On-wire strain relief cable

Abstract

Various aspects of on-wire strain relief in cable assemblies are described herein. In one example, a cable assembly includes a cable and a modular plug at one end of the cable. The cable includes an outer jacket and wires extending within the outer jacket. The modular plug includes a modular housing and an interlock for on-wire strain relief between the wires and the modular plug. Because the wires within the cable are mechanically secured using the on-wire strain relief interlock features within the modular plug, the cable assembly can withstand significant, and opposite, pulling forces between the cable and the modular plug, without separation, damage, or loss in signal coupling integrity.

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