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STP is an acronym for shielded twisted pair. It deals with all question to data cabling falling into this category

STP is a variant of twisted pair cabling technology. The letter S denotes the presence of a shielding. The acronym describes different types of cables with at least one shielding method applied but is not used uniformely within the industry and thus there is some ambiguity.

For more information look up Wikipedia article on twisted pair

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How are unbalanced coaxial cables used for broadcasting TV signals without any problems?

As far as I know, in telephony STP or twisted pair cables are used. This creates balanced line impedances which is useful to mitigate for common mode related interference. So using balanced cables in telephony and in audio is crucial to get rid of…
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Ethernet cabling: UTP, STP, FTP, etc, when is shielding useful/needed?

When installing cabling for Ethernet purposes, the question often arises: does one want/need simple UTP or any of the shielded variants, i.e. F/UTP, S/UTP, SF/UTP, U/FTP, F/FTP, S/FTP or SF/FTP, often labelled FTP or STP? Most sites with information…
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Can I use an RJ45 plug designed for UTP with STP wire?

I have a non-standard application (model railroad) where I am planning to use CAT6 wiring between a custom made circuit board and a display panel. The circuit board will have RJ45 ports (using breakout boards) while the opposite end will have…
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