A high frequency cable connector with a plug connector terminating shielded cables via a plurality of cable connection modules attached to a paddle card. The terminations do not significantly disrupt the high integrity signal paths within the cables, even at high frequencies. Various techniques may be used, alone or in combination, to form the termination, including that the wire insulators and shields of the cables extend almost to the point of termination, with a relatively small length of wire extending beyond the insulator and shield; welding of cable wires to signal terminals in the modules; signal terminals and ground terminals held within the modules with a controlled relative spacing; signal terminals of the modules surface mount soldered to pads on the paddle card; narrow pads approximating the width of traces in the paddle card; and short pads, approximating the length of mounting ends of the signal terminals.

A high frequency cable connector with a plug connector terminating shielded cables via a plurality of cable connection modules attached to a paddle card. The terminations do not significantly disrupt the high integrity signal paths within the cables, even at high frequencies. Various techniques may be used, alone or in combination, to form the termination, including that the wire insulators and shields of the cables extend almost to the point of termination, with a relatively small length of wire extending beyond the insulator and shield; welding of cable wires to signal terminals in the modules; signal terminals and ground terminals held within the modules with a controlled relative spacing; signal terminals of the modules surface mount soldered to pads on the paddle card; narrow pads approximating the width of traces in the paddle card; and short pads, approximating the length of mounting ends of the signal terminals.

An electrical connector arrangement includes a storage device coupled to a connector housing. The storage device is configured to store physical layer information pertaining to the electrical connector arrangement. The storage device also has contacts that enable the physical layer information to be read from the storage device by a media reading interface. A connector assembly includes at least one receptacle assembly; a printed circuit board; and a media reading interface.

An electrical connector arrangement includes a storage device coupled to a connector housing. The storage device is configured to store physical layer information pertaining to the electrical connector arrangement. The storage device also has contacts that enable the physical layer information to be read from the storage device by a media reading interface. A connector assembly includes at least one receptacle assembly; a printed circuit board; and a media reading interface.

A connector for use in a free-standing connector port for mating with an external pluggable module is disclosed. The connector has terminals that extend lengthwise of the connector so that cables may be terminated to the terminals and the terminals and cable generally are horizontally aligned together. The connector includes a housing and a pair of connecting elements that flank a card-receiving slot of the connector. The cables exit from the rear of the connector elements and from the connector port. The connector elements engage the connector port to fix the connector in place within the connector port.

A connector for use in a free-standing connector port for mating with an external pluggable module is disclosed. The connector has terminals that extend lengthwise of the connector so that cables may be terminated to the terminals and the terminals and cable generally are horizontally aligned together. The connector includes a housing and a pair of connecting elements that flank a card-receiving slot of the connector. The cables exit from the rear of the connector elements and from the connector port. The connector elements engage the connector port to fix the connector in place within the connector port.

A substrate configured to be mated with an electrical connector having improved performance data is achieved by reducing the length of the electrical signal contact pads of the substrate with respect to the length of electrical signal contact pads of conventional substrates that are configured to be mated with the electrical connector.

A cable connector assembly includes: an electrical connector; and a cable electrically connected with the electrical connector, the cable including plural high-speed wires for transmitting high-speed signal, a pair of low-speed wires for transmitting low-speed signal, a pair of power wires for transmitting power signal, a pair of standby wires, a detection wire for transmitting detection signal, and a power supply wire; wherein the pair of standby wires, the detection wire, and the power supply wire are arranged in a line along a horizontal direction; the high-speed wires are evenly distributed on both sides of the line along a thickness direction vertical to the horizontal direction; the low-speed wires are disposed on a side of the line along the thickness direction; and the power wires are disposed on another side of the line along the thickness direction.

A cable connector assembly includes: an electrical connector; and a cable electrically connected with the electrical connector, the cable including plural high-speed wires for transmitting high-speed signal, a pair of low-speed wires for transmitting low-speed signal, a pair of power wires for transmitting power signal, a pair of standby wires, a detection wire for transmitting detection signal, and a power supply wire; wherein the pair of standby wires, the detection wire, and the power supply wire are arranged in a line along a horizontal direction; the high-speed wires are evenly distributed on both sides of the line along a thickness direction vertical to the horizontal direction; the low-speed wires are disposed on a side of the line along the thickness direction; and the power wires are disposed on another side of the line along the thickness direction.

A shield connector includes wires (12, 14, 15), terminals (20) connected respectively to the wires, a housing (30) for arranging upper and lower rows of terminals, and a shield shell (40) for covering the housing. Each terminal (20) includes a terminal connecting portion (21) to be connected to a mating terminal and a wire connecting portion (23) to be soldered to the corresponding wires. The housing (30) includes a housing body for accommodating the terminal connecting portions and an extending plate (35) extending rearward along a connecting direction to a mating housing from the housing body and arranged between the wire connecting portions of the first and second terminal rows. The shield shell (40) includes first and second open portions (58, 59) for exposing each of one and other surfaces of the housing extending portion, and first and second covers (60A, 60B) for covering the first and second open portions.