A wired drill pipe segment includes a tubular body having an axial bore, a
box end disposed at a first end of the tubular body having a first core
material disposed in the box end, a pin end disposed at a second end of
the tubular body having a second core material disposed in the pin end, a
first coil winding wound around at least a portion of the first core
material and a second coil winding wound around at least a portion of the
first core material, a third coil winding wound around at least a portion
of the second core material and a fourth coil winding wound around at
least a portion of the second core material, a first conductor connected
to the first coil winding and the third coil winding and extending
through the tubular body, and a second conductor connected to the second
coil winding and the fourth coil winding and extending through the
tubular body.