Twisted pair cable with cable separator
First Claim
1. A data cable, comprising:
- a plurality of data transmission media including first, second, third and fourth data transmission media; and
a separator spline positioned between the data transmission media, the separator spline including;
a plurality of longitudinally extending walls joined along a central axis of the spline; and
a plurality of longitudinally extending channels, each longitudinally extending channel defined by a pair of the longitudinally extending walls;
wherein the pair of longitudinally extending walls includes a first wall substantially thicker than a second wall;
wherein, absent the separator spline, the first and second data transmission media would be more strongly coupled to one another than are the first and third data transmission media; and
wherein the plurality of data transmission media and the separator spline are arranged such that the first wall lies between the first and second data transmission media and the second wall lies between the first and third data transmission media.
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Abstract
Generally, aspects of embodiments of the invention include cable separator spline which comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending walls joined along a central axis of the spline, and a plurality of longitudinally extending channels. Each longitudinally extending channel is defined by a pair of the longitudinally extending walls, where the pair of longitudinally extending walls includes a first wall substantially thicker than a second wall. Other embodiments include a cable separator spline assembly having a plurality of longitudinally extending walls joined along a central axis of the spline, and a plurality of longitudinally extending channels. Each longitudinally extending channel is defined by a pair of the longitudinally extending walls, wherein a pair of opposing longitudinally extending walls have defined through them a common gap defining two separate sub-splines having T-shaped cross-sections. Embodiments of the invention feature various spline shapes as well as various internal structures and materials.
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48 Claims
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1. A data cable, comprising:
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a plurality of data transmission media including first, second, third and fourth data transmission media; and a separator spline positioned between the data transmission media, the separator spline including; a plurality of longitudinally extending walls joined along a central axis of the spline; and a plurality of longitudinally extending channels, each longitudinally extending channel defined by a pair of the longitudinally extending walls; wherein the pair of longitudinally extending walls includes a first wall substantially thicker than a second wall; wherein, absent the separator spline, the first and second data transmission media would be more strongly coupled to one another than are the first and third data transmission media; and wherein the plurality of data transmission media and the separator spline are arranged such that the first wall lies between the first and second data transmission media and the second wall lies between the first and third data transmission media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A data cable separator spline, comprising:
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a plurality of longitudinally extending walls joined along a central axis of the spline; and a plurality of longitudinally extending channels, each longitudinally extending channel defined by a pair of the longitudinally extending walls; wherein the pair of longitudinally extending walls includes a first wall substantially thicker than a second wall; and wherein the separator spline is substantially non-conductive.
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14. A high performance data cable comprising:
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a plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors including a first twisted pair, a second twisted pair, and a third twisted pair; a cable separator spline having; a plurality of longitudinally extending walls joined along a central axis of the spline; and a plurality of longitudinally extending channels, each longitudinally extending channel defined by a pair of the longitudinally extending walls; wherein the pair of longitudinally extending walls includes a first wall substantially thicker than a second wall; wherein, absent the cable separator spline, coupling between the first pair and the third pair would be stronger than coupling between the first pair and the second pair; and wherein the first wall of the cable separator spline is positioned so as to separate the first twisted pair from the third twisted pair. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A high performance data cable comprising:
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a plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors including a first twisted pair and a second twisted pair; a jacket; a plurality of longitudinally extending radial walls; a plurality of longitudinally extending channels, each longitudinally extending channel defined by a pair of the longitudinally extending radial walls; wherein the pair of longitudinally extending radial walls includes a first wall substantially thicker than a second wall; wherein, absent the plurality of longitudinally extending radial walls, coupling between the first twisted pair and the second twist pair would be greater than coupling between the first twisted pair and any other twisted pairs of the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors; and wherein the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors are arranged within the cable such that the first wall separates the first twisted pair from the second twisted pair. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A data cable, comprising:
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a plurality of data transmission media; and a separator positioned between the plurality of data transmission media, the separator including; a plurality of longitudinally extending radial walls; and a plurality of longitudinally extending channels, each longitudinally extending channel defined by a pair of the longitudinally extending radial walls; wherein the pair of longitudinally extending radial walls includes a first wall substantially thicker than a second wall; and wherein ones of the plurality of data transmission media having high crosstalk, absent the plurality of longitudinally extending radial walls, are separated from one another by the first wall. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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42. A data cable separator, comprising:
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a plurality of longitudinally extending radial walls; a plurality of longitudinally extending channels, each longitudinally extending channel defined by a pair of the longitudinally extending radial walls; and a conductive material disposed on the outer surface of all of the plurality of longitudinally extending radial walls; wherein the pair of longitudinally extending radial walls includes a first wall substantially thicker than a second wall. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45)
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46. A data communications cable, comprising:
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a separator spline that includes a plurality of longitudinally extending walls joined along a central axis of the spline, and a plurality of longitudinally extending channels, each longitudinally extending channel defined by a pair of the longitudinally extending walls; a plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors; wherein the pair of longitudinally extending walls includes a first wall substantially thicker than a second wall; wherein the separator spline and the plurality of twisted pairs are arranged such that a first set of said twisted pairs having high crosstalk, absent the separator spline, are separated from one another by the first wall; wherein a second set of said twisted pairs having lower crosstalk than the first set, absent the separator spline, are separated from one another by the second wall; and wherein the plurality of longitudinally extending walls are each defined by a pair of parallel surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (47)
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48. A data communications cable comprising:
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a plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors including a first twisted pair, a second twisted pair, a third twisted pair and a fourth twisted pair; wherein inherent crosstalk between the first twisted pair and the third twisted pair is greater than inherent crosstalk between the first twisted pair and the second twisted pair; wherein the first twisted pair is maintained spaced apart from the second twisted pair along a length of the data communications cable by a first spacing; wherein the third twisted pair is maintained spaced apart from the fourth twisted pair along the length of the data communications cable by a second spacing that is substantially similar to the first spacing; wherein the first twisted pair is maintained spaced apart from the third twisted pair along the length of the data communications cable by a third spacing that is substantially larger than the first and second spacings; and wherein the second twisted pair is maintained spaced apart from the fourth twisted pair along the length of the data communications cable by a fourth spacing that is substantially similar to the third spacing.
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