Network cable and modular connection for such a cable

An insulation displacement media cable for an industrial power and data transmission network the network including a plurality of nodes configured to be coupled to one another via the cable, the cable comprising:

• an insulative jacket having first and second mutually opposing sides, and first and second edges extending between the sides to form a substantially flat body;
• first and second signal conductors disposed in the jacket and extending generally parallel to one another, the first and second signal conductors lying substantially in a plane parallel to the first and second sides, each of the first and second signal conductors being disposed in a respective insulative cover within the insulative jacket;
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• first and second power conductors disposed in the jacket and extending generally parallel to one another and to the signal conductors, the power conductors lying substantially in the plane of the signal conductors, the first power conductor being disposed between the first edge and the first signal conductor, the second power conductor being disposed between the second edge and the second signal conductor, and each of the first and second power conductors being disposed in a respective insulating cover within the insulative jacket;
• the first and second signal conductors being separated from one another by a first distance, and separated from the first and second power conductors, respectively, by a second distance greater than the first distance, wherein the signal conductors are partially shielded from electromagnetic disturbances by the power conductors when power is transmitted through the power conductors.

In a powered data network including a plurality of nodes interconnected to share electrical power and data, a cable comprising:

• an insulative jacket;
• first and second power conductors disposed within the jacket generally parallel to one another, the power conductors transmitting power between the nodes;
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• first and second signal conductors disposed within the jacket generally parallel to one another and to the power conductors, the signal conductors transmitting data between the nodes;
• wherein the signal conductors are spaced from one another by a first distance, and the power conductors are spaced from the signal conductors by distances greater than the first distance, such that the signal conductors are at least partially shielded from extraneous disturbances by capacitive coupling to the power conductors.