Patent ID: 8784123

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a cord comprising a plurality of wires; and a plug extending from the cord, the plug including: a first top row of contacts included in a top portion of the plug, the first top row of contacts being coupled to the plurality of wires and including: a first top differential signaling pair configured to carry signals according to a first communication protocol, and a second top differential signaling pair configured to carry signals according to a second communication protocol, the first top differential signaling pair being closer to a center of the first top row of contacts than the second top differential pair and the first communication protocol having a higher data rate than the second communication protocol; and a first bottom row of contacts included in a bottom portion of the plug, the first bottom row of contacts being coupled to the first top row of contacts and arranged to maintain a same arrangement of contacts and electrical paths as the first top row of contacts to the plurality of wires when the plug is rotated one hundred and eighty degrees.