“A cross filler for arrangement within a LAN cable has a plurality of twisted pair conductors. The cross filler has a body and a plurality of radially extending arms from a center point. Each of the arms has a plurality of spaced apart notches cut into the arms, the notches spaced apart along the length of the arms. Each of the notches are dimensioned allowing bending of the LAN cable without physical breakdown of the cross filler.”

Twisted pair cables incorporated separators with cooling channels are described. A cable may include a plurality of twisted pairs of individually insulated electrical conductors, and a separator extending lengthwise along a longitudinal length of the cable may be positioned between at least two of the plurality of twisted pairs. The separator may include a flexible body configured to maintain the at least two pairs in a predetermined configuration. A first channel extending lengthwise may define a longitudinal cavity through the separator, and at least one second channel may extend from the first channel through the flexible body to an outer surface of the separator. Additionally, the cable may include a jacket formed around the plurality of twisted pairs and the separator.

A cable, such as a USB cable, having at least two pairs of strands, each of which is designed to transmit a differential data signal; in the longitudinal direction (L) of the cable, the at least two pairs of strands extend helically about a common braiding center.

A cable may include a plurality of twisted pairs of individually insulated conductors, a separator positioned between the twisted pairs, and a jacket formed around the twisted pairs and the separator. The separator may include a longitudinally extending spine positioned between the plurality of twisted pairs, and one or more respective projections extending from the spine at each of a plurality of longitudinally spaced locations. Each projection at a given spaced location may extend between a respective set of adjacent twisted pairs. Additionally, a respective longitudinal gap of at least approximately twenty centimeters may be present between each adjacent pair of longitudinally spaced locations.

A cable may include a plurality of twisted pairs of individually insulated conductors, a separator positioned between the twisted pairs, and a jacket formed around the twisted pairs and the separator. The separator may include a longitudinally extending spine positioned between the plurality of twisted pairs, and one or more respective projections extending from the spine at each of a plurality of longitudinally spaced locations. Each projection at a given spaced location may extend between a respective set of adjacent twisted pairs. Additionally, a respective longitudinal gap of at least approximately twenty centimeters may be present between each adjacent pair of longitudinally spaced locations.

Communication cables incorporating a plurality of twisted pair components formed around a central member are described. A central member may extend lengthwise along a longitudinal length of a cable, and the central member may include a channel extending lengthwise that defines a longitudinal cavity through the central member. A plurality of twisted pair components may be formed around the central member, and each component may include a plurality of twisted pairs of individually insulated electrical conductors and at least one shield layer. The shield layer may include electrically conductive material, and the shield layer may be formed around at least one of the plurality of twisted pairs. Additionally, the shield layer may be in direct contact with the central member. Further, a jacket may be formed around the central member and the plurality of twisted pair components.

A coaxial cable of the present invention comprises a center conductor, a dielectric surrounding the center conductor, a shielding tape surrounding the dielectric, a braided metal surrounding the shielding tape, and an outer jacket surrounding the braided metal. The shielding tape comprises: (i) a first shielding layer bonded to a first separating layer; (ii) a second shielding layer bonded to the first separating layer and a second separating layer; and (iii) a third shielding layer bonded to the second separating layer. The present invention eliminates the potential problem of the outer shielding structures separating and interfering with connector attachment. Furthermore, the use of three or more shielding layers in the shielding tape of the present invention improves the flex life of the shield tape by covering micro-cracks in the metal layers with additional shielding layers, thus reducing signal egress or ingress. Accordingly, the present invention provides cost savings and/or an improvement in shielding performance.

The disclosed embodiments provide a plurality of antennas that can be interconnected with each other and with a central receiver in a self-assembling manner, such that antennas can be added, removed, and replaced with minimal configuration. Each antenna comprises an antenna feed circuit, an input connector, and an output connector. Each of the antennas may be configured to assign a first set of signal channels at its output connector to a second set of signal channels at its input connector (or vice versa) according to a predetermined or dynamically determined mapping. Each antenna may be further configured to assign a signal channel at its input connector to the signal it receives at its antenna feed circuitry. By sharing the same configuration for mapping signal channels between the antennas' input and output connectors and feed circuitry, the antennas can be added or removed in a sequence of antennas using simple cable connections and without having to rewire the connections at the central receiver.

The disclosed embodiments provide a plurality of antennas that can be interconnected with each other and with a central receiver in a self-assembling manner, such that antennas can be added, removed, and replaced with minimal configuration. Each antenna comprises an antenna feed circuit, an input connector, and an output connector. Each of the antennas may be configured to assign a first set of signal channels at its output connector to a second set of signal channels at its input connector (or vice versa) according to a predetermined or dynamically determined mapping. Each antenna may be further configured to assign a signal channel at its input connector to the signal it receives at its antenna feed circuitry. By sharing the same configuration for mapping signal channels between the antennas' input and output connectors and feed circuitry, the antennas can be added or removed in a sequence of antennas using simple cable connections and without having to rewire the connections at the central receiver.

Cross-web for use in cable manufacture having a tape-like appearance in their relaxed state and their method of manufacture.