1.IntroductionAnyoneworkinginasystemselectromagneticcompat-ibilityenvironmentisusuallypainfullyawareofthefactthat,often,theweakestlinkinthesystemisthecabling.Whetherthisisthecableortheconnectorsthemselves,ormorelikelytheinterfacebetweenthecableandtheconnectorswheretheremaybeapoorconnectionofthecablescreen,theabilityofcablingtoleakorabsorbspurioussignalsisacauseofmuchEMCfrustration.ThissectionwilladdressthebasisofthecablingrelatedEMIphenomenonandthebestcablingpractice.