Method for improving the transmission properties of a connectorized flat cable interconnection assembly

A method for improving the transmission properties of a balanced connectorized flat cable interconnection assembly including the steps of:

• terminating a first set of generally parallel conductors on a first mapped set of connector contacts such that all conductors are connectable to a source of ground potential;
• and
• terminating a second set of generally parallel conductors on a second mapped set of connector contacts such that specified pairs of said conductors are connectable to a plurality of signal sources and the remainder of said conductors are connectable to said source of ground potential.

A method for improving the transmission properties of an unbalanced connectorized flat cable interconnection assembly including the steps of:

• terminating a first set of generally parallel flat cable conductors on a first mapped set of connector contacts such that all conductors are connectable to a source of ground potential;
• and
• terminating a second set of generally parallel flat cable conductors on a second mapped set of connector contacts such that the odd-numbered conductors are connectable to said source of ground potential and the even-numbered conductors are connectable to the plurality of signal sources.

A method for improving the transmission properties of an unbalanced connectorized flat cable interconnection assembly including the steps of:

• terminating a first set of generally parallel flat cable conductors on a first mapped set of connector contacts such that all conductors are connectable to a source of ground potential;
• and
• terminating a second set of generally parallel flat cable conductors on a second mapped set of connector contacts such that two conductors connectable to said source of ground potential separate each conductor connectable to a signal source.

A method for improving the transmission properties of an unbalanced connectorized flat cable interconnection assembly including the steps of:

• terminating a first set of generally parallel flat cable conductors on a first mapped set of connector contacts such that all conductors are connectable to a source of ground potential;
• and
• terminating a second set of generally parallel flat cable conductors on a second mapped set of connector contacts such that three conductors connectable to said source of ground potential separate each conductor connectable to a signal source.