Patent ID: 8298002

Claim:
A pluggable cable connector for a cable containing at least two twin-axial wire pairs comprising: an outer shell; a printed circuit board contained within the outer shell; a pair manager secured to the printed circuit board, the pair manager having a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion having at least two apertures formed on a bottom side of the top portion, one aperture for each twin-axial wire pair, the apertures extending from a front face of the top portion to a rear face of the top portion, the bottom portion having at least two apertures formed in a top side of the bottom portion extending from a front face of the bottom portion to a rear face of the bottom portion, wherein the apertures of the top portion and the apertures of the bottom portion are configured to align and form channels that extend from a front face of the pair manager to a rear face of the pair manager when the top portion is secured to the bottom portion, and wherein the printed circuit board is secured to the pair manager proximate to the front face of the pair manger and the pair manager is configured to position the at least two twin-axial wire pairs at a constant distance apart.