Methods and systems for positioning connectors to minimize alien crosstalk

A method of reducing alien crosstalk between two adjacent jacks provided on a telecommunications panel, the method comprising:

• (a) mounting a first plurality of jacks and a second plurality of jacks on the panel such that the second plurality of jacks is positioned below the first plurality of jacks, wherein each jack includes a front end and a back end, each jack defining a port in the front end for receiving a plug and spring contacts within the port for making electrical contact with the plug, each jack further including insulation displacement contacts projecting in a direction from the front end to the back end of the jack, wherein the port and the spring contacts associated with the port of each of the jacks of the first plurality of jacks are staggered in a front to back direction with respect to the port and spring contacts associated with the port of each of the jacks of the second plurality of jacks such that front faces of the first plurality of jacks define a first straight line positioned at a first depth and front faces of the second plurality of jacks define a second straight line that is positioned at a second depth that is different than the first depth in the front to back direction, wherein a jack of the first plurality of jacks and a jack of the second plurality of jacks define the adjacent jacks, wherein the adjacent jacks are vertically offset to each other, horizontally offset to each other, and staggered at different depths from front to back with respect to each other.