Patent ID: 7905015

Claim:
A method for terminating a telecommunications cable, the cable comprising four twisted pairs of wires arranged in a generally parallel relationship to a common axis, each of the twisted pairs having an exposed end portion, the method comprising: providing an interconnection module comprising four pairs of substantially flat Insulation displacement contact IDC terminals, a corresponding one of said four pairs of Insulation displacement contact IDC terminals for terminating each of the twisted pairs, wherein each Insulation displacement contact IDC terminal of each pair of said four pairs of Insulation displacement contact IDC terminals lie in the same plane; aligning the end portions; and interconnecting each of the aligned end portions with said corresponding pair of Insulation displacement contact IDC terminals; wherein said aligning the end portions comprises arranging the end portions such that when connected to their corresponding Insulation displacement contact IDC terminal pairs, said twisted pairs remain uncrossed.