US 12,034,496 B1
Active module for high-speed cable assembly
Christopher William Blackburn, Bothell, WA (US); and Kyle Robert Sammon, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed by TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/084,586.
Int. Cl. H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04B 3/36 (2006.01)
CPC H04B 3/36 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cable assembly comprising:
cables extending between a first end configured to be coupled to a first communication component and a second end configured to be coupled to a second communication component, each cable defining a data channel including a first portion extending to the first end and a second portion extending to the second end; and
an in-line active module coupled to the cables at an intermediate location between the first end and the second end, the in-line active module including a repeater device restoring signals transmitting along the channels at the intermediate location, the in-line active module includes a housing having a chamber and a module circuit board received in the chamber, the repeater device being mounted to the module circuit board and located in the chamber, the first portion of the cable extending into the chamber at a first end of the housing, the second portion of the cable extending into the chamber at a second end of the housing.