The Shielding Performance of Industry Standard Cable Assemblies

Shielded cables are a common component in today´s standard electronic systems that transmit high-speed video and data. However, industry standard cables don´t necessarily exhibit standard shielding performance. This paper is a survey of the shielding performance actually measured on commercially available cable assemblies. When significant differences in performance were discovered, autopsies were performed in order to determine, where possible, the cause of the difference.