TELECOMMUNICATIONS MODULE WITH IMPROVED SHIELDING CHARACTERISTICS

摘要

A telecommunications module (10) has a housing (20) and pairs of contacts (16) exposed at the front of the housing (20), the pairs of contacts (16) being adapted to connect wires therewith, the housing (20) being provided with at least one slot (22) at a location between two pairs of contacts (16), the slots (22) being open at at least one side (18) of the housing (20) extending between the front and rear of the module so as to allow at least one shield plate (24) and/or at least a portion (34) of a grounding rail (26), which is adapted to electrically contact the shield plate (24), to be inserted into the slot (22).