Enhanced communication connector assembly with crosstalk compensation
First Claim
1. An enhanced communication connector assembly, comprising:
- a wire board;
a number of elongated terminal contact wires each having a base portion supported on the wire board, a free end portion opposite said base portion for making electrical contact with a mating connector, and a section connecting the free end portion and the base portion with one another;
the free end portion is arranged so that the section of the terminal contact wire deflects by the action of the mating connector; and
a first crosstalk compensating device fixed on the wire board, wherein the device is constructed and arranged to engage with the sections of selected terminal contact wires to provide capacitive compensation coupling between the selected terminal contact wires when the sections of the contact wires are deflected by said mating connector.
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Abstract
An enhanced communication connector assembly capable of meeting Category 6 performance levels with respect to near end crosstalk (NEXT), when the assembly is connected to a mating connector. The assembly includes a wire board, and a number of elongated terminal contact wires with base portions that are supported on the board. The contact wires have free end portions opposite the base portions for making electrical contact with a mating connector. A crosstalk compensating device on the wire board is constructed and arranged to cooperate with sections of selected terminal contact wires to provide capacitive compensation coupling between the selected terminal contact wires, when the contact wires are engaged by the mating connector.
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1. An enhanced communication connector assembly, comprising:
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a wire board;
a number of elongated terminal contact wires each having a base portion supported on the wire board, a free end portion opposite said base portion for making electrical contact with a mating connector, and a section connecting the free end portion and the base portion with one another;
the free end portion is arranged so that the section of the terminal contact wire deflects by the action of the mating connector; and
a first crosstalk compensating device fixed on the wire board, wherein the device is constructed and arranged to engage with the sections of selected terminal contact wires to provide capacitive compensation coupling between the selected terminal contact wires when the sections of the contact wires are deflected by said mating connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An enhanced communications jack connector, comprising:
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a jack housing having a front surface and a plug opening in said front surface, wherein the plug opening has an axis and is formed to receive a mating plug connector; and
a communication connector assembly inserted in said jack housing for making electrical contact with said mating plug connector when the plug connector is inserted along the axis of the plug opening in the jack housing, said connector assembly comprising;
a wire board supported in the jack housing;
a number of elongated terminal contact wires each having a base portion supported on the wire board, a free end portion opposite said base portion for electrically contacting a corresponding terminal of the mating plug connector, and a section connecting the free end portion and the base portion with one another;
the free end portion is configured so that the section of the terminal contact wire deflects by the action of the mating plug connector; and
a first crosstalk compensating device fixed on the wire board, wherein the device is constructed and arranged to engage with the sections of selected terminal contact wires to provide capacitive compensation coupling between the selected terminal contact wires when the sections of the contact wires are deflected by said mating plug connector. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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