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What is a “star quad structure”?

Marco Thull | 8. July 2019

A star quad structure is used as an alternative to a cable with two twisted pair elements. Four cores are stranded together in a criss-cross pattern, whereby the respectively opposite cores form a core pair. This structure prevents so-called crosstalk. Vote Up +0 Vote Down -0You already voted!

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Why should I prefer a “star quad structure” for movement in a linear chain?

Marco Thull | 8. July 2019

A normal twisted pair cable without a star quad structure would have to have very many filler elements in order to end up with a round cable shape. These filler elements would make the interior structure of such a cable very unstable and the cores would move about a lot in the cable. As a result, […]

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