Testing apparatus for a high speed communications jack and methods of operating the same

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a testing apparatus for a high speed communications jack and methods of operating the same. A testing unit including a substrate, a plurality of vias located in the substrate, a plurality of pin traces having a height and a width and each extending from a respective via towards an edge of the substrate, a plurality of end traces having a height and a width with each end trace extending from an end of a respective pin trace towards the edge of the substrate, a plurality of branch traces having a height and a width and each extending from a side of a respective pin trace, a plurality of traces extending from the end of a respective end trace, branch trace or pin trace to the edge of the substrate, where each end trace is adjacent to a respective branch trace.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates to a test framework for connecting a network cable to a network connection socket of a device. Background technique [0002] As telecommunications devices and their associated applications become more complex and powerful, their ability to collect and share information with other devices becomes more important. The proliferation of these intelligent, network-connected devices has created a need for increased data throughput capabilities on the networks to which they are connected, in order to provide the increased data rates necessary to meet this demand. As a result, existing communication protocol standards are continuously improved or new communication protocol standards are created. Almost all of these standards require, or benefit significantly from, either directly or indirectly, the transmission of high definition signals over a wired network. Transmission of these high-definition signals, which may have greater ...

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RJ45 sockets are also an important component in almost every communication circuit, however, socket manufacturers have not yet provided the same level of attention to their performance

So while the issues involving existing RJ45 jacks are well documented in testing and the negative impact of existing RJ45 jacks on high frequency signal lines is known, the industry seems reluctant to address this important component of the physical layer

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