Patent ID: 7964797

Claim:
A high speed data communications cable consisting essentially of: a plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors including a first twisted pair and a second twisted pair, each twisted pair comprising two insulated conductors helically twisted together; a non-conductive separator disposed among the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors so as to physically separate the first twisted pair from the second twisted pair, the separator comprising a plurality of fins extending radially outward from a central portion of the separator, the plurality of fins defining a plurality of channels within which the plurality of twisted pairs are individually disposed; and a jacket surrounding the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors, the jacket having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape; wherein the jacket comprises a plurality of protrusions extending away from an inner circumferential surface of the jacket, and wherein the plurality of protrusions cause the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors to be kept away from the inner circumferential surface of the jacket.