10GBASE-T

10GBASE-T is a standard to provide transmitting 10Gbps over unshielded or shielded twisted pair cables. 10GBASE-T is designed to run distances of up to 100 meters over four-connector, four-pair structured cabling systems. "Twisted Pair Cable" is a type of cabling where two conductors are twisted in order to avoid EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference). UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) cable is the most common cable used in networking. This cable does not have a shield to protect it from electrical interference. STP (Shielded Twisted Pair) is essentially the same as UTP except it has a shield inside to protect from electrical interference that may be introduced at any point in the path of the cable. IEEE has released a standard stating that 10GBASE-T can be deployed over four-pair structured balanced cabling types (RJ-45) as below: