ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING AN ELECTRICALLY PARALLEL COMPENSATION REGION

摘要

An electrical connector (100) including a connector body (101) that has mating and loading ends (104, 106) and is configured to receive a modular plug (145) at the mating end (104). The electrical connector also includes a contact sub- assembly (110) that is held by the connector body. The contact sub-assembly (110) includes an array of mating conductors (118) that are configured to engage plug contacts (146) of the modular plug (145) at mating interfaces (120) proximate to the mating end (104). The mating conductors (118) transmit a signal current along an interconnection path between the mating and loading ends (104, 106). The contact sub-assembly (110) also includes a plurality of open-ended conductors electrically connected to corresponding mating conductors (118). The open-ended conductors are electrically parallel to the interconnection path of the array of mating conductors (118) and generate crosstalk compensation as the signal current is transmitted through the mating conductors (118).