Abstract: An electrical connector which provides compensation for crosstalk includes a number of conductors positioned at least partially within an internal cavity defined by a housing. The elongate conductors are generally substantially parallel and laterally spaced and include a resilient contact portion at a first end and an insulation displacement contact portion at a second end. The elongate conductors include a pair conductors, at least a portion of which are positioned in an overlapping, vertically spaced relationship. The portions of the pair of conductors which overlap are generally wider than the substantially parallel, laterally spaced portions of the conductors so as to thereby define respective compensating segments. The length of the compensating segments as well as the width of the portion of the compensating segments which overlap can be selected to establish capacitive coupling between the compensating segments so as to thereby compensate for crosstalk between the conductors.

Abstract: A wire management system is shown for systems such as cross-connect panels where the system includes a channel shaped member which has flexible fingers as part of the channel walls. This channel shaped member is inserted into a through hole of a panel and retained thereto via brackets which mount to the ends of the panels. The brackets also allow the channel shaped member to retract out of the panel to a position where cables to be managed can be inserted through the front of the panel, and is insertable into the panel to a position where the cables can be inserted from the rear of the panel.

Abstract: Connector for a reed switch comprises a cylindrical connector body having two stamped and formed contact members thereon. One of the contact members has a wire receiving slot adjacent to a first end of the switch body for one of the switch leads. The other contact member has a wire receiving slot adjacent to the second end for the other switch lead. Both contact members have slots for external conductors at the first end. An inserter is slidably mounted on the first end for pushing external conductors into the slots which receive the external conductors. The switch body has excess lead storage portions at each end for storing portions of the leads which extend beyond the lead wire slots. A housing encloses the switch body and has an opening through which the inserter projects.

Abstract: A data distribution panel includes a conductive panel having openings for the receipt of electrical data connector from the rear thereof. Shielded data connectors are installed from the rear of the panel and are electrically commoned to the panel. The electrical connectors are in the form of shielded subassemblies which, when interconnected to the panel, are commoned by a finger which extends from the panel thereby contacting the subassemblies. The panel is for use with a patch cable having at each end, connectors which can be latchably interconnected to the panel to interconnect shielded subassemblies together. An interface member is also available which can interconnect electrical connectors thereto which have T-bars and T-slots.