Repeater with two connectors mounted on two opposite sides of a circuit board

摘要

A repeater includes two connectors to each of which a communication cable is connected and a circuit board on which the two connectors are mounted and which includes a signal transmission section configured to connect corresponding ones of electrodes of the two connectors together, and the two connectors are mounted on different surfaces of the circuit board such that the communication cables are inserted in opposite insertion directions.

主权项

1. A repeater, comprising:
two connectors each comprising electrodes, the two connectors configured to connect a communication cable; and a circuit board on which the two connectors are mounted, the circuit board comprising a signal transmission section configured to connect corresponding electrodes of the two connectors together, wherein each of the two connectors comprises first to eighth electrodes, the first and second electrodes, the third and sixth electrodes, the fourth and fifth electrodes, and seventh and eighth electrodes being used as pairs for transmitting a differential signal, wherein the circuit board comprises a first set of first to eighth pads that connect corresponding first to eighth electrodes of one of the two connectors and a second set of first to eighth pads that connect corresponding first to eighth electrodes of another of the two connectors, wherein the first set of first to eighth pads and the second set of first to eighth pads are arranged in parallel and in a same order viewed from a same side of the circuit board, the signal transmission section comprising first to eighth linear main transmission channels each of which is configured to connect corresponding electrodes of the two connectors together, and wherein the two connectors are mounted on different surfaces of the circuit board such that a part of the communication cable connected to the one of the two connectors and another part of the communication cable connected to said another of the two connectors are inserted in opposite insertion directions.