Connector brick for a cable communication system

A connector brick for a cable communication system comprising:

• a connector frame including first and second brick plates defining a frame space;
• cable connectors received in the frame space, each cable connector having cables extending therefrom, each cable connector having a header holding signal contacts at a mating end of the header and configured for mating with a corresponding card connector of a circuit card;
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• cable connector mounts coupled to the first and second brick plates and extending across the frame space, the cable connector mounts sub-dividing the frame space into cable connector openings receiving corresponding cable connectors, each cable connector mount including a brick spacer having first and second spacer brackets coupled to the first and second brick plates, respectively, and each cable connector mount including a retainer clip having first and second clip brackets coupled to the first and second brick plates, respectively, such that the first brick plate is captured between the corresponding first spacer brackets and the first clip brackets and such that the second brick plate is captured between the corresponding second spacer brackets and the second clip brackets, the brick spacers engaging corresponding cable connectors to secure the cable connectors in the frame space, the retainer clips being securely coupled to the corresponding brick plates.

A cable communication system comprising:

• a chassis having a frame having a plurality of frame members;
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• connector bricks coupled to the frame, each connector brick comprising:
• a connector frame including first and second brick plates defining a frame space;
• cable connectors received in the frame space, each cable connector having cables extending therefrom, each cable connector having a header holding signal contacts at a mating end of the header and configured for mating with a corresponding card connector of a circuit card;
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• cable connector mounts coupled to the first and second brick plates and extending across the frame space, the cable connector mounts sub-dividing the frame space into cable connector openings receiving corresponding cable connectors, each cable connector mount including a brick spacer coupled to the first brick plate and the second brick plate and engaging corresponding cable connectors to secure the cable connectors in the frame space, each cable connector mount including a retainer clip having deflectable latches snapably coupled to the brick spacer to secure the brick spacer to the first brick plate and to the second brick plate.