High density high speed data communications connector
First Claim
1. An outlet comprising:
- a first substrate comprising a first ground plane and an electrical circuit, the electrical circuit being adjacent to the first ground plane and spaced apart therefrom, wherein the first ground plane comprises a first plurality of layers with a different substantially non-conductive layer being positioned between each adjacent pair of the first plurality of layers, the first plurality of layers being electrically connected to one another;
a second substrate comprising a second ground plane electrically connected to the first ground plane, the electrical circuit being spaced apart from the second ground plane, wherein the second ground plane comprises a second plurality of layers with a different substantially non-conductive layer being positioned between each adjacent pair of the second plurality of layers, the second plurality of layers being electrically connected to one another; and
a plurality of electrical contacts positioned adjacent to the first and second substrates, each of the plurality of electrical contacts being connected to the electrical circuit.
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Abstract
An outlet that includes first and second substrates, and a plurality of electrical contacts. The first substrate includes an electrical circuit adjacent to and spaced apart from a first ground plane. Each of the electrical contacts is connected to the circuit. The second substrate includes a second ground plane electrically connected to the first ground plane. The circuit is spaced apart from the second ground plane. The electrical contacts are positioned adjacent to the first and second substrates. Together the first and second ground planes may form a localized, electrically floating, isolated ground plane. The outlet may be connected to a cable and/or configured to be mounted to a panel for use with a rack. The outlet may be implemented as a Category 7A and/or Next Generation type outlet having an overall height that allows two rows of twenty-four like outlets to be mounted within one rack unit (“1RU”).
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53 Claims
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1. An outlet comprising:
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a first substrate comprising a first ground plane and an electrical circuit, the electrical circuit being adjacent to the first ground plane and spaced apart therefrom, wherein the first ground plane comprises a first plurality of layers with a different substantially non-conductive layer being positioned between each adjacent pair of the first plurality of layers, the first plurality of layers being electrically connected to one another; a second substrate comprising a second ground plane electrically connected to the first ground plane, the electrical circuit being spaced apart from the second ground plane, wherein the second ground plane comprises a second plurality of layers with a different substantially non-conductive layer being positioned between each adjacent pair of the second plurality of layers, the second plurality of layers being electrically connected to one another; and a plurality of electrical contacts positioned adjacent to the first and second substrates, each of the plurality of electrical contacts being connected to the electrical circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A cable assembly for use with a plug comprising a plurality of pairs of plug contacts, the cable assembly comprising:
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a cable having an end and a plurality of pairs of wires, each pair of wires being configured to conduct a differential signal; and an outlet connected to the end of the cable, the outlet comprising a plurality of pairs of connectors, a plurality of pairs of outlet contacts, and a floating ground plane, each of the pairs of connectors being electrically connected to a different one of the pairs of outlet contacts, a different one of the pairs of connectors being electrically connected to each pair of wires of the cable, the outlet being configured to receive the plug and form an electrical connection between each the pairs of plug contacts and a different one of the pairs of outlet contacts, the floating ground plane having portions positioned at least partially between the pairs of outlet contacts. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An outlet comprising:
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a first substrate comprising a first ground plane and an electrical circuit, the electrical circuit being adjacent to the first ground plane and spaced apart therefrom; a second substrate comprising a second ground plane electrically connected to the first ground plane, the electrical circuit being spaced apart from the second ground plane; a plurality of electrical contacts positioned adjacent to the first and second substrates, each of the plurality of electrical contacts being connected to the electrical circuit; and a plurality of electrical connectors, each electrical connector being configured to form an electrical connection with a wire, the electrical circuit comprising a plurality of electrical pathways, each pathway corresponding to a different one of the plurality of electrical connectors and connecting the different one of the plurality of electrical connectors to a different one of the plurality of electrical contacts. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. An outlet comprising:
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a first substrate comprising a first ground plane, an electrical circuit, and a first surface opposite a second surface, the electrical circuit being adjacent to the first ground plane and spaced apart therefrom, the electrical circuit having first and second portions disposed on the first and second surfaces, respectively, of the first substrate, a second substrate comprising a second ground plane electrically connected to the first ground plane, the electrical circuit being spaced apart from the second ground plane; and a plurality of electrical contacts positioned adjacent to the first and second substrates, each of the plurality of electrical contacts being connected to the electrical circuit, a first portion of the plurality of electrical contacts being connected to the first portion of the electrical circuit, and a different second portion of the plurality of electrical contacts being connected to the second portion of the electrical circuit such that the first portion of the plurality of electrical contacts are physically separated from the second portion of the plurality of electrical contacts by the first substrate. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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