Cable connection for network using Ethernet protocol
First Claim
1. A computer network utilizing an Ethernet protocol, the computer network comprising:
- a first device;
a second device;
a first cable assembly coupling the first and second devices to one another and facilitating data transmission from the first device to the second device; and
a second cable assembly coupling the first and second devices to one another and facilitating data transmission from the second device to the first device;
wherein each of the first and second cable assemblies consist essentially of a cable, a first contact assembly and a second contact assembly, the cable being formed with a pair of wires that are twisted about one another and shielded by a shield conductor, each of the first and second contact assemblies including a first conductor, a second conductor and a third conductor, the first conductor being electrically coupled to a first one of the pair of wires, the second conductor being electrically coupled to the other one of the pair of wires and the third conductor being electrically coupled to the shield conductor.
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Abstract
A computer network that utilizes an Ethernet protocol. The computer network includes a first network device, a second network device, a first cable assembly coupling the first and second network devices to one another and facilitating data transmission from the first network device to the second network device, and a second cable assembly coupling the first and second network devices to one another and facilitating data transmission from the second network device to the first network device. Each of the first and second cable assemblies consists essentially of a cable, a first contact assembly and a second contact assembly. The cable is formed with a pair of wires that are twisted about one another and shielded by at least one shield conductor. Each of the first and second contact assemblies include a first conductor, which is electrically coupled to a first one of the wires, a second conductor, which is electrically coupled to the other one of the wires, and a third conductor, which is electrically coupled to the shield conductor.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer network utilizing an Ethernet protocol, the computer network comprising:
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a first device;
a second device;
a first cable assembly coupling the first and second devices to one another and facilitating data transmission from the first device to the second device; and
a second cable assembly coupling the first and second devices to one another and facilitating data transmission from the second device to the first device;
wherein each of the first and second cable assemblies consist essentially of a cable, a first contact assembly and a second contact assembly, the cable being formed with a pair of wires that are twisted about one another and shielded by a shield conductor, each of the first and second contact assemblies including a first conductor, a second conductor and a third conductor, the first conductor being electrically coupled to a first one of the pair of wires, the second conductor being electrically coupled to the other one of the pair of wires and the third conductor being electrically coupled to the shield conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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- 10. An aircraft having an onboard computer network, the computer network utilizing an Ethernet protocol and including a first device a second device, and a pair of cable assemblies for electrically coupling the first and second devices, each cable assembly including a cable and a pair of contact assemblies, the cable comprising a first wire, a second wire and a shield conductor, the first and second wires being twisted about one another over substantially their entire length, the shield conductor surrounding the first and second wires, each of the contact assemblies being coupled to an opposite end of the cable and including three electrical conductors that are arranged concentric to one another, each of the three electrical conductors being coupled to one of the first wire, the second wire and the shield conductor, wherein a first one of the cable assemblies facilitates data transmission from the first device to the second device and the other one of the cable assemblies facilitates data transmission from the second device to the first device.
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