MX2008008314A - A telecommunications assembly including at least one telecommunications module, a test bus and a kit of parts - Google Patents

Abstract

A telecommunications assembly has three or more telecommunications contacts adapted to connect wires. One or more of the contacts are disposed in a first telecommunications module, and atleast one first test bus (15, 20) attached to the first telecommunications module (10) and extends along a face (24) of the telecommunication module (10) and along one or more of the telecommunications contacts. A test bus (20) attachable to a telecommunications module (10) has three or more telecommunications contacts adapted to connect wires to extend along a side (24) of the telecommunications modules (10) and along at least some of the telecommunications contacts, or to a carrier (42) adapted to carry a plurality of telecommunications modules (10) to extend along at least some telecommunications modules (10) is disclosed.

Description

TELECOMMUNICATION ASSEMBLY THAT INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE TELECOMMUNICATION MODULE, A TEST COLLECTOR BAR AND A PARTS KIT Field of the invention The invention relates to a telecommunications assembly or assembly that includes at least one telecommunications module, a test bus and a kit of parts.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In the field of telecommunications, numerous customers are connected to the switchboard of a telecommunications company through telecommunications lines. Clients are also sometimes referred to as subscribers or subscribers. Also, the switch is often called a telephone station or "PBX" (a central office telephone exchange or central office operated through the telecommunications company). Between the subscriber and the switch, telecommunication lines with telecommunication modules are connected. The telecommunications modules establish an electrical connection between a wire or cable, which is connected to the telecommunications module on a first side, and another wire or cable, which is connected to the REF module. 193784 telecommunications in a second side. The wires or cables on one side can also be called input wires and the wires on the other side can be called output wires. A plurality of telecommunications modules can be joined or assembled at a distribution point, such as a main distribution frame, an intermediate distribution frame, an outer cabinet or a distribution point located, for example, in an office building or in a particular floor of an office building. To allow flexibility in the wiring, some telecommunications lines are coupled with the first telecommunications modules in a way that constitutes a permanent connection. The flexibility is realized through so-called movable bridges or cross connections, which flexibly couple the contacts of the first telecommunications module with the contacts of the second telecommunications module. These movable bridges can be changed, for example, when a person moves inside an office building in order to provide a different telephone (ie, a different telephone line) with the telephone number of the relocated person he or she intends. In the telecommunications module, the disconnection points can be placed in electrical connection between the two sides. At these disconnection points, disconnect pins can be inserted to uncouple the line. Protection plugs or chargers could also be connected to a disconnection point in the module in order to protect the equipment, connected to the wires, from excess current and excess voltage. In addition, the test pins can be introduced at a disconnection point for the purpose of testing or monitoring a line. Recently, Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (or "ADSL") technology has expanded widely in the field of telecommunications. This technology allows at least two different signals to be transmitted on a single line, and this is achieved by transmitting different signals at different frequencies along the same line. The signals are combined at a particular point on the telecommunications line and are divided at another point. In particular, on the subscriber side, the separate voice and data signals are combined and subsequently sent to the central office through the same line. In the central office, the combined signal is divided. For the transmission of voice and data signals to the subscriber, the separate voice and data signals are combined in the central office, then, they are sent to the subscriber and finally, they are divided on the subscriber side. After splitting the signal, the so-called "old analogue telephone service" (or "functional module") can be used to transmit voice signals. The remaining part of the divided signal can be used to transmit data or other information. The dividers used to separate or combine the signal can be generally located at any distribution point. Any type of electronic components necessary to perform the above functions may be contained, possibly together with a printed circuit board as a base, in a functional pin, which can be called a splitter module. The similar functional plugs are protection modules, which contain one or more components that provide protection against excess voltage and / or current and verification and monitoring modules, which contain suitable electronic components and circuits for the purpose of testing and / or monitor a telecommunications line. Other functional pins are known to those skilled in the art. These functional pins can be inserted into a reception space of the telecommunications module. In particular, one or more contacts of the functional plug can establish electrical contact with one or more contacts of the telecommunications module. In a state when a functional plug is not inserted, the opposite contacts may be in electrical contact with each other at a disconnection point. The contacts can be separated by the introduction of a functional plug, where electrical contact can be established between the separate contacts of the telecommunications module and the contacts of the functional plug. The published application of International Patent No. WO 03/079599 of the Applicant describes a contact bank, a measurement array and a telecommunications assembly, with which the telecommunication lines can be verified or tested. The contact bank may have tap contacts and the tap contacts and / or the contact bank may be coupled with a test device through a connection structure having at least one test bus bar.

Summary of the Invention The present invention provides a telecommunications module, which is adapted to efficiently transmit a signal originating from a test operation to a remote test device. In another aspect, the invention provides an assembly or assembly that includes at least one telecommunications module. In yet another aspect, the invention provides a test bus that can be linked with a telecommunications module or with a carrier. The telecommunications assembly or assembly described in this document has three or more telecommunications contacts adapted to couple wires therewith, wherein one or more of the contacts are located in a first telecommunications module. The assembly further has at least a first test bus bar connected to the first telecommunications module and which extends along one face of the telecommunications module and along one or more of the telecommunications contacts. The test busbar described herein may be linked with a telecommunications module having three or more telecommunications contacts adapted to couple wires therewith so as to extend along one side of the telecommunications modules and by at least along the telecommunications contacts, or with a carrier adapted to carry a plurality of telecommunications modules so that they extend at least along some telecommunications modules. The kit of parts described herein includes a mounting and a test busbar as described above.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Hereinafter, the invention will be described in part with reference to the non-limiting examples thereof and with reference to the figures, in which: Figure 1 shows a cross-sectional view of an assembly of three telecommunications modules and one functional module; and Figure 2 shows a side view of a telecommunications module mounted on a carrier.

Detailed Description of the Invention Figure 1 shows a cross-sectional view of an assembly or assembly 28 that includes three telecommunications modules 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3. This assembly could be formed, essentially, as described in the published application of European Patent EP 1578145 Al to the Applicant. In particular, telecommunications contacts 12, 14 and 16 can be located in rows extending perpendicular to the plane of Figure 1. These contacts could be coupled with telecommunication lines, wires or movable bridges in order to provide customer service. For example, a first row of contacts 12 may include contacts adapted to transmit a POTS signal. A second row of contacts 14 may comprise contacts adapted to transmit a line signal. The second telecommunications module 10.2 may have a third row of contacts 16 adapted to transmit a DSLAM signal. The remaining row of contacts of the second telecommunications module 10.2, as well as the contact rows of the third telecommunications module 10.3 can be formed, essentially, symmetrically to the rows of contacts 12, 14 and 16 described above. Therefore, the following detailed description will focus on the first telecommunications module 10.1 and the "left half" of the second telecommunications module 10.2, in which a combined test and division module 30 could be placed. With respect to the orientation of the assembly 28 shown in Figure 1, it is noted that the orientation in use can be rotated by 90 ° when compared to the orientation shown in Figure 1. In this way, the "left half" of the second module of Telecommunications 10.2 can be the lower half or the upper half. In addition, the left face 24 and the right face 26, described in greater detail below, may be the upper face or the lower face, respectively. These telecommunications modules are configured, so that the connections could be made to both the front side 46 and the rear side 40 of the module. The contacts 12, 14 of the telecommunications module 10.1 have a portion located on the front side 46 of the assembly, which is adapted to connect an outer wire therewith, for example, with an IDC-zone. The rear portion of the contacts 12, 14 has the elastic tongues 48 and 50, respectively, which form a disconnection point 80 (see module 10.3 in Figure 1). In the example shown for the telecommunications module 10.1 in Figure 1, a protruding portion 52 of the external functional module 30 is inserted between the disconnection point formed by the elastic tongues 48, 50 for decoupling the contacts 2, 14. The functional module external 30 could be a splitter module (active or passive), an overcurrent protection module, an overvoltage protection module, a functional module to a module that contains any combination of these functions. In the example shown in Figure 1, the external functional module 30 can be placed in the first telecommunications module 10.1 and one half of the second telecommunications module 10.2 in combination. The protruding portion 52 of the functional module 30 may have one or more conductors printed thereon in order to guide the signal towards the circuits and / or components 54 of the functional module 30. The circuits may be provided, for example, in one or more printed circuit boards 56. The external functional module could also provide contact with the DSLAM contact 16 of the telecommunications module 10.2 through a jack contact 58. In this way, the signal transmitted through the line contact 14 can be divided or combined and transmitted or received from the POTS contact 12 and the DSLAM contact 16. In addition, the tap contact 58 can also be used to transmit a test signal to the DSLAM contact 16 and / or receive a signal, which originates from the contact test operation 16. This connection between the functional module 30 and the contacts 12, 14 can be made, alternatively or additionally ,. In the embodiment shown, the tap contacts 32, 34 are adapted to establish an electrical connection with the contacts 12, 14 in the rear portion of the telecommunications module 10.1. This corresponds to the fact that the functional module 30, in the embodiment shown, can be introduced from the rear side 40 of the telecommunications assembly 28. In particular, the components 54 of the functional module 30 can include one or more switches, relays, protective elements, or the like, which are directed to the specific tap contacts 32, 34, 58 along a row of tap contacts. This is particularly advantageous when the functional module 30 is a multi-line functional module, extending perpendicular to the plane of Figure 1 and having multiple tap contacts 32, 34, 58 extending along the functional module 30. In the case where the functional module 30 includes a verification or verification function, the tests may be performed on selected telecommunication contacts 12, 14, 16 and the test results may be transmitted to or from a remote test device to through one or more test busbars 18, 20 that extend along the faces 24, 26 of the telecommunications module 10.1, ie, perpendicular to the plane of the drawing of Figure 1. In the embodiment shown, they are provided two first test busbars 18, 20, one of them denoted as 18 is provided on the right face 26 and the other denoted as 20 is provided on the left side check 24 of the telecommunications module 10.1. further, the test bar 18 and the test bus 20 could be displaced in vertical direction on their respective faces 24, 26 with the telecommunications module 10.1. The connection between the functional module 30 and the first test bus 18 is established through the test contacts 38. The connection between the functional module 30 and the second test bus 20 is established through the test contacts 36. Therefore, the test bus bars 18, 20 and the test contacts 38, 36 are used to control any of the switches in the functional module 30 and to initiate the tests that will be performed. In addition, busbars 18, 20 and test contacts 38, 36 can be used to transmit a signal, which originates from a test, to or from a remote test device. In the embodiment shown, the functional module 30 further comprises a housing 60, which is substantially open on the front side 46 thereof to thereby accommodate the rear portions of the telecommunications modules 10.1 and 10.2. In the embodiment shown, the housing 60 extends beyond the test contacts 36, 38, as well as the tap contacts 32, 34, 58. As mentioned above, the functional module 30 could be placed in the module telecommunications 10.1 and the left half of the telecommunications module 10.2. With respect to the assembly 28 shown in Figure 1, it should be mentioned that a functional module 30, similar to that shown in the figures, can be placed in the third telecommunications module 10.3, as well as the right half of the second module. 10.2, in an orientation that is substantially symmetric to that shown for the functional module 30 in Figure 1. Also, as can be taken from the figure, in the embodiment shown, the first test busbars 18, 20 are substantially flat and are placed substantially parallel to the surface of the right face 26 and the left face 24 of the telecommunications module 10.1, respectively. Figure 2 shows a side view of a telecommunications assembly 28, in particular, a telecommunications module 10.1 mounted on a carrier 42. In the embodiment shown, the carrier is an essentially channel-shaped carrier extending perpendicular to the plane of the drawing of Figure 2 and having a substantially U-shaped cross section. In the embodiment shown, a plurality of telecommunications modules similar to the telecommunications module 10.1 (shown in Figure 2) and 10.2 (not shown) can be placed on the carrier in a convenient way, for example, through a link 62. In this case, any of the objects placed on the rear side 40 of the telecommunications assembly 28, will describe a circle around of the link 62 and will require a space in the left-right direction of Figure 2. In this way, in this case the carrier can have a substantially L-shaped cross-section and the telecommunications module 10 can have a leg or an adapter similar to that indicated by 64 in Figure 2, which mechanically connects the right part of the module 10 (not shown) with the lower part 66 of the carrier 42. However, in this case this leg or The adapter is integrated with the telecommunications module 10. This arrangement is also described in the published application of European Patent EP 1578145 Al, which in this respect is also incorporated herein by reference. Inc. The possibility of oscillation of the telecommunications module 10 around the hinge 62 can be advantageous in order to provide access to the back side 40 of the telecommunications assembly, for example, to place a functional module 30 (see Figure 1, not shown in FIG. Figure 2) in the telecommunications module. In the embodiment shown, the test bus 20 has projections 22 which constitute access points for the test contacts 36 (see Figure 1) in order to connect these with the test bus. Similarly, the test bus bar 18 may have projections that constitute access points for the test contacts 38 (see Figure 1) in order to connect these with the test bus. In the position shown in Figure 2, the test bus 20 is electrically connected to a first conductive element 44 located along the carrier 42, that is, extending perpendicular to the plane of Figure 2. similarly, the test bus 18 (not shown) on the opposite side of the telecommunications module 10 is electrically connected to a second conductive element (not shown) located along the carrier 42. Thus, in the position shown in the Figure 2, a plurality of first test busbars 20 (as well as, 18, see Figure 1) is connected to the first conductive element 44, so that these in turn can be connected to a remote test device, and the telecommunications contacts of the plurality of telecommunications modules can be directed to perform the tests. When the telecommunications module 10 is rotated around the link 62 to make the rear side of the telecommunications module accessible, the electrical connection between the test bus 20 and the first conductive element 44 is opened. The opening of the telecommunications module would also break or open the electrical contact between the test busbar 18 and the second conductive element. Once the telecommunication module is returned to its original closed position, the electrical connection will again be established by flushing the end of the first conductive element 44 towards a receiving slot 48 at the end of the test bus 20.

In the embodiment shown, the first conductive element 44 comprises an L-shaped cross section with a first leg located substantially parallel to a leg 64 of the carrier 42, and a second leg located substantially perpendicular thereto and substantially parallel to the extension. of the first test bar 20. The conductive element 44 does not necessarily have to have an L-shaped cross section, but any other suitable form is conceivable. Also, as can also be observed from Figure 2, the projections 22 of the first test bar 20 are substantially parallel to the surface of the left side 24 of the telecommunications module 10 and in the embodiment shown, do not extend considerably towards the observer of Figure 2. A mounting of telecommunications modules of the invention comprises three or more telecommunications contacts adapted to couple wires therewith. In general, a contact refers to any component adapted to establish an electrical connection with at least one external wire from a telecommunications line. For this purpose, the contact can be formed, for example, as an Isolate Displacement Contact ("IDC"), a coil connection contact or in any other suitable mode. Each of the contacts may have a first end adapted to be coupled with a wire or cable. These also have a second end in which they are in contact with each other that can be disconnected. This connection can also be formed along the contacts. The point where the contacts are in contact that can be disconnected from each other is referred to as a disconnection point. At this disconnection point, an electrical connection can be established with an additional component. In the telecommunications assemblies of the present invention, an electrical connection with an additional component can be established. This can be, for example, a contact of an external functional module such as a splitter module (active or passive), an over current protection module, an overvoltage protection module, a test module or a module that contains any combination of these functions. In particular, the contact can protrude from a housing of the external functional module. In the case of a splitter module, the signal transmitted from the wire to the first contact is further transmitted to the electronic components within the splitter module and is then processed. A second contact could also be connected, for example, with a divider module, so that the signal that has been processed, divided or combined by the separator module could be transmitted through the second contact to a second wire coupled with the second contact. . The first and / or second contacts could be extended, at least partially, outside the housing of the telecommunications module. As described above, the functional module could be a test module or could be another type of module with test functionality. The test module may have tap contacts (32, 34, 38) adapted to be coupled with the telecommunications contacts (12, 14, 16) of the telecommunication modules (10.1, 10.2). Therefore, the signal is transmitted through the telecommunications contacts to the functional module via the tap contacts and could be processed in any suitable way. In particular, adequate tests can be performed. Normal tests may be taken from the Applicant's International Patent application published as WO 2003/079599 A3, which is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, a test module may have one or more components adapted to transmit a test signal through the telecommunications contacts to the telecommunications line. In this case, for example, a response transmitted by the telecommunications line may be sent to a remote test device in order to obtain information about the state of the telecommunications line (ie, in service or out of service). For the details, reference is made to the published application of the above-mentioned international patent number WO 03/079599 of the Applicant, which is hereby incorporated by reference, in particular, with respect to any of the details referred to. to the testing and monitoring operations as such. The telecommunication modules of the invention could further include at least one test bus that is connected to the telecommunications module and extends along one side of the telecommunications module and at least along some radio communication contacts. telecommunications The test bus is connected to the telecommunications module to form an integrated part of the module. In specific applications, the test bus bar can also be updated again in the module, so that a telecommunications module that is in an initial state, is not adapted to transmit a signal from a test module to a remote test device, a Once the placement of the test bar in the module is adapted to perform this function. The test bus bar can be located, for example, on at least one outer face (24 or 26) of the telecommunications module. In particular, the telecommunications modules can comprise a cover 90. The cover 90 can be made of plastic or of any suitable material and can be constituted by one or more components. The cover serves to accommodate the contacts of the telecommunications module. The cover could also have specific structures for the positioning of the contacts. In addition, the cover may comprise one or more receiving cavities or spaces adapted to accommodate objects such as test modules or any other type of external functional modules, plugs or parts thereof. Finally, the cover could include suitable structures, usually on or near the outside so as to allow the telecommunications module to be mounted on a rack or any other suitable carrier or to retain or secure the objects listed above. In general, the telecommunication modules have a front side 46 and a rear side 40. Usually, the contacts as described above will be exposed on the front and / or rear side to allow the connection of wires, telecommunication lines or movable bridges. The external functional modules could be introduced on the front side and / or from a rear side opposite the front side. The test bus bar could be connected to the telecommunications module, in particular, a module cover, through hooks, projections or similar coupling structures. Correspondingly, the telecommunications module, particularly the cover of the module, can have complementary structures such as one or more projections, with which the coupling hooks can cooperate. In addition, one or more edges of the telecommunications module can be used to allow the clutch of one or more coupling hooks. In addition, the telecommunications module may have one or more slits or recesses, within which a test bus or a part thereof may be introduced in order to join the test bus with the telecommunications module. Generally, a test bus describes an electrical connection that is adapted to run along a number of access points to transmit a test signal. In particular, the access points can be used to transmit a signal from the test bus to electrical components such as switches, test devices, relays or test components, which receive a signal through the busbar activates these to carry out the specific operation or test. In addition, the test bus bar could be used to provide any type of relays, which could be present in the external functional module, with power. In addition, the access points or test contacts of the test bus bar can be used to transmit a signal, which originates from a test operation, through the bus bar to a remote test device. The test bar could be made of any material suitable for the transmission of the electrical signals described in the test. For example, the test bus bar could be made of a solid metal, such as a sheet metal or a thin metal sheet from which the test bus can be stamped. In alternate form, the test bar could be made of one or more wires or a metallized plastic part. For example, the test bar could be constituted by a metallized area on the cover of the telecommunications module, which could be made of plastic. The test busbar extends along one side or face of the telecommunications module and along some of the telecommunications contacts. In this way, one or more access points of the test bus can be identified along the test bus and, for example, can be associated with specific telecommunications contacts. In particular, it may be advantageous when the test bus is extended along all the telecommunications contacts. In this case, a test module is adapted to verify a single or only a few telecommunication lines, and can be connected to the telecommunications contacts of the telecommunications module and the test bus of the telecommunications module. In particular, independently of the position along the telecommunications module, and therefore, independent of the specific telecommunications contacts that will be verified, the test module will find an access point provided by the test bus for allow the transmission of the test signals mentioned above. The telecommunications contacts of the telecommunications module can be located, for example, in one or more rows that can be substantially parallel to the sides of the telecommunications module. For example, when the rows of contacts are exposed on the front and / or back side of the module and the left and right side of the module extend between the front and back side, the test bar can be placed so that extend along the left or right side.

The test bus bar may have projections. Advantageously, the projections can be integrated or integral with the test bus bar. In particular, the test bar having protrusions can be stamped or in any other suitable mode can be formed from a single piece of sheet metal or thin sheet metal. The projections may correspond to the access points or test contacts of the test bus. This allows the operator to visually realize that an access point associated with a specific telecommunications contact is present in a particular location. The projections can extend substantially in parallel to the face of the telecommunications module on which the test bus is located. In this case, they do not protrude substantially from the face of the telecommunications module in which the test bus is provided. This facilitates the manipulation of the telecommunications module, in addition, it reduces the risk of injury for the operators and minimizes the amount of space required by the telecommunications modules allowing assemblies of a higher density. The test or verification has shown advantages when the test bus is located at least along a left or right side of the telecommunications module. These faces are substantially parallel to the rows of telecommunications contacts and act to separate and electrically isolate / isolate the telecommunications contacts from the test bus. As mentioned above, the telecommunications contacts can be exposed on the front side and / or back side of the telecommunications module. Therefore, it may be advantageous to separate the test bus from the telecommunications contacts by locating the test bus at least one on the left or right side, which is normally free of telecommunications contacts. . While the telecommunications module is adapted, due to the test bus, to cooperate with an external module, a new assembly of at least one telecommunications module and at least one test module provides a basic assembly for verifying the lines of communication. telecommunications from which the wires are connected to the telecommunications contacts of the telecommunications module. The test module has adapted tap contacts for coupling the telecommunications contacts. Generally, a tap contact means any component that is adapted to establish an electrical connection with a telecommunications contact. For this purpose, the tap contact can be formed from a strip of sheet metal material or a wire. In addition, a tap contact can be formed through a conductor printed on a printed circuit board. In any case, the tap contact can be introduced into the telecommunications module so that it is coupled with the telecommunications contacts at the disconnection points as described above. The test module has at least one test contact, which is adapted to be coupled with the test bus. In this way, the socket contact establishes an electrical connection with the telecommunications contacts that will be verified and as a result, with the telecommunications lines connected to them. For the connection between the test module and a test device that could be remote, the test contact is used. A signal can be transmitted to the test module to activate the test module by connecting the test contact and the test bus. In addition, a signal originating from the test can be transmitted to a remote test device by means of the test contact of the test module and the test bus.

The insertion of the jack contacts of the test module from the rear side of the telecommunications module could be advantageous because the front side can be kept free of the test module. Therefore, the front side can be used for electrical connections, such as movable bridges that need to be changed more frequently than connections on the back side, such as the test module. In particular, the test module when introduced from the rear side does not interfere with the electrical connections on the front side that may have the requirement to allow the versatility that involves frequent changes in the connections. The mounting test module described herein may have at least one switch for connecting the selected tap contacts with the test contact. In this embodiment, the test module can be adapted to derive a number of telecommunications contacts associated with different telecommunication lines. When a test is performed, the test module selects a line of information that will be verified (ie, the appropriate tap contacts are activated for the sending of a test signal to the derived telecommunication contacts and / or for the reception of a response test signal). In this way, at least one switch is provided in the test module in order to couple the selected tap contacts with the test contact. In this way, a test can be performed on a selected telecommunication line and the result can be transmitted through the test contact of the test module and the test bus to a test device. Alternatively, the test module described herein does not have to be adapted to be permanently connected to a plurality of telecommunication contacts or lines. Rather, the test module can also be a single line test module that does not require a switch. This is because the tap contacts of this single line test module are, in the connected state, in electrical connection with a specific line. In this mode, the test module bus of the telecommunications module provides multiple access points or test contacts for the single-line test modules. It could be advantageous to have at least one access point available in the vicinity of a telecommunications line to be verified, whereby the test module can be connected efficiently. As indicated above, splitter modules can be used to provide a separation and combination of a signal in an ADSL technology. In connection with the assembly described herein, the number of external functional modules could be reduced when the test module has at least one divider circuit integrated therein. In this case, the test module can additionally perform the separation and combination of a telecommunications signal, so that it is compatible with ADSL technology and can essentially be considered as a combined test and division module. In particular, the information can be sent to the divider circuit in the external functional module from a remote location through the test bus, for example, to activate the divider or verify its performance. In particular, in connection with ADSL technology, situations may arise in which the required types of contact, ie, line, POTS and DSLAM, are provided in more than one telecommunications module, as shown in Figure 1 For example, as can be additionally taken from the published application of European Patent mentioned above No. EP 1578145 Al of the Applicant, which is incorporated herein by reference, in particular with respect to a further assembly of a telecommunications module, some of the aforementioned contacts, such as DSLAM contacts, can be provided in a different telecommunications module, than the telecommunications module in which the POTS line and contacts are provided. When the assembly test module described herein is a combined test and division module, its tap contacts can be advantageously adapted to couple the telecommunications contacts with at least two telecommunications modules. For example, two tap contacts can be adapted to derive a line and a POTS contact of a first module and an additional tap contact can be adapted to derive a DSLAM contact of a second module. In addition, the assembly may have a carrier carrying a plurality of telecommunications modules. The carrier of the new assembly can be provided in the form of a channel. This type of carrier can have a substantially U-shaped cross-section and a length, which allows a plurality of telecommunications modules to be directly placed therein. In addition, telecommunications modules can be moved, for example, they can slide along the extension of the carrier. The carrier can also comprise a substantially L-shaped cross section and the telecommunication modules can first be mounted on a leg of the cross section L. Secondly, the telecommunications module can include a second leg that connects the module of telecommunications with the other leg of the cross section L, which acts in this way as a lower part for the resulting assembly. With the described structure of the two opposite legs, one of them is integral, for example, with the other leg, that is, the lower part of a L-shaped carrier and the opposite leg are provided in the telecommunications module, the structure The resultant is very similar to a mounting in which the telecommunications modules are placed in a channel-shaped carrier having a lower part and two opposite legs. In the same way as with respect to the aforementioned design, in which a leg is provided in the telecommunications module, reference is made to the European published application of Applicant No. EP 1578145 Al, which is incorporated herein by reference reference. As will be apparent to those skilled in the art, the wearer may comprise structures suitable for mounting telecommunications modules thereon, such as one or more holes, projections, slots or the like. In addition, the carrier may include one or more profile rails, in the case where more than one rail is parallel to each other to allow the telecommunications modules to be moved along the rails. One or more of the rails may have a substantially circular cross section and / or may be provided with one or more projections, recesses, biased cuts or the like, in order to allow a secure mounting of the telecommunications modules therein. For this purpose, telecommunications modules may have, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art, the corresponding structures such as hooks, projections or coupling recesses. Normally, the carrier will be made, at least partially, of metal to form part of a ground connection. In the new assembly, the carrier may have at least one conductive element 44 adapted to contact at least one test bar 18 or 20. In this manner, the test bus is associated with a specific telecommunications module and provides access points or test contacts throughout the telecommunications module. In a similar mode, the conductive element provides access points along the carrier. Thus, one or more of the test busbars of one or more of the telecommunications modules can be connected to the first conductive element. Therefore, the conductive element can be part of the connection structure, which couples a test module with a remote test device. The other parts of the connection structure can be one or more of the first test bus bars and the test contacts of the test modules. The new test bus that can be connected to a telecommunications module, as described here, in an essential way, has those characteristics derived from the previous description of a test collector linked with a telecommunications module in order to form a integrated part of it. This test bar constitutes a component that can be added to a telecommunications module in order to allow tests performed in it in the manner described above. In addition, a conductive element can be attached to a carrier adapted to carry a plurality of telecommunications modules so as to extend at least along some telecommunications modules. In this case, the test bar described herein may constitute a conductive element as described more fully above. The present invention has been described with reference to an individual embodiment. The detailed description and the previous modality have been given only for clarity of understanding. No unnecessary limitations will be understood or taken from this. All references to the front, back, left and right sides, the horizontal, vertical and insertion directions, etc., are exemplary only and do not limit the claimed invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many changes can be made to the described embodiment without departing from the scope of the invention. Thus, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the exact details and structures described herein but rather by the structures described by the language of the claims and the equivalents of those structures. It is noted that in relation to this date the best method known by the applicant to carry out the aforementioned invention, is that which is clear from the present description of the invention.

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1. CLAIMS Having described the invention as above, property is claimed as contained in the following claims: 1. A telecommunications assembly, characterized in that it comprises: three or more telecommunications contacts adapted to couple wires therewith, wherein one or more of the contacts are located in a first telecommunications module; and at least a first test bus bar connected to the first telecommunications module and extending along one face of the telecommunications module and along one or more of the telecommunications contacts.
2. 2. Assembly in accordance with the claim 1, characterized in that the test bus bar has projections.
3. 3. The assembly in accordance with the claim 2, characterized in that the projections extend substantially in parallel to the face on which the test bus is located.
4. The assembly according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the test bus is located along at least one of the left side or the right side, which are substantially parallel to at least one row of telecommunications contacts in the first telecommunications module.
5. The assembly according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one test module having tap contacts is adapted to couple the telecommunications contacts of the telecommunications assembly, and at least one test contact is adapted to connect the test bar 6.
6. The assembly in accordance with the claim 5, characterized in that the tap contacts can be input from the rear side of the telecommunications module.
7. The assembly according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the test module has at least one switch for coupling the selected tap contacts with the test contact.
8. The assembly according to any of claims 5-7, characterized in that the test module has at least one divider circuit.
9. The assembly according to any of claims 5-8, characterized in that the tap contacts are adapted to couple the telecommunications contacts with at least two telecommunications modules.
10. 10. The assembly according to any of claims 5-9, further characterized in that it comprises a carrier carrying a plurality of telecommunications modules, the carrier has at least one conductive element adapted to make contact with at least one first test bus bar .
11. 11. A test bus that can be joined with a module, characterized in that it comprises three or more telecommunications contacts adapted to couple wires therewith so as to extend along one side of the telecommunications modules and at least along some of the telecommunications contacts, or a carrier adapted to carry a plurality of telecommunications modules so as to extend along at least some telecommunications modules.
12. 12. The kit of parts, characterized in that it comprises a telecommunications module or assembly according to any of claims 1-10 and a test bus in accordance with claim 11.