Advantages And Disadvantages Of Installing Different Types Of Cables

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Some of the advantages of heavy duty rubber cable protector include the following:

  • Does not require particular skill to install
  • Installation is quick and easy
  • The emission of signals to the outside is minimal.
  • Offers some immunity against interference, cross-modulation, and corrosion.

Disadvantages: higher error rate compared to other types of cable and its limitations to work at long distances without regeneration.

Coaxial Cable.

It is composed of a conductive copper wire wrapped by a flat braided mesh that acts as a ground. Between the conductive wire and the mesh, there is a thick layer of insulating material, and an external covering protects the whole assembly.

The cable is available in two thicknesses: thick and thin.

The thick cable supports long distances but is more expensive. The fine wire may be more practical for connecting points close together.

Coaxial cable offers the following advantage

  • Supports broadband and baseband communicate
  • It is helpful for various signals, including voice, video, and data.
  • It is a well-studied technology.

Disadvantages:

  • It was initially the most widely used cable in local networks due to its high capacity and resistance to interference, but today its use is declining.
  • Its biggest flaw is its thickness, limiting its use in small electrical conduits and at very sharp angles.

Fiber-optic connection.-

This connection is expensive, allows information to be transmitted at high speed, and prevents the lines’ intervention. Since the signal is transmitted through light, there is minimal possibility of electrical interference or signal emission. The cable consists of two optical cores, one internal and one external, which refract light differently. The fiber is encapsulated in a protective cable.

It offers the following advantages:

  • High-speed transmission
  • It does not emit electrical or magnetic signals, which results in safety.
  • Immunity against interferences and cross-modulation.
  • Greater economy than coaxial cable in some installations.
  • Supports longer distances

Disadvantages: its main disadvantage is its production cost higher than the rest of the cable types due to the need to use high-quality glass and the fragility of its handling in production. Fiber optic cable termination requires special treatment that increases installation costs.