US 2015/0310964 A1 · UNITARY FURCATING HYBRID FIBER OPTIC AND POWER CABLE

Abstract

Cable assemblies, premises and wireless cabling systems utilizing such assemblies, and cable units found within such cable assemblies are described. More particularly, cable assemblies that can be furcated and include both optical fibers and electrical conductors are described. Such assemblies can include a plurality of cable units disposed within a primary jacket that surrounds the cable units, with at least some units including optical fibers and at least some units including electrical conductors that may have a conductivity of greater than 1 e7 S/m.

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Dependent claims

A cable assembly, comprising:

a plurality of cable units disposed within a primary jacket that surrounds the cable units, each cable unit comprising a secondary jacket surrounding its respective cable unit and positioned within the primary jacket, the primary jacket having a plurality of indentations disposed between adjacent cable units that allow an installer to furcate the cable assembly into smaller cable groupings, wherein the primary jacket is capable of remaining around each smaller cable grouping when the cable assembly is furcated, wherein at least one first cable unit of the plurality of cable units comprises optical fibers and at least one second cable unit of the plurality of cable units comprises an electrical conductor having a conductivity of greater than 1×107 S/m.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Unitary furcating hybrid fiber optic and power cable

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Unitary furcating hybrid fiber optic and power cable

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Abstract

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