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Abstract

A connector for communications systems has four input terminals and four output terminals, each arranged in an ordered array. A circuit electrically couples each input terminal to the respective output terminal and cancels crosstalk induced across the adjacent connector terminals. The circuit includes four conductive paths between the respective pairs of terminals. Each conductive path includes a plurality of conductive strips arranged in a zig-zag pattern with alternating strips mounted on opposite sides of the substrate and connected end-to-end by conductive devices passing through the substrate. The first and third paths are in relatively close proximity with conductive strips of the first path crossing conductive strips of the third path on opposite sides of the substrate to simulate a twisted wiring pair. The second and fourth paths are in relatively close proximity with conductive strips of the second path crossing conductive strips of the fourth path on opposite sides of the substrate to simulate a twist wiring pair.

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