MULTI-RATE TRANSMISSIONS OVER TWINAX CABLES

摘要

Cable systems and assemblies integrate a reduced number of twin axial cables to transmit and received in a full-duplex transmission signals at transmission speeds greater than or equal to one hundred Giga bytes per second. The reduced number of twin axial cables comprise four or less twin axial cables, in which each pair forms a single twin axial full-duplex cable for passive or active communication of the signals at multiple different transmission rates concurrently. A processor can be integrated with the twin axial cables and operate to encode the signals for fast transmission speeds at the different transmission rates.

主权项

1. A cable assembly, comprising:
four or less twin axial cables configured for communicating signals in opposite directions; a plug assembly configured for integrating one end of the twin axial cables with an interconnect, and connecting another end with an interface port, the plug assembly comprising:
a transceiver configured for communicating the signals in the opposite directions to and from the interface port, wherein the transceiver transmits a first signal at a first transmission rate and transmits a second signal at a second transmission rate, the second transmission rate is different from the first transmission rate, via the twin axial cables; anda processor operatively coupled to the transceiver that is configured for digital signal processing of the signals via the twin axial cables.