Patent ID: 7736170

Claim:
A connector for a communications system, comprising: a plug housing having front and rear ends, an internal chamber opening on said rear end and defined by housing walls, and a plurality of slots extending through one of said housing walls adjacent said front end and into said internal chamber; a plurality of contacts mounted in said slots for movement between retracted positions spaced from said internal chamber and inserted positions extending into said internal chamber, each of said plurality of contacts having opposite first and second sides; an insert disposed in said internal chamber having a front end proximal said front end of said plug housing, a plurality of openings in a first insert wall adjacent said front end and aligned with said plurality of slots in said plug housing; and an insert assembly having insert members disposed adjacent said plurality of contacts, each of said first and second sides of each of said plurality of contacts is abutted by one of said insert members, said insert assembly having a higher dielectric value than said plug housing to optimize crosstalk in an area proximal said insert assembly and said insert assembly being made of a different material than said plug housing.