Patent ID: 7238886

Claim:
A cable having a central axis, the cable comprising: a plurality of twisted pairs of conductors; and a jacket defining a central passage in which the plurality of twisted pairs of conductors is located, the central passage including air, the air in the central passage occupying a volume between the plurality of twisted pairs of conductors, the jacket including legs that project inwardly toward the central axis of the cable, the jacket defining channels located between the legs, the channels including air, the air in the channels being in fluid communication with the air in the central passage that occupies the volume between the plurality of twisted pairs of conductors, each of the channels having two opposing sides, a side interconnecting the two opposing sides, wherein the side interconnecting the two opposing sides forms discretely identifiable corners with the two opposing sides, and an open side that faces inwardly toward the central axis, the channels having lengths that run along a length of the jacket, and the number of channels being greater than the number of twisted pairs of conductors.