<s>
The	O
QLS	O
(	O
Quick	O
Lock	O
Standard	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
quick	O
locking	O
replacement	O
for	O
the	O
threaded	O
interface	O
of	O
the	O
popular	O
SMA	B-Protocol
connector	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
jointly	O
by	O
German-based	O
RF	O
and	O
Microwave	O
component	O
suppliers	O
Telegartner	O
and	O
IMS	O
Connector	O
Systems	O
,	O
this	O
new	O
connector	O
emerged	O
in	O
2006	O
as	O
an	O
answer	O
to	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
shortcomings	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
QMA	B-Protocol
:	O
Improvements	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
include	O
:	O
A	O
strong	O
locking	O
mechanism	O
that	O
makes	O
it	O
very	O
difficult	O
to	O
accidentally	O
detach	O
the	O
connector	O
and	O
a	O
longer	O
life-span	O
.	O
</s>
