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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
May. 21, 2001
George R. Bailey, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Spirent Communications of Rockville, Inc., Rockville, MD (US);
Abstract
An electrical cable includes one or more conductors with one or more shields encircling the one or more conductors. Each of the shields includes a conductive layer with a nonconductive layer electrically separating the conductive layer from one another. Connection mechanisms to the conductive layers can be through the use of a plurality of drainwires, which are each in substantially continuous contact with one conductive layer of at least one shiel. Each of the connection mechanisms is eletrically separated from other conductive layer of other shields and from the other connection mechanisms. Each connection mechanism and conductive layer in contact therewith can constitute an electrode that is electrically connectable at an end of the cable.