.
Microwave Microwaves are transmitted by
PARABOLIC DISH ANTENNA and
Infrared HORN ANTENNA.
 Unguided Media
Infrared waves, with
Radio wave frequencies from 300GHz to
400THz (ƛ= 1mm to 770nm)
Microwave can be used for short range
communication. Used to
Infrared transmit digital data with a
very high rate.