Applications of Multiconductor Transmission Line Theory to the Prediction of Cable Coupling. Volume 3. Prediction of Crosstalk in Random Cable Bundles
Abstract
Random cable bundles as described in this report are groups of wires (cylindrical conductors) in which the relative wire positions are unknown and vary in some uncontrolled fashion along the cable length. These cable bundles result from the need to contain wires connecting electronic equipments in compact groups. Current practice in the avionics industry is to group wires into these random bundles although the use of ribbon cables (in which wire position is carefully controlled) is increasing. These random bundles can be quite large and no attempt is made to control the relative wire positions within the bundle. Wire-coupled interference (crosstalk) in cable bundles results from the unintentional coupling of signals from one circuit into another by virtue of the electromagnetic interaction between wires in the same cable bundle. The ability to predict this crosstalk is obviously quite important in determining overall system compatibility, i.e., will the system performance by degraded to an intolerable level by this interference.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA038316
Entities
People
- Clayton R. Paul
Organizations
- Georgia Tech