Evaluating Connectors for Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet in Military and Aerospace Applications

AS military and aerospace applications move toward Gigabit and 10G networks, standard military connector technology has not kept pace. To evaluate the suitability of various connectors, testing of differential near-end crosstalk in links containing a traditional MIT-DTL-38999 connector and two connectors designed specifically for gigabit and 10G applications was performed. This paper reports on evaluations of the testing.