SHIELDED AUDIO/DIGITAL COMMUNICATION CABLE SYSTEM

摘要

A cable system (20) includes a central core (24) and an annular sheath (26) overlying a portion of the length of the central core (24). The annular sheath (26) preferably extends only a portion of the length of the central core (24), with the core (24) and the sheath (26) having a common electrical connector at one end. The central core (24) includes a plurality of digital conductors (30) and an overlying core ground plane (32). The annular sheath (26) includes a plurality of analog conductors (34) and an overlying sheath ground plane (36). The two ground planes (32, 36) are electrically isolated from each other along the length of the cable system (20).