Patent ID: 7909649

Claim:
A local area network connection device, comprising: two connection units ( 15 A, 15 B); and a compensation circuit ( 16 ) provided with connection points ( 1 B- 8 B, 1 C- 8 C) for contacts ( 1 A- 8 A) of said connection units ( 15 A, 15 B) and conductive tracks ( 1 D- 8 D) for connecting said connection points two-by-two, said circuit ( 16 ) including capacitive coupling means between at least a first of said conductive tracks ( 3 D, 4 D; 4 D′; 4 D″; 4 D′″) and a second of said conductive tracks ( 5 D, 6 D; 6 D′; 6 D″; 6 D′″), wherein said capacitive coupling means include a conductive element ( 36 , 37 , 40 , 41 ; 36 ′, 51 ; 55 ; 63 ) electrically insulated from said first track ( 3 D, 4 D; 4 D′; 4 D″; 4 D′″) and said second track ( 5 D, 6 D; 6 D′; 6 D″; 6 D′″), and wherein said capacitive coupling means further include a surface ( 49 ; 66 ) including a first portion facing, through a dielectric ( 35 ; 35 ′, 39 ′; 39 ″; 35 ′″), a first surface with a same orientation of a section of the first track, and a second portion facing, through said dielectric ( 35 ; 35 ′; 39 ′; 39 ″; 35 ′″), a second surface with a same orientation of a section of the second track.