Telecommunications device
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1. A telecommunications device comprising:
- a housing defining a port for receiving a plug;
a plurality of contact springs adapted to make electrical contact with the plug when the plug is inserted into the port of the housing;
a plurality of wire termination contacts for terminating wires to the device;
a circuit board that electrically connects the contact springs to the wire termination contacts, the circuit board including first and second conductive layers separated by a dielectric layer, and a third conductive layer separated from the second conductive layer by a second dielectric layer, the second dielectric layer having a thickness that is at least 2.5 times the thickness of the first dielectric layer; and
the first and second conductive layers including a cross talk compensation arrangement including spaced-apart capacitor members, the capacitor members being separated by the first dielectric layer.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications jack including a housing having a port for receiving a plug. The jack also includes a plurality of contact springs adapted to make electrical contact with the plug when the plug is inserted into the port of the housing, and a plurality of wire termination contacts for terminating wires to the jack. The jack further includes a circuit board that electrically connects the contact springs to the wire termination contacts. The circuit board includes a multi-zone crosstalk compensation arrangement for reducing crosstalk at the jack.
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34 Claims
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1. A telecommunications device comprising:
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a housing defining a port for receiving a plug; a plurality of contact springs adapted to make electrical contact with the plug when the plug is inserted into the port of the housing; a plurality of wire termination contacts for terminating wires to the device; a circuit board that electrically connects the contact springs to the wire termination contacts, the circuit board including first and second conductive layers separated by a dielectric layer, and a third conductive layer separated from the second conductive layer by a second dielectric layer, the second dielectric layer having a thickness that is at least 2.5 times the thickness of the first dielectric layer; and the first and second conductive layers including a cross talk compensation arrangement including spaced-apart capacitor members, the capacitor members being separated by the first dielectric layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A telecommunications jack having a plurality of wire pairs comprising:
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a housing defining a port for receiving a plug; a plurality of contact springs adapted to make electrical contact with the plug when the plug is inserted into the port of the housing; a plurality of wire termination contacts for terminating wires to the jack; a circuit board that electrically connects the contact springs to the wire termination contacts, the circuit board including first and second conductive layers separated by a first dielectric layer, the first dielectric layer having a thickness less than about 0.005 inches; and the first and second conductive layers including a crosstalk compensation arrangement including spaced-apart capacitor members, the capacitor members being separated by the first dielectric layer; wherein the circuit board further including a third conductive layer separated from the second conductive layer by a second dielectric layer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A telecommunications jack comprising:
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a housing defining a port for receiving a plug; a plurality of contact springs adapted to make electrical contact with the plug when the plug is inserted into the port of the housing; a plurality of wire termination contacts for terminating wires to the jack; a circuit board that electrically connects the contact springs to the wire termination contacts, the circuit board including first and second conductive layers separated by a first dielectric layer, the first dielectric layer having a thickness less than 0.0075 inches, wherein circuit board includes a first side and an opposite second side, wherein the plurality of contact springs extend from the first side of the circuit board and the plurality of wire termination contacts extend from the second side of the circuit board; and
the first and second conductive layers including a cross talk compensation arrangement including spaced-apart capacitor members, the capacitor members being separated by the first dielectric layer; andwherein the circuit board further including a third conductive layer separated from the second conductive layer by a second dielectric layer. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A telecommunications jack having a plurality of wire pairs comprising:
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a housing defining a port fir receiving a plug; a plurality of contact springs adapted to make electrical contact with the plug when the plug is inserted into the port of the housing; a plurality of wire termination contacts for terminating wires to the jack; a circuit board that electrically connects the contact springs to the wire termination contacts, the circuit board including a plurality of conductive tracks that electrically connect the plurality of contact springs to the plurality of wire termination contacts, the plurality of conductive tracks including a plurality of vias including a first set of vias receiving the plurality of contact springs and a second set of vias receiving the plurality of wire termination contacts; a capacitive element electrically connected to two of the conductive tracks on the circuit board, the capacitive element including a first plate and a second plate; a first extension trace that electrically connects the first plate to a first via of the plurality of vias; a second extension trace that electrically connects the second plate to a second via of the plurality of vias; and wherein at least a portion of at least one of the first and second extension traces includes at least four parallel and side-by-side sections each section joined to at least one of the other sections by a semicircular turn in the at least one of the first and second extension traces. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A telecommunications jack having a plurality of wire pairs comprising:
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a housing defining a port for receiving a plug; a plurality of contact springs adapted to make electrical contact with the plug when the plug is inserted into the port of the housing; a plurality of wire termination contacts for terminating wires to the jack; a circuit board including a plurality of conductive tracks that connect the plurality of contact springs and the plurality of wire termination contacts; a capacitive element electrically connected to a first conductive track of the plurality of conductive tracks and a second conductive track of the plurality of conductive tracks, the capacitive element including a first plate and a second plate; a first extension trace that electrically connects the first plate to the first conductive track; a second extension trace that electrically connects the second plate to the second conductive track; and wherein at least a portion of at least one of the first and second extension traces includes at least four side-by-side sections joined by turns in the at least one extension trace. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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