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A pluggable module for mating with a receptacle connector of a host device. The pluggable module includes a housing having a front and a rear, a circuit board held by the housing that includes a mating edge and a plurality of contact pads arranged at the mating edge, and a straddle mount connector c

A pluggable module for mating with a receptacle connector of a host device. The pluggable module includes a housing having a front and a rear, a circuit board held by the housing that includes a mating edge and a plurality of contact pads arranged at the mating edge, and a straddle mount connector coupled to the mating edge of the circuit board. The straddle mount connector includes a plurality of contacts engaging corresponding contact pads. The contacts extend between a termination end coupled to the contact pads and a mating end configured to engage corresponding contacts of the receptacle connector. The straddle mount connector also includes a dielectric connector body having a platform for supporting the contacts. The platform includes a plurality of dividers between each of the contacts, where the dividers define a plurality of channels that receive the contacts. The dividers extend from the platform beyond the contacts such that the contacts are recessed below an outer surface of the dividers.

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What is claimed is: 1. A pluggable module for mating with a receptacle connector of a host device, the pluggable module comprising: a housing having a front and a rear; a circuit board held by the housing, the circuit board having a mating edge and a plurality of contact pads arranged at the mating

What is claimed is: 1. A pluggable module for mating with a receptacle connector of a host device, the pluggable module comprising: a housing having a front and a rear; a circuit board held by the housing, the circuit board having a mating edge and a plurality of contact pads arranged at the mating edge; and a straddle mount connector coupled to the mating edge of the circuit board, the straddle mount connector comprising: a plurality of contacts engaging corresponding contact pads, the contacts extending between a termination end coupled to the contact pads and a mating end configured to engage corresponding contacts of the receptacle connector; and a dielectric connector body having a platform for supporting the contacts, the platform includes a plurality of dividers defining channels therebetween, the channels receiving corresponding contacts, wherein the dividers extend from the platform beyond the contacts such that the contacts are recessed below an outer surface of the dividers. 2. The pluggable module of claim 1, wherein the contacts have a width measured along the platform, the contacts being spaced apart by a spacing at least as wide as the width of the contacts. 3. The pluggable module of claim 1, wherein the contacts have a height measured from platform, the dividers have a height being at least twice the height of the contacts. 4. The pluggable module of claim 1, wherein the contacts have a mating surface opposite the platform, the mating surfaces being generally coplanar along a contact plane, the outer surfaces of the dividers being generally coplanar along a divider plane, the contact plane being located closer to the platform than the divider plane. 5. The pluggable module of claim 1, wherein the channels have a width that is wider than a width of the contacts of the receptacle connector. 6. The pluggable module of claim 1, wherein the dividers are configured to guide the contacts of the receptacle connector to the contacts within the channels. 7. The pluggable module of claim 1, wherein the platform includes opposed upper and lower surfaces, the upper and lower surfaces both have dividers and channels, the contacts being arranged in the channels on both the upper and lower surfaces of the platform, the contacts in the channels on the upper surface of the platform engaging an upper surface of the circuit board, the contacts in the channels on the lower surface of the platform engaging a lower surface of the circuit board. 8. The pluggable module of claim 1, wherein the contacts include a contact base being securely coupled to the connector body and engaging corresponding contact pads of the circuit board, the contacts include a contact tail extending from the contact base along the platform and being configured to engage corresponding contacts of the receptacle connector. 9. A straddle mount connector for edge mounting to a circuit board of a pluggable module, the straddle mount connector comprising: a dielectric connector body having a base configured to be coupled to the circuit board and platform extending from the base, a plurality of dividers extend from the platform to an outer surface opposite the platform, the dividers define a plurality of channels therebetween the channels being open between the outer surfaces of the adjacent dividers; and a plurality of contacts held by the connector body, the contacts include a contact base being securely coupled to the base of the connector body and a contact tail extending from the contact base along the platform and being configured to engage mating contacts of a receptacle connector, the contact tails being received in corresponding channels such that the contact tails are recessed below the outer surface of the dividers. 10. The straddle mount connector of claim 9, wherein the connector body has openings through the base aligned with the channels, the contacts being loaded through the openings into the channels. 11. The straddle mount connector of claim 9, wherein the contacts are arranged in pairs aligned with one another on opposite sides of the platform and base, the contact bases of the pair of contacts are configured to engage contact pads on opposite sides of the circuit board. 12. The straddle mount connector of claim 9, wherein the contacts have a width measured along the platform, the contacts being spaced apart by a spacing at least as wide as the width of the contacts. 13. The straddle mount connector of claim 9, wherein the contacts have a contact width measured along the platform, the dividers being spaced apart from one another such that the channels have a channel width greater than the contact width, the channel width being selected such that mating with the mating contacts is ensured even when the mating contacts engage one of the dividers. 14. The straddle mount connector of claim 9, wherein the contacts have a mating surface opposite the platform, the mating surfaces being generally coplanar along a contact plane, the outer surfaces of the dividers being generally coplanar along a divider plane, the contact plane being located closer to the platform than the divider plane. 15. The straddle mount connector of claim 9, wherein the platform includes opposed upper and lower surfaces, the upper and lower surfaces both have dividers and channels, the contacts being arranged in the channels on both the upper and lower surfaces of the platform. 16. A transceiver assembly comprising: a receptacle assembly comprising a receptacle guide frame configured to be mounted to a host circuit board and a receptacle connector received within the receptacle guide frame, the receptacle guide frame having a front being open to an interior space, the receptacle connector being positioned within the interior space of the receptacle guide frame at a rear of the receptacle guide frame, the receptacle connector having a plurality of contacts arranged at a mating interface of the receptacle connector; and a pluggable module coupled to the receptacle assembly, the pluggable module comprising a housing having a circuit board therein with a plurality of contact pads arranged at the mating edge, and a straddle mount connector coupled to the mating edge of the circuit board, wherein the straddle mount connector includes a dielectric connector body having a platform with a plurality of dividers that define channels therebetween, and wherein the straddle mount connector includes a plurality of contacts held by the connector body such that the contacts engage corresponding contact pads of the circuit board and such that the contacts are received in corresponding channels, the contacts are recessed below an outer surface of the dividers. 17. The assembly of claim 16, wherein the contacts have a width measured along the platform, the contacts being spaced apart by a spacing at least as wide as the width of the contacts. 18. The assembly of claim 16, wherein the contacts have a height measured from platform, the dividers have a height being at least twice the height of the contacts. 19. The pluggable module of claim 1, wherein the platform includes a planar support surface, the dividers extending outward from the support surface to the outer surfaces, the channels being open between the dividers opposite the support surface. 20. The pluggable module of claim 1, wherein each channel receives a single contact therein, the dividers being configured to guide the contacts of the receptacle connector to the corresponding contacts in the channels.