| 10base5 (Or "thicknet" - "thick ") The original "full spec" variant of cable, using a stiff, large diameter cable with an of 50 ohms and with multiple shielding. The outer sheath is usually yellow so it is often just called "yellow cable". The "10" means 10 , "base" means "baseband" as opposed to and "5" means a maximum single cable length of 500 metres. 10base5 cable is designed to allow transceivers to be added while existing connections are live. This is achieved using a "vampire tap" - a device which (with sufficient practise) clamps onto the cable, forcing a spike through the outer shielding to contact the inner conductor while other spikes bite into the outer conductor. This is often built into the transceiver and a more flexible multi-wire cable carries the connection between the transceiver and the . Compare , . [Does the cable have an official name?] (1998-06-27) |
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