Patent ID: 8472202

Claim:
An electrical communication system comprising: a printed circuit board (PCB) including first and second ground plates and first, second, third, and fourth signal vias and first and second ground vias extending between the first and second ground plates, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth signal vias are electrically connected to first, second, third, and fourth conductive traces, respectively, on a surface of the PCB; a first cable having first and second signal wires and a first ground wire extending therefrom, wherein the first and second signal wires define a first differential pair, wherein the first and second signal wires electrically connect to the first and second signal vias, respectively, and wherein the first ground wire connects to a first ground via; and a second cable having third and fourth signal wires and a second ground wire extending therefrom, wherein the third and fourth signal wires define a second differential pair, wherein the third and fourth signal wires electrically connect to third and fourth signal vias, respectively, and wherein the second ground wire connects to a second ground via, wherein the first cable is offset with respect to the second cable on the first and second ground plates and within the PCB with respect to at least one of two orthogonal axes.