CCENT-CCNA:ICND1 100-105 Certification Guide
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Coaxial

Coaxial, as in Figure 1.24, is a copper cable presented in two forms: thin coaxial, with a length up to 185 m; and thick coaxial, with a length up to 500 m. In the past, it was used to implement computer networks with the bus and ring physical topologies. Nowadays, it is mainly used by cable Internet Service Providers (ISP) for transferring data and video signal:

Figure 1.24. Coaxial cable