Media Selection

Network Type

Cost

Transmission

Distance

Security

Error Rates

Transmission

Speed

Twisted

Pair

Coaxial

Cable

Fiber

Optics

LAN

LAN

any

low

moderate

high

short

100-300 m

short

200-500 m

Moderate

30 miles

good

good

very good

low

low

very low

low-high

1-100 Mbps

low-high

1-100 Mbps

high-very high

100 Mbps 2 Gbps

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