Active module for high-speed cable assembly

A cable assembly comprising:

• cables extending between a first end configured to be coupled to a first communication component and a second end configured to be coupled to a second communication component, the cables including transmit cables and receive cables, each transmit cable defining a transmit channel including a first transmit portion extending to the first end and a second transmit portion extending to the second end, each receive cable defining a receive channel including a first receive portion extending to the first end and a second receive portion extending to the second end;
• a transmit in-line active module coupled to the transmit cables at a first intermediate location between the first end and the second end, the transmit in-line active module including a transmit repeater device restoring transmit signals transmitted along the transmit channels at the first intermediate location;
• and
• a receive in-line active module coupled to the receive cables at a second intermediate location between the first end and the second end, the receive in-line active module including a receive repeater device restoring receive signals transmitted along the receive channels at the second intermediate location.

A communication system comprising:

• a first communication component having a first interface;
• a second communication component having a second interface;
• and
• a cable assembly extending between the first and second interfaces to transmit data between the first communication component and the second communication component, the cable assembly comprising:
• cables extending between a first end coupled to the first communication component and a second end coupled to the second communication component, each cable defining a data channel including a first portion extending to the first end and a second portion extending to the second end;
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• an-in-line active module coupled to the cables at an intermediate location between the first end and the second end, the in-line active module including a repeater device restoring signals transmitting along the channels at the intermediate location, the in-line active module includes a housing having a chamber and a module circuit board received in the chamber, the repeater device being mounted to the module circuit board and located in the chamber, the first portion of the cable extending into the chamber at a first end of the housing, the second portion of the cable extending into the chamber at a second end of the housing.