UTP ==>
unshielded twisted pair
<hardware> (UTP) Normal telephone wire (in the USA). It may be used for
computer to computer communications, e.g. using a version of Ethernet or
localtalk. It is much cheaper than standard "full-spec" Ethernet cable. It comes
in five "catagories":
cat. wires transmission
1 two voice no data (telephone cable)
2 four data up to 4 Mbps
3 four data up to 10 Mbps
4 four data up to 16 Mbps
5 four data up to 100 Mbps
(2003-07-04)
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twisted pair
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