Electrical connector having an electrically parallel compensation region
First Claim
1. An electrical connector comprising:
- a connector body having mating and loading ends and being configured to receive a modular plug at the mating end; and
a contact sub-assembly held by the connector body, the contact sub-assembly comprising an array of mating conductors configured to engage plug contacts of the modular plug at mating interfaces proximate to the mating end, the mating conductors transmitting a signal current along an interconnection path between the mating and loading ends, the contact sub-assembly further comprising a plurality of open-ended conductors electrically connected to corresponding mating conductors, the open-ended conductors being electrically parallel to the interconnection path of the array of mating conductors and generating crosstalk compensation as the signal current is transmitted through the mating conductors;
wherein the open-ended conductors include first and second open-ended conductors, the first open-ended conductor being electrically connected to a mating conductor proximate to the mating end and the second open-ended conductor being electrically connected to a mating conductor proximate to the loading end, the first and second open-ended conductors being capacitively coupled to each other.
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Abstract
An electrical connector including a connector body that has mating and loading ends and is configured to receive a modular plug at the mating end. The electrical connector also includes a contact sub-assembly that is held by the connector body. The contact sub-assembly includes an array of mating conductors that are configured to engage plug contacts of the modular plug at mating interfaces proximate to the mating end. The mating conductors transmit a signal current along an interconnection path between the mating and loading ends. The contact sub-assembly also includes a plurality of open-ended conductors electrically connected to corresponding mating conductors. The open-ended conductors are electrically parallel to the interconnection path of the array of mating conductors and generate crosstalk compensation as the signal current is transmitted through the mating conductors.
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22 Claims
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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a connector body having mating and loading ends and being configured to receive a modular plug at the mating end; and a contact sub-assembly held by the connector body, the contact sub-assembly comprising an array of mating conductors configured to engage plug contacts of the modular plug at mating interfaces proximate to the mating end, the mating conductors transmitting a signal current along an interconnection path between the mating and loading ends, the contact sub-assembly further comprising a plurality of open-ended conductors electrically connected to corresponding mating conductors, the open-ended conductors being electrically parallel to the interconnection path of the array of mating conductors and generating crosstalk compensation as the signal current is transmitted through the mating conductors; wherein the open-ended conductors include first and second open-ended conductors, the first open-ended conductor being electrically connected to a mating conductor proximate to the mating end and the second open-ended conductor being electrically connected to a mating conductor proximate to the loading end, the first and second open-ended conductors being capacitively coupled to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electrical connector comprising:
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a connector body having an interior chamber configured to receive a modular plug when the modular plug is inserted therein in a mating direction; a contact sub-assembly held by the connector body, the contact sub-assembly comprising an array of mating conductors configured to engage plug contacts of the modular plug at mating interfaces in the chamber, each mating conductor extending in the chamber along the mating direction between an engagement portion and an interior portion and configured to have a signal current flow therebetween; and a circuit board held by the connector body and having a plurality of open-ended conductors electrically connected to corresponding mating conductors, wherein at least two of the open-ended conductors capacitively couple the engagement portion of a first mating conductor to the interior portion of a second mating conductor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An electrical connector comprising:
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a connector body having an interior chamber configured to receive a modular plug when the modular plug is inserted therein in a mating direction; a contact sub-assembly held by the connector body, the contact sub-assembly comprising an array of mating conductors configured to engage plug contacts of the modular plug at mating interfaces in the chamber, each mating conductor extending in the chamber along the mating direction between an engagement portion and an interior portion and configured to have a signal current flow therebetween; and a circuit board held by the connector body and having a plurality of open-ended conductors electrically connected to corresponding mating conductors, wherein at least two of the open-ended conductors capacitively couple the engagement portion and the interior portion of a common mating conductor.
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