COMPACT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20120224337A1
• Filed: 03/04/2011
• Published: 09/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: DTECH LABS, Inc. (Cubic Corporation)
• Original Assignee: DTECH LABS, Inc. (Cubic Corporation)
• Inventors: BODINE, Joel Cristopher, EVERHART, Brian Keith, HICKMAN, Nicholas Allen, SENDICH, Marc, CLARKE, Melvin Winthrop
• Application Number:
  US13/041,067
• Publication Number:
  US 20120224337A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/752
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/38 Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3888 Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers

Abstract

A communication device includes a top wall, a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls including a front wall, a plurality of input ports, at least one input port provided with power, a least one output port, a printed circuit board, and a plurality of components board mounted on the printed circuit board. The components include an input/output panel, a switch, a router, a power supply, and a power-over-ethernet injector. The components are electrically connected to one another through a backplane on the printed circuit board.

Claims

1. A communication device, comprising:

a top wall, a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls including a front wall;

a plurality of input ports, at least one input port provided with power;

a least one output port;

a printed circuit board; and

a plurality of components board mounted on the printed circuit board, the components including;

an input/output panel;

a switch;

a router;

a power supply; and

a power-over-ethernet injector;

wherein the components are electrically connected to one another through a backplane on the printed circuit board.

2. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of input ports comprises a plurality of RJ-45 input ports, some of the RJ-45 input ports being provided with power-over-ethernet (PoE).

3. The communication device of claim 2, wherein the switch comprises:

a first switch electrically connected to the input ports not provided with power; and

a second switch electrically connected to the input ports provided with power.

4. The communication device of claim 2, wherein the input ports further comprise at least one fiber optic ports.

5. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the dimensions of the device are no greater than eleven inches by five inches by three inches.

6. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the device has a volume no greater than one hundred sixty five cubic inches.

7. The communication device of claim 1, further comprising a zeroizartion switch for clearing the memory of the router.

8. The communication device of claim 1, further comprising an accelerator.

9. The communication device of claim 8, further comprising an acceleration bypass switch.

11. The communication system of claim 9, further comprising:

a secondary module, the secondary module comprising a plurality of input ports, at least one output port, the secondary module receiving power from the battery module and having a power transfer connector to transfer power to the main module.

10. A communication system, comprising:

a main module, the main module comprising;

a top wall, a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls including a front wall;

a plurality of input ports, at least one input port provided with power;

a least one output port;

a printed circuit board; and

a plurality of components board mounted on the printed circuit board, the components including;

an input/output panel;

a switch;

a router;

a power supply; and

a power-over-ethernet injector;

wherein the components are electrically connected to one another through a backplane on the printed circuit board; and

a battery module, the battery module having a power transfer connector for supplying power to the main module.

12. The communication system of claim 10, further comprising an encryptor mounted to said main module.

13. The communication device of claim 10, wherein the plurality of input ports of the main module comprises eight RJ-45 input ports, three of the RJ-45 input ports being provided with power.

14. The communication device of claim 13, wherein the switch comprises:

a first switch electrically connected to the input ports not provided with power; and

a second switch electrically connected to the input ports provided with power.

15. The communication device of claim 13, wherein the input ports of the main module further comprise two fiber optic ports.

16. The communication device of claim 10, wherein the dimensions of the main module are no greater than eleven inches wide by five inches deep by three inches in height.

17. The communication device of claim 10, wherein the main module has a volume no greater than one hundred sixty five cubic inches.

18. The communication device of claim 10, the main module further comprises a zeroizartion switch for clearing the memory of the router.

19. The communication device of claim 10, further comprising an accelerator.

20. The communication device of claim 19, the main module further comprises an acceleration bypass switch.