Modular connector plug for high speed data transmission networks
First Claim
1. A modular connector plug for forming a connector interface with a connector jack in a high speed data transmission network, the connector plug comprising:
- a printed circuit board (PCB) including a length defined from a contact end to a cable end opposite the contact end;
at least a first cable pair comprising first and second cables and a second cable pair comprising third and fourth cables connected to the PCB; and
a connector assembly including a first plug contact electrically coupled to the first cable, a fourth plug contact electrically coupled to the second cable, a second plug contact electrically coupled to the third cable, and a third plug contact electrically coupled to the fourth cable,wherein each of the plug contacts further comprises;
a first end connected to the PCB, a second end, anda bridge portion having a length between the first end and the second end and having a width oriented perpendicular to the length and the first and second ends,wherein each bridge portion and second end of the respective plug contacts extends in parallel with each other and in transverse orientation with respect to the PCB length, further collectively defining a contact interface proximate the contact end, anda bridge portion of at least one of the plug contacts having a maximum width greater than the maximum width of a bridge portion of another plug contact, andwherein each plug contact defines an electrode of a compensating capacitance formed between adjacent pairs of plug contacts, each compensating capacitance defined at least partially by a distance between the respective adjacent pair of plug contacts at the contact interface.
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Abstract
A modular connector plug includes controlled capacitances to compensate for near end cross talk at the connector interface created by interaction of signals having signal frequencies in a data transmission bandwidth. A printed circuit board (PCB) is configured to receive cable pairs, and a connector assembly includes first and fourth plug contacts corresponding to the first cable pair and second and third plug contacts corresponding to the second cable pair. First ends of each contact are connected to the PCB, and second ends extend in parallel with each other and transversely to the PCB length, collectively defining a contact interface proximate the contact end. Each contact has a maximum width at the contact interface, with at least one plug contact having a maximum width greater than the maximum width of another plug contact. Each contact accordingly defines an electrode of a compensating capacitance formed between adjacent pairs of plug contacts.
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10 Claims
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1. A modular connector plug for forming a connector interface with a connector jack in a high speed data transmission network, the connector plug comprising:
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a printed circuit board (PCB) including a length defined from a contact end to a cable end opposite the contact end; at least a first cable pair comprising first and second cables and a second cable pair comprising third and fourth cables connected to the PCB; and a connector assembly including a first plug contact electrically coupled to the first cable, a fourth plug contact electrically coupled to the second cable, a second plug contact electrically coupled to the third cable, and a third plug contact electrically coupled to the fourth cable, wherein each of the plug contacts further comprises; a first end connected to the PCB, a second end, and a bridge portion having a length between the first end and the second end and having a width oriented perpendicular to the length and the first and second ends, wherein each bridge portion and second end of the respective plug contacts extends in parallel with each other and in transverse orientation with respect to the PCB length, further collectively defining a contact interface proximate the contact end, and a bridge portion of at least one of the plug contacts having a maximum width greater than the maximum width of a bridge portion of another plug contact, and wherein each plug contact defines an electrode of a compensating capacitance formed between adjacent pairs of plug contacts, each compensating capacitance defined at least partially by a distance between the respective adjacent pair of plug contacts at the contact interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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