Patent ID: 7575480

Claim:
A crossbar cable to connect a crossbar switch with a plurality of outputs, the crossbar cable comprising: a switch connector comprising a plurality of sockets, the sockets being compatible with ports in the crossbar switch; a plurality of cables, each cable having wires connected at a first end to a subset of the sockets in the switch connector; a plurality of device connectors, each device connector connected to wires at a second end of a respective one of the plurality of cables, wherein the first ends of the wires in the plurality of cables are connected to the same switch connector, wherein the second ends of the wires in a respective one of the plurality of cables are connected to a respective device connector, and wherein each of the device connectors is communicatively coupled over the wires to the subset of sockets in the switch connector at the first end of its respective one of the plurality of cables; and an encasing wrap to bundle the plurality of cables at least at the first ends of the plurality of cables.