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Communication plug with improved crosstalk

  • US 8,690,598 B2
  • Filed: 10/21/2010
  • Issued: 04/08/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication plug for making electrical contact between a communication cable and a communication jack, comprising:

  • a plug body having a cavity for receiving the communication cable, wherein the communication cable enters the plug body along an axis;

    a circuit board located in the cavity and having a plurality of traces wherein the circuit board has at least one surface that is angled relative to the axis;

    first contacts for making electrical contact between traces on the circuit board and the cable wherein said first contacts are arranged in a staggered configuration such that a contact for a particular wire-pair is equidistant to both contacts for a different wire-pair; and

    second contacts for making electrical contact between the traces on the circuit board and contacts on a jack to which the plug is interfaced.

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