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AssigneeCiena Corporation
InventorsMichael Y. Frankel, Daniel Rivaud, Gerard Leo Swinkels, Vladimir Pelekhaty
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Systems and methods are provided for increasing space for external connectors on network components mounted on a rack or cabinet. According to one implementation, a Network Element (NE) assembly includes a blade module having a relatively flat form factor. The blade module, for instance, includes at least a front section, a rear section, a left-side section, and a right-side section. When the blade module is mounted in a rack, the front section thereof is arranged at or near a front portion of the rack and the rear section thereof is arranged at or near a back portion of the rack. Furthermore, the NE assembly further includes a first side-plane connector module configured to be coupled with the left-side section or right-side section of the blade module.
A Network Element (NE) assembly comprising:
A blade module having a relatively flat form factor and configured to be mounted in a rack, the blade module comprising:
A method of installing a Network Element (NE) assembly on a rack, the method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.