Inspec keywords: electrical contacts; local area networks; electric connectors; life testing

Other keywords: signal integrity; circuit reliability; differential transmission method; Gigabit Ethernet standard; degradation characteristics; high-speed channels; connector electrical contact surface; digital baseband communication circuits; differential signal waveforms; degraded contacts; degraded connector samples; experimental investigations; electrical circuits; high-speed backplane connectors; digital signals; connector degradation; electrical contact circuits; low communication quality; accelerated test

Subjects: Other topics in statistics; Reliability; Computer communications; Local area networks