High-density small form-factor pluggable module, housing, and system
AssigneeAlibaba Group Holding Limited
InventorsRui Lu, Chongjin Xie, Jie Cao
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide an apparatus for facilitating a double-density small form-factor pluggable (SFP-DD) module. The apparatus includes a set of control connector pins for exchanging control signals. The apparatus also includes a first set of communication connector pins for establishing a first communication channel and a second set of communication connector pins for establishing a second communication channel. The set of control connector pins and the first set of communication connector pins correspond to connector pins of an SFP module, and the second set of communication connector pins extends the SFP module. The size of the SFP-DD module corresponds to the size of the SFP module.
Claims20
A pluggable communication module, comprising:
- a set of control connector pins configured to exchange control signals;
- a first set of communication connector pins configured to establish a first communication channel, wherein the first set of communication connector pins are compatible with connector pins of a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) module;
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- a second set of communication connector pins configured to establish a second communication channel, wherein a housing of the pluggable communication module is larger than a housing of the SFP module to accommodate the second set of communication connector pins.
An apparatus facilitating a pluggable double-density small form-factor pluggable (SFP-DD) module, comprising:
- a set of control connector pins in the SFP-DD module and is configured to exchange control signals;
- a first set of communication connector pins in the SFP-DD module configured to establish a first communication channel, wherein the first set of communication connector pins are compatible with connector pins correspond to connector pins of an SFP module;
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- a second set of communication connector pins in the SFP-DD module configured to establish a second communication channel, wherein a housing of the SFP-DD module is larger than a housing of the SFP module to accommodate the second set of communication connector pins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.