Abstract: A contact set for connecting a multi-pair communication cable having wire pairs, including individually shielded wire pairs, has a male connector provided to be plugged into a female connector, the female connector including a first, a second, a third, and a fourth pair of connection pins provided for being connected to corresponding wires of the wire pairs. The female connector has a central pair and a further pair of pins that together form an aligned series of pins with the third and fourth pairs of pins.

Abstract: The invention relates to a contact set for connecting a multi-pair communication cable having wire pairs, in particular individually shielded four wire pairs. The set comprises a male connector provided to be plugged into a female connector, the male connector comprising a first (1), a second (2), a third (3) and a fourth (4) pair of connection pins provided for being connected to corresponding wires of the wire pairs. According to the invention, the male connector further comprises a central (5) and a further (6) pairs of connection pins forming an aligned series of pins with the third and fourth pairs of pins, wherein the central pair is located in the middle of the series and the two pins of the further pair of pins are located on both sides of the central pair of pins, the third and fourth pairs of pins being each located at a respective extremity of the series.

Abstract: A shielded patch cable has a series of wires and a first foil of an electrical conductive material, the first foil surrounding the series of wires over their length. The patch cable also has a capacitor for preventing the formation of a grounding loop upon connection of the cable. The capacitor is formed by the first foil surrounded by an intermediate layer of an electrical insulating material, which insulating material is surrounded by a second foil of an electrical conductive material.