The difference between communication cable and optical cable

Communication cables are cables that transmit telephone, telegraph, fax files, TV and radio programs, data and other electrical signals.

The optical cable meets the optical, mechanical or environmental performance specifications. It is a communication cable assembly, which uses one or more optical fibers placed in the sheath as the transmission medium and can be used alone or in groups.

2, the composition is different

A communication cable is formed by twisting more than one pair of insulated wires.

Optical cable is mainly composed of optical fiber (glass fiber as thin as hair), plastic protective sleeve and plastic sheath. There are no metals such as gold, silver, copper and aluminum in optical cables, so they generally have no recycling value. Optical cable is a cable core composed of a certain number of optical fibers in a certain way. The cable core is sheathed and some of them are sheathed.

3. Different transmission signals

Cables transmit electrical signals. Optical cable transmission is a communication line to realize optical signal transmission. ?

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