Telecommunications connector with modular element

• US 20070015410A1
• Filed: 07/12/2006
• Published: 01/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemon Company The (The Siemon Company Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Siemon Company The (The Siemon Company Incorporated)
• Inventors: Lo, Denny, Siemon, John
• Application Number:
  US11/485,210
• Publication Number:
  US 20070015410A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/620.210
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/514 composed as a modular blocks or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6461 Means for preventing cross-talk
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/665 with built-in electronic circuit H01R13/70, H01R13/719 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6658 on printed circuit board H01R13/6666 - H01R13/6691 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/7195 with planar filters with openings for contacts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/64 for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/2429 mounted in an insulating base

Abstract

A telecommunications connector includes a housing and a plurality of contacts mounted in the housing, the contacts having a first connection end and a second connection end. A modular element having a plurality of leads in electrical contact with the plurality of contacts is removably mounted to the housing.

Claims

1. A telecommunications connector comprising:

a housing;

a plurality of contacts mounted in the housing, the contacts having a first connection end and a second connection end;

a modular element having a plurality of leads in electrical contact with the plurality of contacts, the modular element removably mounted to the housing.

2. The telecommunications connector of claim 1 wherein the modular element is electrically in parallel with the contacts.

3. The telecommunications connector of claim 1 wherein the modular element is electrically in series with the contacts.

4. The telecommunications connector of claim 1 wherein the modular element includes reactive elements to compensate for crosstalk in the telecommunications connector.

6. The telecommunications connector of claim 1 wherein the modular element enables the telecommunication connector to achieve category 6 performance.

7. The telecommunications connector of claim 1 wherein the modular element implements a switching function to direct a signal from a first contact to a second contact.

8. The telecommunications connector of claim 1 wherein the first connection end of the contacts is an insulation displacement contact.

9. The telecommunications connector of claim 1 wherein the modular element is mounted on a printed circuit board, the printed circuit board having contact pads in electrical connection with the contacts.

10. The telecommunications connector of claim 1 wherein the modular element monitors signal transmission characteristics along the contacts and switches signal transmission along the contacts based on the signal transmission characteristics.

11. The telecommunications connector of claim 10 wherein the signal transmission characteristics include at least one of SNR and bit-error rate.

12. The telecommunications connector of claim 1 wherein the modular element includes an RIFD tag.

13. The telecommunications connector of claim 12 wherein the RIFD tag identifies the telecommunications connector.

14. The telecommunications connector of claim 12 wherein the modular element deactivates the telecommunications connector until activated by a RFID interrogator.

15. The telecommunications connector of claim 1 wherein the telecommunications connector is an outlet.

16. The telecommunications connector of claim 1 wherein the telecommunications connector is a plug.

5. The telecommunications connector of claim 5 wherein the reactive elements include at least one of inductance and capacitance.