Types of STP
- Screened Foiled Twisted Pair (S/FTP): The S/FTP cables are made up of individual foil shields surrounding each twisted pair of conductors in addition to an overall braided shield (screen). The overall shield and each individual pair shield work together to offer stronger defence against electromagnetic interference.
- Foiled Twisted Pair (FTP): Description: Every twisted pair of an FTP cable is encircled by an overall foil shield. Although this design offers some immunity to interference, it is not as strong as S/FTP, which consists of both individual pair shields and an overall shield.
What is STP(Shielded Twisted Pair)?
Today, people can very easily communicate with one another no matter the distance that might lie before them. All of this has been made possible by inventions like the telephone, the computer, etc. It has brought people together and that is only made possible by the specific way in which the system has been built – which is to say that one must keep into mind all that little parts that have made the system possible. In that regard, there is something which can be described as making possible a whole list of processes in today’s contemporary world – the Shielded Twisted Pair of cables. As is evident from its name, this copper wiring has an outer covering or “shield” on top of the lay wires that constitute it.