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US 2026/0058037 A1Published application
Communication cable and communication cable assembly
AssigneeHirakawa Hewtech Corporation
InventorTomoki KUMAGAI
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Abstract
A communication cable includes two first differential pair wires for transmitting high-speed differential signals, a second differential pair wire for transmitting low-speed differential signals, a power wire, a ground wire, and a configuration channel wire for detecting the front and back orientation of a plug, and the communication cable is devoid of other first differential pair wires than the two first differential pair wires.
Claims11
A communication cable with both terminal ends electrically connected to a pair of plug connectors, the communication cable comprising:
- two first differential pairs that transmit a high-speed differential signal;
- not less than one power wire and not less than one ground wire that supply power to a device connected to the terminal end;
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- a configuration channel wire to detect front/back orientation of the plug connectors,
- wherein any first differential pairs other than the two first differential pairs are not included.
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