Methods and apparatus for reducing crosstalk in electrical connectors
First Claim
1. A crosstalk compensation apparatus for a modular communication connector comprising a jack and a plug, the jack having jack contacts consisting of metal cantilever beams, the apparatus comprising a flexible printed circuit mechanically and electrically connected at a first end to the jack contacts approximately opposite and adjacent to where the jack contacts interface with the plug as installed, the flexible printed circuit mechanically and electrically connected at a second end to network cable connectors, thereby providing a network path for at least two pairs between the jack contacts and the connectors.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for crosstalk compensation in a jack of a modular communications connector includes a flexible printed circuit board connected to jack contacts and to connections to a network cable. The flexible printed circuit board includes conductive traces arranged as one or more couplings to provide crosstalk compensation.
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46 Claims
- 1. A crosstalk compensation apparatus for a modular communication connector comprising a jack and a plug, the jack having jack contacts consisting of metal cantilever beams, the apparatus comprising a flexible printed circuit mechanically and electrically connected at a first end to the jack contacts approximately opposite and adjacent to where the jack contacts interface with the plug as installed, the flexible printed circuit mechanically and electrically connected at a second end to network cable connectors, thereby providing a network path for at least two pairs between the jack contacts and the connectors.
- 16. A crosstalk compensation apparatus for a modular communication connector comprising a jack and a plug, the jack having jack contacts consisting of metal cantilever beams, the apparatus comprising a circuit board mechanically and electrically connected at a first end by flexible members to the jack contacts approximately opposite and adjacent to where the jack contacts interface with the plug as installed, the circuit board mechanically and electrically connected at a second end to network cable connectors, thereby providing a network path for at least two pairs between the jack contacts and the connectors.
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31. A jack for use in a communication system, the jack cooperatively interfacing with a plug to connect a first communication cable to a second communication cable, each of the communication cables having a plurality of wires arranged in wire pairs, the jack comprising:
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a plurality of insulation displacement contacts for connecting to the wires of the first communication cable;
a plurality of jack contacts for connecting to a plurality of plug contacts in the plug when the plug is inserted in the jack, the plug contacts being connected to the wires of the second communication cable; and
a circuit board connected at a first end to the plurality of insulation displacement contacts and flexibly connected at a second end to the plurality of jack contacts to form conduction paths from the wires of the first communication cable to the wires of the second communication cable, the circuit board including conductive traces arranged to provide crosstalk compensation. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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