Connector Types

What is an RF Signal? First, we should define what RF stands for. An RF (Radio Frequency) signal refers to an alternating...

DefinitionPower Over Ethernet (POE) technology allows VoIP phones, WLAN access, IP camera … to receive power as well as data...

Basic PrinciplesIn an Ethernet network, all systems are connected to a single transmission line. There are some physical layouts, depending...

How to link the jacks & plugs together? Selecting the best transmission medium for a given application is a trade-off...

Modular Connector is the name given to a family of electrical connectors originally used in telephone and Ethernet wiring. Due...

Today, modular jack connectors and Ethernet protocols can be found in most consumer and industrial applications, among others. There are...

On July 2013, a new version of USB specification was released and officially published in August 2014: USB 3.1 or...

USB 3.0 targets first the PC market and all consumer devices requiring high data rate and volumes of data transfer...

Now, let’s move on to the connector aspect in order to understand what this implies. Designing a brand new high-speed...

Many other communication standards provide equivalent or even higher data rate than USB 3.0, namely: PCIe gen 2.0 (5 Gbits/s),...