MANAGED CONNECTIVITY IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF
First Claim
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1. A connector arrangement comprising:
- a plug defining a first plurality of slots and a second plurality of slots, the first plurality of slots being separate from the second plurality of slots;
a plurality of first contacts located in the plug and accessible through the first plurality of slots, the first contacts being electrically connected to conductors of an electrical segment of communications media terminated at the plug;
a plurality of second contacts located in the plug and accessible through the second plurality of slots; and
a storage device mounted within the plug, the storage device being electrically connected to the second contacts, the storage device being configured to store physical layer information pertaining to the connector arrangement or the electrical segment of communications media.
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Abstract
An electrical connector arrangement includes a storage device coupled to a connector housing. The storage device is configured to store physical layer information pertaining to the electrical connector arrangement. The storage device also has contacts that enable the physical layer information to be read from the storage device by a media reading interface. A connector assembly includes at least one receptacle assembly; a printed circuit board; and a media reading interface.
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28 Claims
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1. A connector arrangement comprising:
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a plug defining a first plurality of slots and a second plurality of slots, the first plurality of slots being separate from the second plurality of slots; a plurality of first contacts located in the plug and accessible through the first plurality of slots, the first contacts being electrically connected to conductors of an electrical segment of communications media terminated at the plug; a plurality of second contacts located in the plug and accessible through the second plurality of slots; and a storage device mounted within the plug, the storage device being electrically connected to the second contacts, the storage device being configured to store physical layer information pertaining to the connector arrangement or the electrical segment of communications media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A connector arrangement comprising:
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a plug having a first side and an opposite, second side, the plug including a finger tab extending outwardly from a key at the second side, the finger tab including a latch surface for latching the plug to a connector assembly; a plurality of first contacts located at the first side of the plug, the first contacts being electrically connected to conductors of an electrical segment of communications media terminated at the plug; a plurality of second contacts located within the plug and being accessible through slots defined in the key; and a storage device located within the plug, the storage device being electrically connected to the second contacts, and the storage device being configured to store information pertaining to the connector arrangement or the electrical segment of communications media. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 16, 17)
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15. The connector arrangement of claim 15, wherein the printed circuit board is a flexible printed circuit board.
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18. A connector assembly comprising:
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a housing including a frame and a fascia, the frame defining a plurality of openings, the fascia being coupled to the frame and defining a plurality of openings that align with the openings of the frame to define passages, each opening of the fascia defining a keyway at a first side of the housing; a printed circuit board mounted to the housing; at least a first jack module mounted at least partially within a first of the passages defined in the housing, the first jack module including a body defining a port that is configured to receive a connector arrangement along an insertion axis that extends generally perpendicular to the printed circuit board, the first jack module including a first contact arrangement that is isolated from the printed circuit board; and at least a first media reading interface connected to the housing at the first passage, the media reading interface being electrically coupled to the printed circuit board, at least a portion of the media reading interface extending through the body and into the port of the first jack module from the first side of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of assembling a connector assembly comprising:
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providing a printed circuit board, a frame, and a fascia including a first piece and a second piece; mounting the printed circuit board to the first piece of a fascia to form a first unit; mounting the second piece of the fascia to the frame to form a second unit; mounting a plurality of jack modules to the second unit; and removably coupling the first unit to the second unit. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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