Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Universal sub slot architecture for networking modules
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Application No.: US16391642Application Date: 2019-04-23
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Publication No.: US11079559B2Publication Date: 2021-08-03
- Inventor: Marc Leclair , Mitchell O'Leary , Nicola Benvenuti , James McGale , Daniel Rivaud , Sheldon Button
- Applicant: Ciena Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MD Hanover
- Assignee: Ciena Corporation
- Current Assignee: Ciena Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Hanover
- Agency: Clements Bernard Walker
- Agent Lawrence A. Baratta, Jr.; Christopher L. Bernard
- Main IPC: G02B6/42
- IPC: G02B6/42 ; G06F1/18
Abstract:
A universal sub slot module is configured to be inserted in a slot in a hardware module that is configured to be inserted in one of a chassis and rack mounted unit. The universal sub slot module includes a printed circuit board; an optics component on the printed circuit board; a data plane and a control plane on the printed circuit board and communicatively coupled to the optics components; and connectors on the printed circuit board and communicatively coupled to the data plane and the control plane, wherein the connectors are configured to connect to corresponding connectors in the one or more hardware modules.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200341218A1 Universal sub slot architecture for networking modules Public/Granted day:2020-10-29
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