Difference between cross cable and parallel cable in hindi
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To understand the importance of gauge in the world of Ethernet cables, you should first understand what goes inside them. Not what components they are made of, but what they actually carry through them. In the Ethernet cable industry, it is referred to as the current flow (of electrons) that runs throughout the wire. Imagine a flow of water that runs through a pipe. The wider the pipe is, the more water runs through it in shorter time.
Similarly, the wider the Ethernet cable, the easier it is for the electrons to pass through it. With a thinner cable, there would be less flow and the heat would build up causing electrons to dissipate. Prevention of such evaporation of electrons is known as 'resistance' - i.e. the amount of electrons that can make it through the cable.
Smaller is bigger!
A die-cut metal sizing tool like the AWG cable gauge shown in the image above is used to indicate the thickness of the conductor through which the electrons flow. In the image above, the gauge goes from 0-31, 0 being the widest die-cut gauge and 31 being the smallest. Each gauge is named after the number of sizing dies the wire needs to be drawn through to reach the correct diameter. For example, a 24 gauge wire is drawn through 24 different sizing dies.
A 23AWG cable is 0.57mm wide, while a 24AWG cable is only 0.52mm wide. So the SMALLER the number, the LARGER the physical cable will be, with more copper inside it. To reduce resistance over the cable and achieve better electron flow, the diameter of the Ethernet cable's conductor must be increased. .
Cable Performance
All this information brings up an important question – is the Ethernet cable's gauge the most important element in it? The simple answer is no. The twisting rate is just as important to the cable's performance as the gauge. What may not be common knowledge is the importance of twisting rate for the performance of category cables.
24AWG with high quality copper and a very good twist rate may be able to provide the performance needed. But to assure performance and avoid taking chances, the EIA/TIA standards for Category 6 cables require 23AWG, NOT 24 AWG
Similarly, the wider the Ethernet cable, the easier it is for the electrons to pass through it. With a thinner cable, there would be less flow and the heat would build up causing electrons to dissipate. Prevention of such evaporation of electrons is known as 'resistance' - i.e. the amount of electrons that can make it through the cable.
Smaller is bigger!
A die-cut metal sizing tool like the AWG cable gauge shown in the image above is used to indicate the thickness of the conductor through which the electrons flow. In the image above, the gauge goes from 0-31, 0 being the widest die-cut gauge and 31 being the smallest. Each gauge is named after the number of sizing dies the wire needs to be drawn through to reach the correct diameter. For example, a 24 gauge wire is drawn through 24 different sizing dies.
A 23AWG cable is 0.57mm wide, while a 24AWG cable is only 0.52mm wide. So the SMALLER the number, the LARGER the physical cable will be, with more copper inside it. To reduce resistance over the cable and achieve better electron flow, the diameter of the Ethernet cable's conductor must be increased. .
Cable Performance
All this information brings up an important question – is the Ethernet cable's gauge the most important element in it? The simple answer is no. The twisting rate is just as important to the cable's performance as the gauge. What may not be common knowledge is the importance of twisting rate for the performance of category cables.
24AWG with high quality copper and a very good twist rate may be able to provide the performance needed. But to assure performance and avoid taking chances, the EIA/TIA standards for Category 6 cables require 23AWG, NOT 24 AWG
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