HIGH SPEED DATA COMMUNICATIONS CONNECTOR CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR REDUCING CROSSTALK IN COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
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1. A communications outlet, comprising:
- a plurality of electrically conductive paths arranged in pairs;
an electrically conductive shield; and
a plurality of conductive elements, each conductive element being connected to a corresponding conductive path and the conductive elements being configured, for each pair, to balance a capacitive coupling between the electrically conductive shield and the conductive paths of that pair.
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Abstract
A communications outlet includes a plurality of electrically conductive paths arranged in pairs and an electrically conductive shield. A plurality of conductive elements connected to a corresponding conductive path and the conductive elements configured, for each pair, to balance a capacitive coupling between the electrically conductive shield and the conductive paths of that pair.
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1. A communications outlet, comprising:
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a plurality of electrically conductive paths arranged in pairs; an electrically conductive shield; and a plurality of conductive elements, each conductive element being connected to a corresponding conductive path and the conductive elements being configured, for each pair, to balance a capacitive coupling between the electrically conductive shield and the conductive paths of that pair. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A communications outlet, comprising:
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an insulating body having a surface; an electrically conductive shield formed on at least a portion of the surface of the insulating body; a plurality of wire termination contacts; and a rigid printed circuit board configured to be positioned within the housing, the rigid printed circuit board including a plurality of conductive traces and the wire termination contacts being attached to the rigid circuit board and electrically coupled to the conductive traces, the conductive traces on the rigid printed circuit board and the wire termination contacts being part of a plurality of electrically conductive paths of the communications outlet, with pairs of the electrically conductive paths being defined and the rigid printed circuit board including for each pair a capacitive coupling trace electrically connected to one of the electrically conductive paths of the pair, each capacitive coupling trace configured on the rigid printed circuit board to balance a capacitive coupling between the conductive shield and the electrically conductive paths of the associated pair. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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- 32. A method of reducing alien crosstalk in a communications outlet having a first electrically conductive shield and a plurality of electrically conductive paths arranged in pairs, the method comprising, for each pair, connecting a conductive element to at least one of the electrically conductive paths of the pair to balance a capacitive coupling between each of the electrically conductive paths of the pair and the first electrically conductive shield.
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40. A communications outlet including an insulating body and a plurality of conductive paths, each conductive path including a corresponding outlet tine with the outlet tines being positioned adjacent one another, each outlet tine having a free end near which a plug contact is adapted to touch the outlet tine, and each outlet tine having a fixed end attached to a rigid printed circuit board and coupled through a corresponding conductive trace on the rigid printed circuit board to a corresponding wire termination contact, the communications outlet comprising:
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an internal crosstalk compensation stage coupled to at least some of the conductive paths and operable to reduce internal crosstalk within the communications outlet; a first modal alien crosstalk compensation stage connected to at least some of the conductive paths and operable to reduce modal alien crosstalk generated within the communications outlet; and an alien crosstalk compensation stage, comprising; an electrically conductive shield; and a plurality of conductive elements, each conductive element being connected to a corresponding conductive path and the conductive elements being configured, for each signal pair, to balance a capacitive coupling between the electrically conductive shield and the conductive paths of that signal pair. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. An electronic system, comprising:
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a first electronic subsystem; a first plurality of communications cables coupled to the first electronic subsystem, each cable including a corresponding communications plug; a plurality of communications outlets, each communications outlet adapted to receive a corresponding one of the communications plugs, and at least some of the communications outlets comprising, a plurality of electrically conductive paths arranged in pairs; an electrically conductive shield; and a plurality of conductive elements, each conductive element being connected to a corresponding conductive path and the conductive elements being configured, for each pair, to balance a capacitive coupling between the electrically conductive shield and the conductive paths of that pair; a second plurality of communications cables coupled to the plurality of communications outlets; and a second electronic subsystem coupled to the second plurality of communications cables. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55)
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