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Abstract

A communications transceiver includes a jack housing which, in turn, includes portions defining a recess for receiving a mating plug therein. Signal connector elements are provided within the recess for establishing inbound and outbound signal paths with corresponding signal connector elements of the mating plug. A circuit board within the jack housing preferably comprises an electrically conductive layer defining a first internal electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield. Accordingly, at least one first circuit device being susceptible to EMI is mounted on a first side of the circuit board, and at least one second circuit device generating EMI and is mounted on the circuit board on a second side thereof opposite the first side. The first internal EMI shield extends between the at least one first circuit device and the at least one second circuit device. The transceiver may include an electrically conductive layer on outer surface portions of the jack housing defining an external EMI shield. And the first internal EMI shield may be electrically connected to the external EMI shield. The transceiver may operate over an optical fiber path or a twisted pair path.

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