Method for Reducing Crosstalk in Electrical Connectors

摘要

An apparatus and method for crosstalk compensation in a jack of a modular communications connector includes a flexible printed circuit board connected to jack contacts and to connections to a network cable. The flexible printed circuit board includes conductive traces arranged as one or more couplings to provide crosstalk compensation.

主权项

1. A communication jack configured to receive a plug to form a communication connection, comprising:
a plurality of jack contacts, the plurality of jack contacts at least partially disposed within a plug receiving cavity in the jack, wherein each contact has at least a first surface and a second surface, wherein, upon the plug being received by the jack, a plurality of plug contacts interface with the first surface of the plurality of jack contacts; and a flexible printed circuit at least partially contained within the plug receiving cavity and electrically and mechanically connected to at least one pair of the plurality of jack contacts approximate to the interface of the plug contacts and the plurality of jack contacts.