Patent ID: 6232557
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: H01B,H01R

Abstract:
A media cable for a power and data transmission network, the network including a plurality of nodes configured to be coupled to one another via the cable, the cable comprising:an insulating jacket forming a body of the cable;first and second power conductors disposed within the insulating jacket and extending parallel to one another for transmitting electrical power to the nodes;first and second signal conductors disposed within the insulating jacket and extending parallel to the power conductors for transmitting data to and from the nodes;an insulative cover extending over each of the power and signal conductors within the insulating jacket;wherein the first and second signal conductors are disposed transversely within the insulative cover at locations between the first and second power conductors and are at least partially shielded from electromagnetic disturbances by the power conductors when the cable is placed in a network and power applied to the power conductors, the first and second signal conductors being positioned a first distance from one another, and the first and second power conductors being positioned respective second and third distances from the first and second signal conductors, respectively, the first distance being smaller than the second and third distances.