Patent ID: 7128616

Claim:
A connector assembly for interconnecting high speed data transmission cables across an interface panel to transmit data signals from an internal circuit to an external circuit comprising: an electrical panel connector adapted for mounting to said panel; said panel connector having a first pin face for being disposed on a first side of said panel and a post face for being disposed on a second side of said panel when mounted; a first pin array of conductive square pins carried by said first pin face of said panel connector, and a corresponding post array of conductive round posts carried by said post face of said panel connector; an electrical plug connector for mating with said panel connector having a plug front and a plug back; said plug front having an array of conductive post sockets corresponding to said array of round posts for receiving said posts when said post face of said panel connector and said plug front of said plug connector are mated together; said plug back having a second pin array of said conductive square pins in electrical contact with said post sockets, said second pin array corresponding to said first pin array so that a first set of transmission cables electrically connected to said first pin array of said panel connector is electrically connected to a second set of transmission cables connected to said second pin array of said plug connector when said panel and plug connectors are mated; whereby high speed transmission data may be transmitted across said panel to the external circuit by means of said first and second sets of transmission cables.