An insulated wire for use in a communications cable, the wire comprising a conductor, at least one inner insulating layer surrounding the conductor, and an outer layer surrounding the insulating layers. The device interface processes the request, wherein a plurality of device interfaces corresponding to a plurality of devices are capable of processing the request. The first portion of the trailing edge and second portion of the trailing edge meet substantially tangent to one another. The trustee then monitors the hardware and software components in relation to the trust conditions and reports distrust signals when the trustee’s hardware and software configuration no longer matches the trust conditions. Strategic delays are set such that the transmission capacity of the line is best utilized.