High density communications device
AssigneeZpe Systems, Inc.
InventorsArnaldo ZIMMERMANN, Livio CECI
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Abstract
A communication device which includes at least four first plate communication interfaces disposed along one length of one side of the device housing is disclosed. The device also includes at least four second plate communication interfaces that are disposed along the length of the second side of the device housing. The at least four second plate communication interfaces includes at least four universal serial bus (USB) ports. At least one circuit board is disposed in the device housing and electrically connected to the first and second plate communication interfaces.
Claims20
A communication device comprising:
- a housing of the communication device having first and second parallel housing edges and third and fourth parallel housing edges, wherein the first and second housing edges are perpendicular to the third and fourth housing edges;
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- at least one carrier I/O board of the communication device, the at least one carrier I/O board having first and second parallel board edges, and third and fourth parallel board edges, wherein the third and fourth board edges are perpendicular to the first and second board edges, the at least one carrier I/O board is disposed within the housing of the communication device, the at least one carrier I/O board is electronically connected to:
- at least 4 first I/O communication interfaces disposed on and along a length of the first board edge,
- at least 4 second I/O communication interfaces disposed on and along a length of the second board edge, and
- I/O interface circuitry and peripheral controllers configured to be in communication with the first and second I/O communication interfaces, wherein the at least 4 first I/O communication interfaces are exposed by the first housing edge of the housing and the at least 4 second I/O communication interfaces are exposed by the second housing edge of the housing.
A communication infrastructure management device comprising:
- at least one carrier I/O board of the communication infrastructure management device having first and second parallel board edges, and third and fourth parallel board edges, wherein the third and fourth board edges are perpendicular to the first and second board edges, the at least one carrier I/O board is disposed within a housing of the communication infrastructure management device, the at least one carrier I/O board is electronically connected to:
- at least 4 first I/O communication interfaces disposed on and along a length of the first board edge,
- at least 4 second I/O communication interfaces disposed on and along a length of the second board edge, wherein the second I/O communication interfaces comprise universal serial bus (USB) ports, and
- I/O interface circuitry and peripheral controllers configured to be in communication with the first and second I/O communication interfaces, wherein the at least 4 first I/O communication interfaces are exposed by a first housing edge of the housing and the at least 4 second I/O communication interfaces are exposed by a second housing edge of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.