Electrical receptacle with lower speed signaling contacts farther from center

A computing device comprising:

• at least one processor configured to execute instructions;
• at least one memory device configured to store instructions executable by the at least one processor;
• a receptacle electrically coupled with the at least processor, the receptacle defining an opening symmetrically bisected by a plane orthogonal to the opening;
• a first pair of signaling contacts intersected by the plane and configured to transmit and/or receive data based on a first communication protocol;
• and
• a second pair of signaling contacts disposed entirely on one side of the plane and configured to transmit and/or receive data based on a second communication protocol having a lower data rate than a data rate of the first communication protocol,
• wherein the first pair of signaling contacts have a proximal end distance from the opening equal to a distance from the opening of a proximal end of the second pair of signaling contacts.

A computing device comprising:

• at least one processor configured to execute instructions;
• at least one memory device configured to store instructions executable by the at least one processor;
• and
• a receptacle comprising multiple electrical contacts configured to communicate with the at least processor, the multiple electrical contacts including at least:
• a first differential signaling pair for transmitting and/or receiving data according to a first communication protocol, the first differential signaling pair comprising a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact, the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact being a first distance from an opening of the receptacle;
• and
• a second differential signaling pair for transmitting and/or receiving data according to a second communication protocol, the second communication protocol having a lower data rate than the first communication protocol, the second differential signaling pair comprising a third electrical contact and a fourth electrical contact, the third electrical contact and the fourth electrical contact being the first distance from the opening of the receptacle, the second differential signaling pair having a lower data rate than the first differential signaling pair, the third electrical contact being farther than the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact from an imaginary line through a center of the at least one side of the receptacle, the imaginary line being perpendicular to the opening of the receptacle, the fourth electrical contact being farther than the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact from the imaginary line.

A communication system comprising:

• a plug comprising:
• a first row of electrical contacts comprising:
• a first pair of differential signaling contacts configured to transmit and/or receive data based on a first communication protocol;
• and
• a second pair of differential signaling contacts configured to transmit and/or receive data based on a second communication protocol, the second communication protocol having a lower data rate than a data rate of the first pair of differential signaling contacts;
• and
• a second row of electrical contacts, the first row of electrical contacts being disposed between a front of the plug and the second row of electrical contacts, the second row of electrical contacts including a third pair of differential signaling contacts;
• and
• a receptacle receiving the plug and including a single row of contacts including a plurality of contacts corresponding with the second pair of differential signaling contacts, the receptacle excluding any electrical contacts corresponding with the second row of electrical contacts.