| CPC H05K 7/1491 (2013.01) [H05K 5/0247 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
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1. A bundled cable assembly for interconnecting network equipment that is supported in a series of n equipment racks, wherein n is an integer≥4, the bundled cable assembly comprising:
a first end section for connecting to network equipment in a first equipment rack of the n equipment racks;
a second end section for connecting to network equipment in a final equipment rack of the n equipment racks;
a main section extending between the first end section and the second end section;
a plurality of tap locations at spaced apart locations along a length of the main section; and
a plurality of tap sections for connecting to network equipment in a plurality of equipment racks of the n equipment racks that are between the first equipment rack and the last equipment rack, wherein each tap section of the plurality of tap sections extends from a respective tap location of the plurality of tap locations;
wherein:
the bundled cable assembly is defined by n groups of jumpers that are bundled together in at least some of the main section,
each of the n groups comprises a plurality of jumpers that each have a first jumper end and a second jumper end,
the first end section, the plurality of tap sections, and the second end section define terminal sections of the bundled cable assembly, and
each of the terminal sections comprises the first jumper ends from a respective group of the n groups of jumpers and at least one second jumper end from each of the other n groups of jumpers.
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