Patent ID: 11948728
Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 13:
14. An apparatus comprising:
a connector for receiving a plurality of network communications cables, the connector comprising:
a plurality of transformers; and
a plurality of common mode chokes, each of the transformers and the common mode chokes comprising a magnetic core and windings wound around the magnetic core at generally opposite sides thereof such that the windings contact an inner side and an, opposing, outer side of the magnetic core; and a processor for processing data received from the connector;
wherein said plurality of transformers and said plurality of common mode chokes are arranged in a same plane of an array with the windings on each magnetic core positioned offset by approximately 90 degrees from a position of the windings of adjacent magnetic cores to reduce electromagnetic interference in the array,
wherein the magnetic core further comprises a single pair of diametrically opposed retaining grooves to retain the windings in their offset position relative to the windings on the magnetic adjacent cores.