Patent ID: 8591260

Claim:
A receptacle assembly comprising: a front housing configured for mating with a header assembly; and a plurality of contact modules coupled to the front housing, each contact module comprising: a conductive holder having a first side and an opposite second side, the conductive holder having a front coupled to the front housing: a frame assembly comprising a plurality of contacts and a dielectric frame supporting the contacts, the dielectric frame being received in the conductive holder such that the conductive holder surrounds the frame assembly and provides electrical shielding around the frame assembly, the contacts extending from the conductive holder for electrical termination; a first ground shield discrete from the conductive holder and coupled to the first side of the conductive holder, the first ground shield being electrically connected to the conductive holder, the first ground shield having grounding beams extending therefrom, the first ground shield having grounding fingers extending therefrom, the grounding beams and grounding fingers extending forward of the front of the conductive holder for electrical connection to a corresponding header shield of the header assembly; and a second ground shield discrete from the conductive holder and coupled to the second side of the conductive holder, the second ground shield being electrically connected to the conductive holder, the second ground shield having grounding beams extending therefrom, the second ground shield having grounding fingers extending therefrom, the grounding beams and grounding fingers extending forward of the front of the conductive holder for electrical connection to a corresponding header shield of the header assembly.