Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Angled faceplates for a network element
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Application No.: US17994574Application Date: 2022-11-28
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Publication No.: US11985454B2Publication Date: 2024-05-14
- Inventor: Simon J. E. Shearman , Fabien Colton , Daniel Rivaud , Michael R. Bishop
- 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 Christopher L. Bernard
- Main IPC: H05K5/00
- IPC: H05K5/00 ; H04Q1/02 ; H04Q1/06 ; H04Q3/00 ; H05K1/00 ; H05K1/02 ; H05K1/14 ; H05K1/18 ; H05K5/02 ; H05K7/02 ; H05K7/14

Abstract:
A module for a networking node is disclosed. The module includes a Printed Circuit Board (“PCB”); one or more circuits mounted to the PCB; and a faceplate that including a plurality of plates, angled relative to one another, such that the faceplate includes increased surface area relative to a substantially flat faceplate, wherein at least two plates of the plurality of plates include physical ports each having track lengths to a circuit of one or more circuits, wherein one or more of the physical ports support signals at a rate of at least 100 Gbps. Each plate of the plurality of plates can be flat. Any of the plurality of plates can include physical ports. The physical ports can be pluggable modules. Each type of the physical ports can be a same type on a given plate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230088207A1 Angled Faceplates for a network element Public/Granted day:2023-03-23
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