Telecommunications chassis and module
First Claim
1. A telecommunications module, comprising:
- a circuit board having a first edge;
a fiber optic cable connector mounted to the circuit board along the first edge, the fiber optic cable connector having a connection axis forming an angle with the first edge and at least a portion of the fiber optic cable connector extending beyond the first edge;
a faceplate mounted to the circuit board, the faceplate having a first portion substantially parallel to the first edge, a second portion substantially parallel to the connection axis of the fiber optic cable connector, and a third portion substantially perpendicular to the connection axis of the fiber optic cable connector; and
circuitry mounted to the circuit board for converting electrical signals to optical signals or optical signals to electrical signals.
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Abstract
Telecommunications chassis and associated modules for use with the telecommunications chassis are disclosed. Embodiments of the telecommunications chassis include structures such as horizontal channels and/or horizontal surfaces with ridges and/or slots in one surface and slots in ridges of another for receiving edges of modules that mount within the chassis. Other structures of embodiments include divider slots in the horizontal surfaces that receive edges of divider walls to fix the divider walls in place, heat baffle surfaces included within the chassis, and/or cable guides with radius limiters. Module embodiments include structures such as faceplates with angled portions with fiber optic cable connections directed toward the fiber cable'"'"'s direction of travel. Other module structures include shells that enclose the circuit board and/or provide angled portions with fiber optic cable connections. Module embodiments may also include circuitry for converting electrical signals to optical and optical signals to electrical, and the circuitry may selectively operate at multiple data rates.
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26 Claims
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1. A telecommunications module, comprising:
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a circuit board having a first edge; a fiber optic cable connector mounted to the circuit board along the first edge, the fiber optic cable connector having a connection axis forming an angle with the first edge and at least a portion of the fiber optic cable connector extending beyond the first edge; a faceplate mounted to the circuit board, the faceplate having a first portion substantially parallel to the first edge, a second portion substantially parallel to the connection axis of the fiber optic cable connector, and a third portion substantially perpendicular to the connection axis of the fiber optic cable connector; and circuitry mounted to the circuit board for converting electrical signals to optical signals or optical signals to electrical signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A telecommunications module, comprising:
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a circuit board containing circuitry for transferring signals, the circuit board having a first edge; a fiber optic cable connector mounted to the circuit board along the first edge, the fiber optic cable connector having a connection axis forming an angle with the first edge; a shell including first and second sidewalls separated by first and second horizontal surfaces and by a faceplate, wherein the circuit board and the fiber optic cable connector are mounted to the shell between the first and second sidewalls and between the first and second horizontal surfaces, and wherein the faceplate has a first portion substantially parallel to the first edge of the circuit board, a second portion substantially parallel to the connection axis of the fiber optic cable connector, and a third portion substantially perpendicular to the connection axis of the fiber optic cable connector and wherein the first and second sidewalls abut the first portion, second portion, and third portion of the faceplate; and a connector mounted to the printed circuit board and extending beyond the shell. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A telecommunications module, comprising:
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a circuit board containing circuitry for transferring signals, the circuit board having a first edge with a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion; a fiber optic cable connector mounted to the circuit board along the second portion, the fiber optic cable connector having a connector axis perpendicular to the second portion, the second portion being angled with respect to the first portion and the third portion, the second portion interconnecting the first portion to the third portion, the first portion and the third portion being parallel but within a different spatial plane. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A telecommunications module comprising:
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a fiber optical connector; and circuitry connected to the optical connector, the circuitry being configured to selectively convert electrical signals having a first data rate or electrical signals having a second rate different than the first rate to optical signals. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A telecommunications module comprising:
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a fiber optical connector; and circuitry connected to the optical connector, the circuitry being configured to selectively convert optical signals to electrical signals having a first data rate or to electrical signals having a second data rate different than the first data rate. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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Specification