Patent ID: 6124551
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: H01B

Abstract:
A SCSI external cable, comprising an inner non-conducting fiber;a core layer of twisted pairs, each of the core layer twisted pairs in the core layer being concentrically wrapped around the inner non-conducting fiber;a first layer of twisted pairs, each of the first layer twisted pairs being concentrically wrapped around the core layer of twisted pairs;a second layer of twisted pairs, each of the second layer twisted pairs being concentrically wrapped around the first layer of twisted pairs wherein each wire in the core layer, the first layer, and the second layer respectively has a core layer insulation, a first layer insulation, and a second layer insulation, the second layer insulation is configured to be thicker than the first layer insulation, and the first layer insulation is configured to be thicker than the core layer insulation;an inner shield being concentrically wrapped in a first direction around the second layer of twisted pairs;an outer shield being concentrically wrapped in a second direction around the inner shield, the second direction being opposite the first direction of the inner shield; anda jacket configured to wrap around the outer shield.