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Managed connectivity in electrical systems and methods thereof

  • US 9,401,552 B2
  • Filed: 03/13/2015
  • Issued: 07/26/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A connector assembly comprising:

  • 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.

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