A plug connector for the mechanical and electrical connection to cable plugs of data cables has a housing (2) having at least one plug-in opening (1) for a complementary plug connector. Multiple electrical contact elements (5) protrude into the plug-in opening (1) and are guided on the rear side of the housing (2) on its outer side and are connected to a printed circuit board (6) fastened on the outside on the housing (2). The printed circuit board (6) carries a circuit and connection elements (7) for further electronic assemblies. This circuit on the printed circuit board (6) includes an assembly for galvanic isolation of the network signals, in which at least one chip-LAN transformer (13) mounted on the printed circuit board (6) is provided for each data line.

A plug connector for the mechanical and electrical connection to cable plugs of data cables has a housing (2) having at least one plug-in opening (1) for a complementary plug connector. Multiple electrical contact elements (5) protrude into the plug-in opening (1) and are guided on the rear side of the housing (2) on its outer side and are connected to a printed circuit board (6) fastened on the outside on the housing (2). The printed circuit board (6) carries a circuit and connection elements (7) for further electronic assemblies. This circuit on the printed circuit board (6) includes an assembly for galvanic isolation of the network signals, in which at least one chip-LAN transformer (13) mounted on the printed circuit board (6) is provided for each data line.

A method of extending the usable length of a power-over-ethernet cable includes the steps of providing twisted pairs of wires with the conductor of each wire being a 20 AWG or 22 AWG conductor and terminating the cable at an RJ-45 style connector. The connector for the 20 AWG conductors has an insert therein with holes that can accommodate 20 AWG conductors. FEP, PVC or PP insulation may surround each conductor.

Disclosed are network cable connectors with components such as wireless transceivers, wireless power receivers, displays, and printed circuit with controllers. The disclosed network cable connector may be wirelessly coupled to an external power source. The printed circuit of the cable connector may receive power for the wireless transceiver and/or the display from the external power source. The printed circuit of the cable connector may communicate information about the network cable and/or devices connected thereto via the wireless transceiver to an external device, output the information via the display, or a combination thereof.

An electric connector comprises a contact, a base assembly, a pair of first circuit board sections, and a plurality of electric components. The base assembly has a connector face on a first side and an interior side opposite to the connector face. The contact is disposed on the connector face. The pair of first circuit board sections are disposed on the interior side and extend away from the base assembly. The pair of first circuit board sections face each other. At least one electric component is disposed on each of the first circuit board sections.

Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to a tool capable of terminating two different jack types (i.e. communication modules). That is, two different jack types can be arranged and configured to sit in the tool with a termination device. The tool can be a dual-purpose tool that has a configuration that allows a user to terminate different style jacks by adding termination device that becomes a lacing fixture.

Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to a tool capable of terminating two different jack types (i.e. communication modules). That is, two different jack types can be arranged and configured to sit in the tool with a termination device. The tool can be a dual-purpose tool that has a configuration that allows a user to terminate different style jacks by adding termination device that becomes a lacing fixture.

An apparatus for maintaining cross-talk below a predetermined threshold is disclosed. The apparatus comprises cable mating zone for connecting each of a first set of contact pairs with a respective twisted pair of cable conductors, a device mating zone for connecting each of a second set of contact pairs with a respective pair of device contacts and an intermediate transmission zone for connecting each of the first set of contact pairs with a respective one of the second set of contact pairs. In each of the zones the cross talk noise is prevented from exceeding a predetermined cross talk noise threshold.

An apparatus for maintaining cross-talk below a predetermined threshold is disclosed. The apparatus comprises cable mating zone for connecting each of a first set of contact pairs with a respective twisted pair of cable conductors, a device mating zone for connecting each of a second set of contact pairs with a respective pair of device contacts and an intermediate transmission zone for connecting each of the first set of contact pairs with a respective one of the second set of contact pairs. In each of the zones the cross talk noise is prevented from exceeding a predetermined cross talk noise threshold.

A shield cap is mounted to an electrical connector for reducing crosstalk between adjoining electrical connectors. The shield cap includes a body portion and opposite shield plates. The body portion is configured to engage the electrical connector and is formed from a non-conductive material. The opposite shield plates are connected to opposite sides of the body portion and configured to at least partially cover one or more insulation displacement contacts exposed from the electrical connector. The electrical connector includes a wire termination conductor configured to be connected to a wire conductor of a cable. The wire termination conductor is at least partially coated with a shielding layer.