Fiber optic cables and network cables are both encountered in weak electrical engineering projects. Although both are weak electrical system wires, there are still significant differences between them.

Different Nature Fiber optic cables and network cables have different natures. Fiber optic cables are an abstract concept, a type of dynamic information transmission rate; while network cables are a type of medium, the carrier of information transmission data.

Different Functions The function of fiber optic cables is to better accelerate the transmission of different network information; while network cables are used to access devices, improving the efficiency of network information transmission between devices.

Different Forms of Existence Fiber optic cables and network cables exist in different forms. Fiber optic cables exist in a virtual form, without physical objects; while network cables are real cables, with physical objects.

Different Application Scenarios Fiber optic cables are mainly used in fiber optic broadband communications, bringing customers interactive multimedia information of vision, graphics, communication, and information. For example: work conference videos, interactive online games, remote video surveillance, etc. Network cables are used to access machine equipment, mainly used in project wiring, network connection, and machine equipment port system access. For example: switches, hubs, firewalls, and other machine equipment.

Different Transmission Rates The better 7-category network cable has a transmission data frequency of at least 500MHz, which is more than twice that of 6-category cables and super 6-category cables, and the transmission rate reaches 10Gbps. Fiber optic cables are currently the fastest transmission medium, capable of reaching 40G-100G.

Different Transmission Distances The theoretical transmission distance of network cables is only within 100 meters; the transmission distance of fiber optic cables: 100base-fx single-mode module uses single-mode fiber to transmit 10-20km, 100basefx multi-mode module uses multi-mode fiber to transmit 2km, and the maximum can reach 3km when using single-mode fiber.