US Patent 11960132 Multilayer low attenuation drop cable

A communication cable is provided that retains low signal attenuation even after multiple cycles through significant temperature changes. The cable includes a communication element, a tight buffer element that surrounds the communication element, a strengthening element that surrounds the tight buffer element, an inner jacket that surrounds the strengthening element, and an outer jacket that surrounds the inner jacket. The outer jacket protects the interior components and is made of a hard material, and the inner jacket protects the communication element from the mechanical stresses of temperature-induced thermal expansion and contraction of the outer jacket.