Plug-in connector and method

A plug-in connector for a two-wire or multi-wire cable comprising at least one wire pair for a differential data transmission, comprising a first wire and a second wire which is arranged in the cable next to the first wire, the plug-in connector comprising:

• a male contact which is configured to be coupled to the first wire and is elongated at least in a plug-in direction of the plug-in connector;
• a female contact which is configured to be be coupled to the second wire and is elongated at least in the plug-in direction of the plug-in connector, wherein the female contact is configured to receive a male contact of a further plug-in connector, and wherein the male contact is configured to receive a female contact of the further connector;
• a carrier element which is configured to position and receive the male contact in a first receiving space and the female contact in a second receiving space, each at a predefined angle with respect to the plug-in direction of the plug-in connector, and to electrically insulate the male contact and the female contact from one another wherein the male contact extends from the carrier element;
• and
• a shielding element which includes a first channel for receiving the first wire and a second channel for receiving the second wire, wherein the first channel and the second channel each penetrate the shielding element from an end of the shielding element located counter to the plug-in direction to an end of the shielding element located in the plug-in direction, wherein the shielding element comprises an electrically conducting material, and wherein the shielding element is arranged at an end of the carrier element located counter to the plug-in direction.