Transporting light within circuit board profile

A system for positioning indicator lights of a network device, the system comprising:

• a circuit board of the network device comprising:
• a circuit board edge positioned behind a front panel of the network device;
• a first surface;
• a second surface;
• and
• a side of the circuit board edge positioned between the first surface and the second surface;
• a hole through the circuit board positioned near the circuit board edge;
• a first cutout extending from at least a portion of the hole to the side of the circuit board edge;
• a light-emitting diode (LED) coupled to the first surface of the circuit board and adapted to emit light into the hole;
• and
• a lightpipe disposed in the hole of the circuit board adapted to receive light emitted from the LED into a first end of the lightpipe,
• wherein the lightpipe is adapted to direct the light from a second end of the lightpipe toward an indicator light opening in the front panel of the network device.