Crosstalk reducing electrical jack and plug connector

An electrical jack connector comprising:

• a connector body;
• a plurality of signal carrying elements for carrying electrical signals across the connector between input and output termination devices being positioned in said connector body, said plurality of signal carrying elements including first and second elongate conductive contacts extending from said input and output termination devices;
• a dielectric substrate positioned adjacent said first and second contacts;
• said plurality of signal carrying elements further including first and second conductive paths formed on said substrate extending between said input and output termination devices;
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• said first and second conductive paths extending across said connector in mutual longitudinally aligned proximity wherein said first conductive path is capacitively and inductively coupled to said second conductive path whereby crosstalk is reduced.

An electrical plug connector assembly comprising:

• a dielectric plug housing having a first end and a second end;
• a plurality of signal wires forming a plurality of signal wire pairs disposed within said plug housing, said plurality of signal wires longitudinally extending from said first end to said second end of said plug;
• a plurality of conductors positioned within said plug housing adjacent said first end and electrically connected with said plurality of signal wires, said conductors being arranged in a mutually spaced apart relationship;
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• a first and a second signal wire of a first signal wire pair, said first signal wire having a first portion crossing over a second signal wire pair such that said first signal wire is separated by said second signal wire by said second signal pair, and said second wire having a first portion extending substantially parallel to said plurality of signal wires and a second portion located between said second signal wire first portion and said conductors, said second signal wire second portion crossing over said second signal pair and said first signal wire such that a position of said first signal wire is switched with a position of said second signal wire whereby crosstalk in the plug is reduced.

An electrical plug connector assembly comprising:

• a dielectric plug housing having a first end and a second end;
• a plurality of signal wires forming a plurality of signal wire pairs disposed within said plug housing, said signal wires longitudinally extending from said first end to said second end of said plug;
• a plurality of conductors positioned within said plug housing adjacent said first end and electrically connected with said plurality of signal wires, said conductors being arranged in a mutually spaced apart relationship;
• a first signal wire of a first signal wire pair having a first portion crossing over at least one of said plurality of signal wires at a first crossing position located between said second and first end of the plug, and said first signal wire having a second portion crossing back over said at least one of said plurality of signal wires at a second crossing position located between said first crossing position and said plurality of conductors;
• a first wire management bar engagable with said plurality of signal wires, said first wire management bar maintaining said plurality of signal wires in a predetermined spaced arrangement, and being positioned within said plug housing;
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• a second wire management bar being engagable with said plurality of signal wires for maintaining said plurality of signal wires in a predetermined spaced arrangement, said first wire management bar being positioned between said first and second signal wire crossing positions and said second wire management bar being positioned between said second crossing position and said plurality of conductors.