Abstract: A method includes requesting, by a first wireless intelligent content acceleration (WICA) unit, content from a provider and receiving, by the first WICA unit, a first transmission over a backhaul link, the first transmission being based on the request. The method also includes determining whether the first transmission includes a signature without a first block of data or the signature and the first block of data. Additionally, the method includes, upon determining that the first transmission includes the signature without the first block of data, retrieving the first block of data from a content cache in accordance with the signature, and, upon determining that the first transmission includes the signature and the first block of data, saving the signature and the first block of data in the content cache. Also, the method includes processing the first block of data.

Abstract: A plug connector includes: a metallic enclosure enclosing a printed circuit board; a heat sink member exposed to an exterior surface of the metallic enclosure; and a set of electronic components assembled upon the printed circuit board, wherein the heat sink member is to dissipate heat from at least one of the set of electronic components, and the heat sink member is detachably attached upon the metallic enclosure.

Abstract: A plug connector includes: a metallic enclosure enclosing a printed circuit board; a heat sink member exposed to an exterior surface of the metallic enclosure; and a set of electronic components assembled upon the printed circuit board, wherein the heat sink member is to dissipate heat from at least one of the set of electronic components, and the heat sink member is detachably attached upon the metallic enclosure.

Abstract: A plug connector includes a metallic enclosure with a heat sink member exposed on an exterior surface to enclose a printed circuit board; a set of electronic components assembled upon the printed circuit board; a thermal pad sandwiched between the set of electronic components and the metallic enclosure to dissipate heat from the electronic component to the metallic enclosure and eventually to the air via the heat sink member; wherein a center of said heat sink member is essentially aligned with a center of said set of electronic components or a center of the thermal pad for efficient dissipation of heat.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a front cavity for receiving a plug and a rear cavity, a terminal assembly assembled in the rear cavity, and a ground member. The terminal assembly includes an upper terminal module, a lower terminal module, and a shielding module sandwiched therebetween. The upper terminal module includes a pair of upper ground terminals. The lower terminal module includes a pair of lower ground terminals. The shielding module includes a metallic shielding plate. The ground member is associated with the shielding module to mechanically and electrically connect at least one of the upper ground terminals and the lower ground terminals with the shielding plate.

Abstract: Various methods and communications devices to reduce a bandwidth utilization of a backhaul link in a wireless communications system are provided. By way of example, bandwidth utilization is reduced by relegating the compression of data to the downlink transmission, storing only reference keys in the cache of the transmitting device, and taking advantage of an asymmetrical cache structure between communicating devices. Support is provided for a user equipment to move from one node to another node.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a front cavity for receiving and rear cavity, a terminal assembly assembled in the rear cavity, and a ground member. The terminal assembly includes an upper terminal module, a lower terminal module sandwiching a shielding module therebetween. Said upper terminal module includes a pair of upper ground terminals. Said lower terminal module includes a plurality of lower ground terminals. Said shielding module includes metallic shielding plate. The ground member is associated with the shielding module to mechanically and electrically connect at least one of the upper ground terminals and the lower ground terminals with the shielding plate.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a receptacle connector and a plug connector. The receptacle connector includes an insulative housing, and a plurality of contacts received in the housing. The plug connector includes an enclosure, and a printed circuit board enclosed in the enclosure with an end for being inserted into the insulative housing to mate with the contacts. Wherein at least one pair of slots are formed on one of the receptacle and the plug connector, and at least a corresponding pair of ribs are formed on the other to mate with the at least one pair of slots for not only providing an anti-mismating function but also a restriction function for holding the plug connector in position with respective to the receptacle.

Abstract: A plug connector includes a metallic enclosure with a heat sink member exposed on an exterior surface to enclose a printed circuit board; a set of electronic components assembled upon the printed circuit board; a thermal pad sandwiched between the set of electronic components and the metallic enclosure to dissipate heat from the electronic component to the metallic enclosure and eventually to the air via the heat sink member; wherein a center of said heat sink member is essentially aligned with a center of said set of electronic components or a center of the thermal pad for efficient dissipation of heat.

Abstract: Files and/or file updates can be pre-fetched from a server to reduce file access periods as well as shift network usage from high traffic periods to low traffic periods. For example, a file that was previously expelled from a cache can be pre-fetched from the server prior to a future period in which a client is likely to re-access the file. As another example, a file update for a file that remains stored in the cache can be pre-fetched from the server prior to a future period in which a client is likely to re-access the file. The file update may then be used to update the stored file. The file and/or updated-file can then be provided directly from the cache to the client when the client re-accesses the file.

Abstract: A flappable plug connector and a complementary receptacle connector are provided wherein the plug connector defining a mating tongue, is made with a pair of insert molding housings which are associated with the contacts thereof, commonly sandwiching a paddle card therebetween with a pair of power contacts exposed on two opposite lateral sides to form a sub-assembly. The corresponding receptacle connector defines a receiving cavity to receive the mating tongue of the plug connector. The plug connector defines a V-Bus clip surrounding the mating tongue for power transfer and the receptacle connector includes a pair of deflectable power contacts by two sides of the receiving cavity.

Abstract: A method includes requesting, by a first wireless intelligent content acceleration (WICA) unit, content from a provider and receiving, by the first WICA unit, a first transmission over a backhaul link, the first transmission being based on the request. The method also includes determining whether the first transmission includes a signature without a first block of data or the signature and the first block of data. Additionally, the method includes, upon determining that the first transmission includes the signature without the first block of data, retrieving the first block of data from a content cache in accordance with the signature, and, upon determining that the first transmission includes the signature and the first block of data, saving the signature and the first block of data in the content cache. Also, the method includes processing the first block of data.

Abstract: A method for managing a local cache. The method includes receiving an object from a back end server at a local cache for access by one or more users at a local site. The method includes attaching an eviction policy parameter value to the object. The method includes storing the object in the local cache. The method includes evaluating at the local cache the eviction policy parameter value. The method includes evicting the object from the local cache based on the eviction policy parameter.

Abstract: A system and method for content and application acceleration in a wireless communications system are provided. A method for transmitting data includes receiving a block of data from a content provider, generating a signature from the block of data, and determining if the signature exists in a content cache. The content cache includes previously transmitted signatures and blocks of data associated with the previously transmitted signatures. The method also includes if the signature exists in the content cache, saving the signature but not the block of data in a buffer. The method further includes if the signature does not exist in the content cache, saving the block of data in the buffer. The method additionally includes transmitting contents of the buffer over a backhaul link.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes plural wafers and the corresponding shielding plates are alternately stacked with one another. Each wafer includes a conductive housing defining plural slots therein, and plural terminal modules received in the corresponding slots, respectively. Each of the terminal modules includes a pair of differential contacts and an insulative holder retaining the pair of differential contacts. A plurality of cable assemblies correspond to the corresponding wafers. Each cable assemblies includes a plurality of cables each including a pair of differential wires respectively connected to the pair of differential contacts, respectively.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for pre-fetching files includes parsing a project file to produce a parsed project file and extracting a plurality of files from the parsed project file to produce a file list. The method also includes retrieving, by a caching device from a file server over a network, the plurality of files in accordance with the file list and storing the plurality of files in a cache.

Abstract: An active optical assembly includes a paddle card, an optical-electrical module including an opto-electronic communication device electrically connected with the paddle card, a heat sink ring mounted to the paddle card, an optical cable subassembly inserted into the heat sink ring and optically coupling with the optical-electrical module, and a heat sink cover mounted to the heat sink ring. The heat sink cover, the heat sink ring, and the paddle card cooperate to enclose the optical-electrical module so as to transfer heat generated by the opto-electronic communication device to the heat sink ring and the heat sink cover for dissipation.

Abstract: An optical-electrical connector (100) having an end for mating with an electrical connector and an opposite end coupling with an optical medium, includes a thermal conductive shell (10), a printed circuit board assembly (20) received in the thermal conductive shell, and an optical-electrical module (50). The printed circuit board assembly includes a printed circuit board (21) including a thermal conductive layer (214) thermal conductively connected with the metal shell. The optical-electrical module is mounted on the printed circuit board and is in contact with the thermal conductive layer, heat produced by the optical-electrical module being transmitted to the thermal conductive shell by the thermal conductive layer.

Abstract: An AOC assembly comprising two printed circuit boards (PCB) (63), a board holder (61) and two heat conducting covers (64) with integrated head spreader. Each of the two PC boards has a lower edge (632) extending in a longitudinal direction with circuit pads on opposite sides of PCB thereof. The board holder has two opposite vertical datum faces with two of said PC boards respectively positioned thereon. The two heat conducting covers oppositely fixed to the holder in a transverse direction perpendicular to the PC boards. When assembled, the integrated heat spreader of heat conducting shell would dissipate heat from the active electronic components on the PCB.

Abstract: Files and/or file updates can be pre-fetched from a server to reduce file access periods as well as shift network usage from high traffic periods to low traffic periods. For example, a file that was previously expelled from a cache can be pre-fetched from the server prior to a future period in which a client is likely to re-access the file. As another example, a file update for a file that remains stored in the cache can be pre-fetched from the server prior to a future period in which a client is likely to re-access the file. The file update may then be used to update the stored file. The file and/or updated-file can then be provided directly from the cache to the client when the client re-accesses the file.