TERA is a shielded

twisted pair Twisted pair cabling is a type of wiring used for communications in which two conductors of a single circuit are twisted together for the purposes of improving electromagnetic compatibility. Compared to a single conductor or an untwisted ba ...

connector for use with Category 7 twisted-pair data cables, developed by

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and standardised in 2003 by the

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(IEC) with the reference IEC 61076-3-104. The 2006 revision of the standard extended the characterised performance up to 1000 MHz. The connector has a different footprint from the more common

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connector. TERA is also a useful interface for broadcast communications technology (BCT). This connector allows for cable sharing, permitting users to integrate video, voice and data services over a single cabling link.

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* Networking hardware IEC 61076-3 {{compu-hardware-stub

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