Patent ID: 7762727

Claim:
An integrated cable comprising: a first optical fiber within the integrated cable, the first optical fiber having a first end and a second end; a first electrical connector integrated with the integrated cable, the first electrical connector configured to connect with a first electrical port external to the integrated cable such that when connected to the first electrical port the first electrical connector is configured to receive a first electrical signal and provide the first electrical signal to a first electro-optical transducer; the first electro-optical transducer disposed within the integrated cable and coupled to the first end of the first optical fiber such that when the first electro-optical transducer receives the first electrical signal and converts the first electrical signal into a first optical signal the first optical signal is coupled to the first end of the first optical fiber; a second electrical connector integrated with the integrated cable, the second electrical connector configured to connect with a second electrical port external to the integrated cable; a first opto-electrical transducer disposed within the integrated cable and coupled to a second end of the first optical fiber such that when the first opto-electrical transducer receives the first optical signal from the second end of the first optical fiber the first opto-electrical transducer converts the first optical signal to a second electrical signal and provides the second electrical signal to the second electrical connector such that when connected to the second electrical port the second electrical connector is configured to provide the second electrical signal to the second electrical port; and a circuit disposed in the integrated cable, the circuit configured to provide pre-emphasis of the second electrical signal.