Patent ID: 7316584

Claim:
A connector for attachment to a cable having a plurality of wires arranged in matched pairs, comprising: a housing; a connector insert disposed within the housing and having a plurality of contact cavities extending in an axial direction entirely therethrough, the connector insert further having a substantially centrally located elongated opening extending in the axial direction from a proximal end thereof at least partially through the connector insert, the plurality of contact cavities being arranged substantially symmetrically with respect to the elongated opening; a conductive post inserted into the elongated opening of the connector insert, the conductive post having elongated edges that provide shielding between respective pairs of the plurality of contact cavities; and a follower coupled to the conductive post, the follower having a plurality of passageways adapted to communicate respective ones of the matched pairs of wires to respective ones of the pairs of contact cavities, the follower providing physical separation between the respective pairs of wires.