Connector structure

An electrical connector structure that uses a selected one of:

• an unshielded twisted pair (UTP) connector comprising UTP connection terminals connected to respective electric wires of a UTP cable and a UTP dielectric having a pair of UTP housing portions in which the UTP connection terminals are housed, and
• a shielded twisted pair (STP) connector comprising STP connection terminals connected to respective electric wires of an STP cable and an STP dielectric having a pair of STP housing portions in which the STP connection terminals are housed, wherein:
• the UTP dielectric has a UTP partition wall for partitioning the pair of UTP housing portions, the UTP partition wall is made of a material having a first dielectric constant,
• the STP dielectric has an STP partition wall for partitioning the pair of STP housing portions, the STP partition wall is made of a material having a second dielectric constant,
• the UTP connector includes a UTP housing into which the UTP dielectric is inserted,
• the STP connector includes an STP housing into which the STP dielectric is inserted,
• an outer conductor connected to a shield conductor of the STP cable is interposed between the STP dielectric and the STP housing,
• the UTP dielectric and the UTP housing directly face one another,
• the UTP housing and the STP housing have an identical outer shape, and
• the first dielectric constant is higher than the second dielectric constant.