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Solid Core Cable vs Stranded Cable
A solid core cable uses one solid wire per conductor and in a four pair cable there would be a total of eight solid wires.
Stranded
conductor uses multiple wires wrapped around each other in each
conductor and in a four pair with seven strands per conductor cable,
there would be a total of 56 wires.
Solid core cable is supposed to be used for permanently installed
runs. It is less flexible than stranded cable and is more prone to
failure if repeatedly flexed.
Stranded cable
is used for fly leads at patch panel and for connections from wall-ports
to end devices, as it resists cracking of the conductors.
Stranded core is generally more expensive than solid core.
Connectors need to be designed differently for solid core than for
stranded. Use of a connector with the wrong cable type is likely to lead
to unreliable cabling. Plugs designed for solid and
stranded
core are readily available, and some vendors even offer plugs designed
for use with both types. The punch-down blocks on patch-panel and wall
port jacks are designed for use with solid core cable.