Patent ID: 8203084

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly comprising: an electrically conductive cage having a cage end configured for mounting in a panel opening, the cage having a port for receiving a pluggable electrical component therein, the cage end having a circumference defined by an exterior surface of the cage; a retention frame extending over the cage end along at least a portion of the circumference, the retention frame comprising a gasket side and a rear side, a retention opening extending through the gasket and rear sides of the retention frame; and an electromagnetic interference (EMI) gasket mounted on the cage end, the EMI gasket comprising a length of electrically conductive cord having opposite cord ends, the cord being wrapped externally around the cage end forming a continuous band that engages the exterior surface of the cage along at least a portion of the circumference, wherein the cord extends along and engages the gasket side of the retention frame and the cord ends extend through the retention opening and along the rear side of the retention frame.