Balanced cooling system and method for high-density stacked cages

A cage for use in an electrical system, the cage comprising:

• a housing with a back, a top, a front, and a bottom;
• a plurality of upper bays disposed in the front of the housing, each of the plurality of upper bays configured to receive a transceiver;
• a plurality of lower bays disposed in the front of the housing, each of the plurality of lower bays configured to receive a transceiver, wherein the plurality of upper bays is stacked on the plurality of lower bays;
• a plurality of upper heat sinks extending from the outer surface of the top of the housing;
• and
• a plurality of lower heat sinks extending from the outer surface of the bottom of the housing.

A method of balanced cooling, the method comprising:

• providing a cage with a front, top, and bottom, the front of the cage containing a plurality of bays for receiving transceivers;
• providing a plurality of upper heat sinks extending from the outer surface of the top of the cage;
• providing a plurality of lower heat sinks extending from the outer surface of the bottom of the cage;
• and
• blowing air across the outer surface of the top of the cage and the outer surface of the lower of the cage.