Transceiver Module
AssigneeHewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
InventorsKevin Leigh, John Norton, Geofge Megason
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Abstract
One example of a system includes a system board including first contacts and second contacts and a cage attached to the system board. The cage includes a first side over the first contacts and a second side over the second contacts. A first lever is coupled to the first side of the cage and pivotable with respect to the cage. A second lever is coupled to the second side of the cage and pivotable with respect to the cage. A removable transceiver module includes third contacts. The transceiver module is installable in at least one of the first side and the second side of the cage using at least one of the first lever and the second lever.
Claims15
A system comprising:
- a system board comprising first contacts and second contacts;
- a cage attached to the system board, the cage comprising a first side over the first contacts and a second side over the second contacts;
- a first lever coupled to the first side of the cage and pivotable with respect to the cage;
- a second lever coupled to the second side of he cage and pivotable with respect to the cage;
- a removable transceiver module comprising third contacts, the transceiver module installable in at least one of the first side and the second side of the cage,
- wherein the first lever is movable to a first position to align the third contacts with the first contacts and to a second position to electrically couple the third contacts to the first contacts with the transceiver module installed in at least the first side of the cage, and
- wherein the second lever is movable to a first position to align the third contacts with the second contacts and to a second position to electrically couple the third contacts to the second contacts with the transceiver module installed in at least the second side of the cage.
A device comprising:
- a system board having contacts to electrically couple to two first removable transceiver modules or one second removable transceiver module;
- a cage coupled to the system board over the contacts;
- a first carrier within the cage and movable with respect to the cage, the first carrier to receive one first transceiver module or a portion of the second transceiver module;
- a second carrier within the cage and movable with respect to the cage, the second carrier to receive one first transceiver module or another portion of the second transceiver module;
- a first lever between the cage and the first carrier, the first lever pivotable with respect to the cage and movable to a first position to align one first transceiver module or the second transceiver module with the contacts and to a second position to electrically couple one first transceiver module or the second transceiver module to the contacts;
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- a second lever between the cage and the second carrier, the second lever pivotable with respect to the cage and movable to a first position to align one first transceiver module or the second transceiver module with the contacts and to a second position to electrically couple one first transceiver module or the second transceiver module to the contacts.
A device comprising:
- a module board having a first side and a second side, the first side comprising contacts to electrically couple to contacts of a system board;
- a transceiver electrically coupled to the second side of the module board;
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- a module hood coupled to the module board and enclosing the transceiver, the module hood comprising guides on sides of the module hood,
- wherein the device is to be installed into a system comprising a cage and two carriers within the cage, and
- wherein the module hood is to be inserted into at least one of the two carriers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.