(19)
(11) EP 1 411 531 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
10.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/46

(43) Date of publication A2:
21.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/17

(21) Application number: 03380222.4

(22) Date of filing: 07.10.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7H01B 11/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 16.10.2002 ES 200202483

(71) Applicant: Telefonica, S.A.
28013 Madrid (ES)

(72) Inventor:
  • Sanchez Prieto, Juan
    28020 Madrid (ES)

(74) Representative: Sanchez del Campo Gonzalez de Ubierna, Ramon 
c/o Ballestero y Cia. S.L., Velàzquez, 87-1.o Dcha
28006 Madrid
28006 Madrid (ES)

   


(54) Multi-pair cable for analogue, digital, xDSL and broadband systems


(57) It comprises a combination of colour-coded pairs (1), cabled in units (2) of three or four pairs, said combination of pairs being covered with a plastic protection tape (3), wound helicoidally, on which is a drain wire (4) and on the outside of this is a tape (5), metalized on one side and covered with insulating material on the other, on top of which is a cord (6) for tearing the final cover (7) sealing the whole array and which is made of PVC or other material with low halogen content. In this way, signal-coupling imbalances at high-frequency can be offset, making said cable suitable for transmitting bidirectional digital signals and in particular xDSL or broadband systems, enabling interoperability of new and existing systems in the cable and making maximum use of the systems it uses, at the same time optimizing the loop length by its low level of longitudinal attenuation loss and low level cross-talk noise.







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