Abstract: A connector assembly for mating with a multi-port electrical connector includes a shielded housing having a plurality of discrete shielded plug chambers and a plurality of plugs received in corresponding plug chambers. Each of the plugs are shielded from one another by the shielded housing, and the plugs are configured for simultaneous mating with the multi-port electrical connector, wherein each plug is received in a different port of the electrical connector. The connector assembly also includes a latch assembly coupled to the shielded housing. The latch assembly engages the shielded housing and is configured to engage the multi-port electrical connector to electrically common the shielded housing and the multi-port electrical connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a housing and a cable loading stop element. The housing extends between a cable receiving end and an opposite mating end. The housing includes an inner surface that defines an opening extending through the housing from the cable receiving end to the mating end. The opening is shaped to receive a cable that is loaded into the housing through the cable receiving end. The cable loading stop element is coupled to the housing and protrudes into the opening from the inner surface of the housing. The cable loading stop element limits a distance that a jacket of the cable is loaded into the housing while permitting a wire disposed within the jacket of the cable to be moved within the opening across the cable loading stop element.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing including a rear end. The housing has a cable bore configured to receive a cable, and the housing has an outer pocket positioned radially outward from, and surrounding portions of, the cable bore. A strain relief element is coupled to the housing. The strain relief element includes an end wall having an opening therein. The strain relief element has a flexible beam extending axially inward from the end wall proximate to the opening that is configured to engage the cable. The strain relief element also has a mounting tab extending axially inward from the end wall that is received in the outer pocket and that engages the housing to secure the strain relief element to the housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a front housing holding a plurality of contacts and holding a cutting blade proximate to a rear of the front housing. The electrical connector also includes a rear housing having a wire organizer at a front of the rear housing that has a plurality of wire channels configured to receive corresponding wires therein. The rear housing has an outer support wall spaced apart from, and arranged outward of, the wire channels, where the outer support wall has a front edge. The wire channels extending along wire channel axes that extend across the front edge. During mating of the rear housing with the front housing, the cutting blade is configured to trim the wires extending from the wire organizer and is positioned between the outer support wall and the wire organizer. The wires are terminated to the contacts when the front housing and the rear housing are mated.

Abstract: An interface module includes a housing configured to hold at least one modular jack. The housing is configured to be mounted on a panel. The housing includes an electrically conductive portion. An electrically conductive fastener has a housing interface configured to engage the electrically conductive portion of the housing and a panel interface configured to engage an electrically conductive surface of the panel. The electrically conductive fastener creates an electrical connection between the housing and the panel.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of electrical mating contacts held within the housing. Each of the mating contacts extends from a first end portion to a second end portion. Each of the mating contacts has an intermediate portion extending between the first and second end portions. An electrical compensation component is held within the housing. The electrical compensation component includes a circuit board. The electrical compensation component is electrically connected to at least one of the mating contacts at a location along the intermediate portion that is spaced a distance from the first and second end portions.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of contacts within the housing that are configured to engage with mating contacts of a mating connector. The contacts form at least a first differential pair and a second differential pair. The electrical connector also includes a circuit board housed within the housing. The circuit board has a substrate body formed from a dielectric material and includes a first trace electrically coupled to a contact of the first differential pair and a second trace electrically coupled to a contact of the second differential pair. At least one of the first and second traces is an open-ended trace. The circuit board also has a non-ohmic plate that is positioned adjacent to the traces. The plate is positioned to electromagnetically couple the first and second traces to each other and the non-ohmic plate and traces are configured for a desired electrical performance.

Abstract: A electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of contacts within the housing configured for mating engagement with mating contacts of a mating connector. The electrical connector also includes a compensation component housed within the housing. The compensation component has a substrate with a first trace plane and a second trace plane, and the compensation component has a plurality of traces arranged on the first trace plane. The traces are electrically connected to selected ones of the contacts. At least one of the traces includes a compensation loop arranged on the first trace plane, and at least one of the traces includes a compensation loop arranged on the second trace plane. The compensation loop provides at least one of electrical and thermal compensation.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing including a rear end. The housing has a cable bore configured to receive a cable, and the housing has an outer pocket positioned radially outward from, and surrounding portions of, the cable bore. A strain relief element is coupled to the housing. The strain relief element includes an end wall having an opening therein. The strain relief element has a flexible beam extending axially inward from the end wall proximate to the opening that is configured to engage the cable. The strain relief element also has a mounting tab extending axially inward from the end wall that is received in the outer pocket and that engages the housing to secure the strain relief element to the housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of electrical mating contacts held within the housing. Each of the mating contacts extends from a first end portion to a second end portion. Each of the mating contacts has an intermediate portion extending between the first and second end portions. An electrical compensation component is held within the housing. The electrical compensation component includes a circuit board. The electrical compensation component is electrically connected to at least one of the mating contacts at a location along the intermediate portion that is spaced a distance from the first and second end portions.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a wire termination sub-assembly having a housing holding a plurality of contacts at a wire termination end of the housing. The contacts are configured to be electrically coupled to wires of a cable. The wire termination sub-assembly further includes a strain relief element coupled to the housing. The strain relief element includes an end wall having an opening therein, and the strain relief element includes a flexible beam extending axially inward from the opening. The flexible beam is configured to engage the cable.

Abstract: A cable management system for cable management in an equipment rack includes a support bracket having a body extending between a mounting end and a distal end. The mounting end is configured to attach to the equipment rack, and the body has a tie down slot configured to receive a cable tie down. A cable bar is coupled to the distal end of the support bracket, wherein the cable bar has a tie down slot configured to receive a cable tie down.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of contacts within the housing that are configured to engage with mating contacts of a mating connector. The contacts form at least a first differential pair and a second differential pair. The electrical connector also includes a circuit board housed within the housing. The circuit board has a substrate body formed from a dielectric material and includes a first trace electrically coupled to a contact of the first differential pair and a second trace electrically coupled to a contact of the second differential pair. At least one of the first and second traces is an open-ended trace. The circuit board also has a non-ohmic plate that is positioned adjacent to the traces. The plate is positioned to electromagnetically couple the first and second traces to each other and the non-ohmic plate and traces are configured for a desired electrical performance.

Abstract: A electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of contacts within the housing configured for mating engagement with mating contacts of a mating connector. The electrical connector also includes a compensation component housed within the housing. The compensation component has a substrate with a first trace plane and a second trace plane, and the compensation component has a plurality of traces arranged on the first trace plane. The traces are electrically connected to selected ones of the contacts. At least one of the traces includes a compensation loop arranged on the first trace plane, and at least one of the traces includes a compensation loop arranged on the second trace plane. The compensation loop provides at least one of electrical and thermal compensation.

Abstract: An interface module includes a housing configured to hold at least one modular jack. The housing is configured to be mounted on a panel. The housing includes an electrically conductive portion. An electrically conductive fastener has a housing interface configured to engage the electrically conductive portion of the housing and a panel interface configured to engage an electrically conductive surface of the panel. The electrically conductive fastener creates an electrical connection between the housing and the panel.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a back end sub-assembly including a back end housing extending along a longitudinal axis between a forward side and a rearward side. The back end housing defining a plurality of contact zones. At least one contact is held in each of the plurality of contact zones. A shield is provided within each of the plurality of contact zones with each shield at least partially surrounding at least one contact in the corresponding contact zone. Each shield is non-common with and does not electrically engage any other shield in the back end housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly 2 includes a plug connector assembly 10 matable with a pin header 50 by rack and pinion means. The plug connector assembly 10 includes a shield 26 in which an inner connector housing 16 containing receptacle terminals 12 is mounted. A lever 30 is mounted on the shield 26, and the lever includes pinion gear members 40, 44 that protrude from the side of lever arms 32. The pinion gear members engage rack gear members 70, 74 located on the interior of header walls 64. The rack gear members 70, 74 are laterally offset so that they can be molded using straight action mold tooling with no undercuts or side action. The lever pinion gears 40, 44 protrude so that they can engage the laterally offset rack gear members 70, 74.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly 2 includes a plug connector assembly 10 matable with a pin header 50 by rack and pinion means. The plug connector assembly 10 includes a shield 26 in which an inner connector housing 16 containing receptacle terminals 12 is mounted. A lever 30 is mounted on the shield 26, and the lever includes pinion gear members 40, 44 that protrude from the side of lever arms 32. The pinion gear members engage rack gear members 70, 74 located on the interior of header walls 64. The rack gear members 70, 74 are laterally offset so that they can be molded using straight action mold tooling with no undercuts or side action. The lever pinion gears 40, 44 protrude so that they can engage the laterally offset rack gear members 70, 74.

Abstract: A socket 10 is used to mount a memory module 2, such as a small outline dual in-line memory module, on a printed circuit board 4. The socket 10 includes a plurality of contacts 30 mounted in a housing 20 so that contact can be established with pads on opposite sides of a card included in the module 2 when the module is cammed into the a housing slot 22. Identical latches 40 are mounted on opposite ends 24, 26 of the housing 20. Each latch 40 includes a latch arm 41 that can be deflected in opposite directions with latching surfaces 46, 47 on opposite sides, so that the same latch configuration can be used on either end. A floating solder foot 60 is mounted on each latch 40 so that the latch 40 can be soldered to the printed circuit board 4 with no concern for misalignment or stresses induced by warpage of the socket 10 or the printed circuit board 4.

Abstract: An electrical connector for interconnecting a circuit card to a substrate includes a dielectric housing having an elongated slot which is open for receiving an edge portion of the circuit card, and a plurality of contacts which are spaced-apart along a length of the slot. Each of the contacts has a base portion, a lead extending from the housing for connection with a circuit path on the substrate, and a contact arm having a contact surface which extends into the slot for engaging a respective contact pad on the circuit card. An electrical path through each contact is defined from the contact surface to the lead, the electrical path being relatively long when the contact is undeflected. The contact arm has a free end which engages the base portion of the contact during insertion of the circuit card into the slot, wherein a relatively shorter electrical path through the contact is defined from the contact surface to the lead.