A coaxial cable consists of alternating coaxial cylinders of conducting and insulating material. coaxial cabling is the primary type of cabling used by the cable television industry and is also widely used for computer networks such as ethernet, on a

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... On account of its better capability to convey huge quantity of electrical signal with least distortion. Like every other form of cables, however, coaxial cables also have some self-inductance that has unwanted effects, for example generating some distortion and heating etc.