Pluggable connector and communication system configured to reduce electromagnetic interference leakage

A communication system comprising:

• a system circuit board;
• a mating connector mounted to the system circuit board, the mating connector including an insert portion having a front end of the mating connector;
• a pluggable connector having a connector housing that includes a leading end configured to engage the front end of the mating connector, the connector housing including interior sidewalls that define a receiving space and an opening to the receiving space at the leading end, the pluggable connector including a contact array of electrical contacts disposed in the receiving space and an inner electromagnetic interference (EMI) gasket that is coupled to the interior sidewalls, the EMI gasket surrounding a portion of the interior space, wherein the receiving space receives the insert portion of the mating connector during a mating operation, the inner EMI gasket engaging the mating connector in the receiving space to electrically couple the mating connector to the connector housing of the pluggable connector, the leading end of the connector housing surrounding the insert portion when the pluggable connector and the mating connector are mated;
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• a panel having a panel passage that is aligned with the front end of the mating connector, the front end being spaced from the panel by a separation distance.

A communication system comprising:

• a system circuit board;
• a mating connector mounted to the system circuit board, the mating connector including an insert portion having a front end of the mating connector;
• a pluggable connector having a connector housing that includes a leading end configured to engage the front end of the mating connector, the connector housing including interior sidewalls that define a receiving space and an opening to the receiving space at the leading end, the pluggable connector including a contact array of electrical contacts disposed in the receiving space and an inner electromagnetic interference (EMI) gasket that is coupled to the interior sidewalls, the EMI gasket surrounding a portion of the interior space, wherein the receiving space receives the insert portion of the mating connector during a mating operation, the inner EMI gasket engaging the mating connector in the receiving space to electrically couple the mating connector to the connector housing of the pluggable connector, the leading end of the connector housing surrounding the insert portion when the pluggable connector and the mating connector are mated;
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• a communication sub-assembly that includes a circuit board having the contact array, the circuit board being disposed within the receiving space of the pluggable connector, the mating connector having a board slot that receives the circuit board during the mating operation.