TERA

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title: "TERA" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["networking-hardware", "iec-61076-3"] description: "Shielded twisted pair connector" topic_path: "general/networking-hardware" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TERA" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Shielded twisted pair connector ::

::callout[type=note] the connector ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/TERA_Male_Connectors.jpg" caption="TERA connector allows splitting the link through different patch cords with one, two, and four pairs."] ::

TERA is a shielded twisted pair connector for use with Category 7 twisted-pair data cables, developed by The Siemon Company and standardised in 2003 by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) with the reference IEC 61076–3–104.

Connector

The 2006 revision of the standard extended the characterised performance up to 1000 MHz. The connector has a different footprint from the more common 8P8C connector. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Tera_steckverbinder.JPG" caption="TERA 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.

References

References

1. (July 2006). ["International standard IEC 61076-3-104:2006 Connectors for electronic equipment – Part 3-104: Rectangular connectors – Detail specification for 8-way, shielded free and fixed connectors for data transmissions with frequencies up to 1000 MHz"](https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/4432 }} {{cite web). [[International Electrotechnical Commission]].
2. (July 2015). "Siemon TERA Category 7/7A class F network cabling".

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