Modular jack and Ethernet interfaces

Modular Jack Application Report

Key issues from a design perspective:

• Size Reduction
• Reliability and End-of-Life Contact Force Link
• The Importance of Contact Force
• Cumulative Effects of Tolerances on Connector Performance - Part 1
• Cumulative Effects of Tolerances on Connector Performance - Part 2
• Cantilever Beams Part I- Stiffness
• Elastic Resilience
• Material Property Directionality
• Strip vs. Wire
• Nickel as a Coating Material
• Gold as a Contact Material