Thin wire or twisted pair?

[Dominick Samperi]

My organization is considering the use of twisted pair point-to-point
connections as an alternative to thin wire Ethernet. The motivation is
to reduce our expenses. The environment is one where there is little
tolerance for network failures (a trading floor). I'm familiar with
thin wire Ethernet, but know little about twisted pair technology.

Could somebody comment on their experiences with twisted pair
connections. Are they cheaper than thin wire? More/less reliable?
Is there a throughput/bandwidth hit in using twisted pair? How
large? Is twisted pair easier/harder to maintain?

Thanks for any information on this.


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Dominick Samperi -- Citicorp
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