Patent ID: 7550676

Claim:
A patch cord, comprising: a) a cable having a first end and a second end, the cable including: i) a first twisted pair of conductors having a mean lay length of about 0.288 inches; ii) a second twisted pair of conductors having a mean lay length of about 0.330 inches; iii) a third twisted pair of conductors having a mean lay length of about 0.306 inches; and iv) a fourth twisted pair of conductors having a mean lay length of about 0.347 inches; and b) a connector attached to one of the first and second ends of the cable, the connector defining four apertures that each receive one of the twisted pairs, the connector further including eight channels that define consecutive channel positions 1 through 8 , wherein: i) the conductors of the second twisted pair are positioned within channel positions 1 and 2 ; ii) the conductors of the third twisted pair are positioned within channel positions 4 and 5 ; iii) the conductors of the fourth twisted pair are positioned within channel positions 7 and 8 ; iv) the conductors of the first twisted pair are positioned within channel positions 3 and 6 .