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Shielded CAT5, or Category 5, is yet another version of CAT 5 Networking Cable, the 5th generation of twisted pair Ethernet cabling and the most popular of all twisted pair network cabling in use today and is designed for high signal integrity. Now certain companies assert that all their cables are shielded, i.e., the jacket is of such quality the cable performs as it was shielded. This is not to be confused with an actual foil shield, as found on true shielded cables.
With this type of CAT5 Cable, the shield acts as a Faraday cage to reduce electrical noise from affecting the signals, and to reduce electromagnetic radiation that may interfere with other devices. The shield minimizes capacitively coupled noise from other electrical sources.
Shielded Category 5 Cable exists in both stranded and solid conductor forms. The stranded CAT 5 form is more flexible and withstands more bending without breaking and is suited for reliable connections with insulation piercing connectors, but makes unreliable connections in insulation-displacement connectors. ( The solid form is less expensive and makes reliable connections into insulation displacement connectors, but makes unreliable connections in insulation piercing connectors. Taking these things into account, building wiring (for example, the wiring inside the wall that connects a wall socket to a central patch panel) is solid core, while patch cables (for example, the movable cable that plugs into the wall socket on one end and a computer on the other) are stranded. It typically has three twists per inch of each twisted pair of 24 gauge copper wires within.
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