Title :
Intra-system interconnects for digital communications
Author :
Deutsch, A. ; Arjavalingam, G. ; Surovic, C.W. ; Lanzetta, A.P. ; Fogel, K.E. ; Doany, F. ; Ritter, M.
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
The electrical performance of three types of cables, namely coaxial, shielded ribbon and flexible-film is characterized for interconnection applications inside high-speed digital systems. Measurements are made of the cable attenuation signal propagation integrity, bit-error rate, connector discontinuities and crosstalk. The electrical parameters obtained experimentally are used in simulations to predict the bandwidth and range of useful lengths for these cables. The paper highlights the performance-limiting factors such as connector and via discontinuities, and printed-circuit-board wiring losses and the practical density and extendibility limitations are discussed
Keywords :
attenuation measurement; cable sheathing; coaxial cables; crosstalk; digital communication; electric connectors; printed circuit accessories; wiring; bit-error rate; cable attenuation signal propagation; coaxial cables; connector discontinuities; crosstalk; digital communications; electrical parameters; extendibility limitations; flexible-film cable; intra-system interconnects; performance-limiting factors; printed-circuit-board wiring losses; shielded ribbon; via discontinuities; Attenuation measurement; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; Coaxial cables; Communication cables; Connectors; Crosstalk; Digital communication; Digital systems; Predictive models;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic Components and Technology Conference, 1994. Proceedings., 44th
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0914-6
DOI :
10.1109/ECTC.1994.367532
