Patent ID: 7154280
Filing Date: 2006-12-26
Classification: G01R,H01R,H04B

Abstract:
1. A method of testing communications connectors comprising: attaching a communications connector having a plurality of contact pairs to a tester having first, second, third, and fourth conductive pairs; initiating a first test during a first time period, said first test series comprising simultaneously sending a test signal via said first conductive pair to a first contact pair and detecting a first return loss signal flowing backwardly from the first contact pair and further simultaneously detecting first, second, and third near-end crosstalk signals flowing backwardly along said second, third, and fourth conductive pairs, respectively, from a second contact pair, a third contact pair, and a fourth contact pair; initiating a second test during a second time period, said second test series comprising simultaneously sending a test signal along said second conductive pair to said second contact pair and detecting a second return loss signal flowing backwardly from the second contact pair and further simultaneously detecting fourth and fifth near-end crosstalk signals flowing backwardly, respectively, along said third and fourth conductive pairs from said third contact pair and said fourth contact pair, initiating a third test during a third time period, said third test series comprising simultaneously sending a test signal along said third conductive pair to said third contact pair and detecting a third return loss signal flowing backwardly from the third contact pair and further simultaneously detecting a sixth near-end crosstalk signal flowing backwardly along said fourth conductive pair from said fourth contact pair; and initiating a fourth test during a fourth time period, said fourth test series comprising simultaneously sending a test signal along said fourth conductive pair to said fourth contact pair and detecting a fourth return loss signal flowing backwardly from the fourth contact pair.