Method for reducing crosstalk in electrical connectors
An apparatus and method for crosstalk compensation in a jack of a modular communications connector includes a flexible printed circuit board connected to jack contacts and to connections to a network cable. The flexible printed circuit board includes conductive traces arranged as one or more couplings to provide crosstalk compensation.
1. A communication jack for connection with a communication plug, the jack comprising:
a front housing with a plug receiving aperture;
a plurality of jack contacts at least partially within the plug receiving aperture;
a crosstalk compensating apparatus mechanically and electrically connected to the jack contacts approximately where the jack contacts mates with the plug.
2. The communication jack of claim 1 , wherein the crosstalk compensating apparatus is a flexible printed circuit board.