Cat5 Ethernet cable with screen /foil outer - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Al (astral highway) · 29th Oct 2018, 11:11 pm

Hi folks,

What’s this called, please? I have several of the unscreened type but need the kind with the thin alu foil on the outer...

Thanks!

kellys_eye · 29th Oct 2018, 11:25 pm

F/utp

Stockden · 30th Oct 2018, 8:45 am

Or S/UTP.

Nuvistor · 30th Oct 2018, 8:48 am

https://www.belden.com/blog/digital-...en-to-Use-Them

Scimitar · 30th Oct 2018, 10:03 am

UTP stands for Unscreened Twisted Pair, so if it has a foil screen, it has to be STP surely?

Nuvistor · 30th Oct 2018, 10:13 am

The link refers to an ISO standard, I don’t know anymore than that, perhaps the titles have changed over time as more types of cable have been introduced.

Quote from the article.
This blog provides basic information about each style, as defined by ISO/IEC 11801:200

Al (astral highway) · 30th Oct 2018, 10:28 am

Thanks, folks!

That's perfect.

Cheers

Dave Moll · 30th Oct 2018, 10:28 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scimitar

UTP stands for Unscreened Twisted Pair, so if it has a foil screen, it has to be STP surely?

As explained on the Belden paged linked to by Nuvistor, the letter after the "/" indicates what screening, if any, is applied to the individual pairs, whereas the letter before it is the overall screening. I have to admit that I was unclear on these before reading that lucid explanation.

Herald1360 · 30th Oct 2018, 11:11 pm

So are there:
S/STP U/STP and U/UTP variants then?

Dave Moll · 31st Oct 2018, 8:56 am

I think the last of those tends to be called just "UTP".

David Church · 31st Oct 2018, 9:11 am

https://sewelldirect.com/learning-ce...p-vs-stp-cable

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Al (astral highway) Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London, UK. Posts: 3,496	Cat5 Ethernet cable with screen /foil outer Hi folks, What’s this called, please? I have several of the unscreened type but need the kind with the thin alu foil on the outer... Thanks! __________________ Al

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kellys_eye Octode Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Oban, Scotland, UK. Posts: 1,129	Re: Cat5 Ethernet cable with screen /foil outer F/utp

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Stockden Heptode Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK. Posts: 648	Re: Cat5 Ethernet cable with screen /foil outer Or S/UTP.

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Nuvistor Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Wigan, Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 9,433	Re: Cat5 Ethernet cable with screen /foil outer https://www.belden.com/blog/digital-...en-to-Use-Them __________________ Frank

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Scimitar Heptode Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Gloucestershire, UK. Posts: 720	Re: Cat5 Ethernet cable with screen /foil outer UTP stands for Unscreened Twisted Pair, so if it has a foil screen, it has to be STP surely?

30th Oct 2018, 10:13 am	#6
Nuvistor Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Wigan, Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 9,433	Re: Cat5 Ethernet cable with screen /foil outer The link refers to an ISO standard, I don’t know anymore than that, perhaps the titles have changed over time as more types of cable have been introduced. Quote from the article. This blog provides basic information about each style, as defined by ISO/IEC 11801:200 __________________ Frank

30th Oct 2018, 10:28 am	#7
Al (astral highway) Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London, UK. Posts: 3,496	Re: Cat5 Ethernet cable with screen /foil outer Thanks, folks! That's perfect. Cheers __________________ Al

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Herald1360 Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Leominster, Herefordshire, UK. Posts: 16,536	Re: Cat5 Ethernet cable with screen /foil outer So are there: S/STP U/STP and U/UTP variants then? __________________ ....__________ ....\|____\|\|__\|__\_____ .=.\| _---\__\|__\|_---_\|. .........O..Chris....O

31st Oct 2018, 8:56 am	#10
Dave Moll Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Cumbria (CA13), UK Posts: 6,130	Re: Cat5 Ethernet cable with screen /foil outer I think the last of those tends to be called just "UTP". __________________ Mending is better than Ending (cf Brave New World by Aldous Huxley)

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David Church Banned Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Romford, London, UK. Posts: 331	Re: Cat5 Ethernet cable with screen /foil outer https://sewelldirect.com/learning-ce...p-vs-stp-cable