High speed data cable using an outer braid to carry a signal
OwnerJohn Martin Horan, Gerald Donal Murphy +2inventors
InventorsJohn Martin Horan, Gerald Donal Murphy, David William McGowan, John Anthony Keane
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Abstract
A high speed data cable carries high-speed and auxiliary signals, and includes a raw cable. The raw cable includes coaxial lines which are covered by an outer conductive shield. High-speed signals are carried on the inner conductors of a pair of coaxial lines. Lower speed signals are carried on the galvanically or capacitively coupled shields of a pair of coaxial lines, and/or the outer conductive shield.
Claims13
A method of manufacturing a cable for carrying one or more high-speed differential data signals and one or more auxiliary signals between a source device and a sink device, comprising;
- electrically connecting first and second input wires of a dual-shielded cable element adapted to carry high-speed differential data signals with first and second high-speed signal input terminals in an input connector;
- electrically connecting first and second output wires of the dual-shielded cable element with first and second high-speed signal output terminals in an output connector;
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- electrically connecting an outer conductive shield with a first auxiliary signal input terminal in the input connector and with a first auxiliary signal output terminal in the output connector.
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