Switch Having Vertical Line Card

An apparatus, comprising:

• a housing having a front panel, a top and a bottom;
• a plurality of module cages;
• a plurality of first connectors, each of which being operable to electrically connect to a respective one of a plurality of interface modules when the plurality of interface modules is provided in one of the plurality of module cages;
• a plurality of first cards provided in the housing adjacent the front panel of the housing, such that each of the plurality of first cards is oriented at a first angle relative to the front panel, the first angle is in a range from −60° to 60°, the plurality of first connectors being provided on a first side of one of the plurality of first cards facing the front panel of the housing;
• a plurality of second connectors provided on a second side of each of the plurality of second cards facing away from the front panel;
• a plurality of two-piece connectors, each of which including a respective one of a plurality of third connectors and a respective one of a plurality of fourth connectors;
• a plurality of cable bundles extending between the plurality of second connectors and the plurality of two-piece connectors;
• a second card, the plurality of two-piece connectors being attached to the second card, the second card being provided vertically in the housing, such that the second card is oriented at a second angle relative to the front panel, the second angle is in a range of −60° to 60°, the second card including a processor;
• and
• a plurality of sub-assembly enclosures, each of the plurality of sub-assembly enclosures including a group of the plurality of first connectors, a group of the plurality of second connectors, a group of the plurality of two-piece connectors, a corresponding one of the plurality of module cages, and a corresponding one of the plurality of first cards,
• wherein the plurality of sub-assembly enclosures is arranged to be non-overlapping with the processor when viewed from the front panel.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a housing having a front panel, a top and a bottom;
• a plurality of module cages;
• a plurality of first connectors, each of which being operable to electrically connect to a respective one of a plurality of interface modules when the plurality of interface modules is provided in one of the plurality of module cages;
• a plurality of first cards provided in the housing adjacent the front panel of the housing, such that each of the plurality of first cards is oriented at a first angle relative to the front panel, the first angle is in a range from −60° to 60°, the plurality of first connectors being provided on a first side of one of the plurality of first cards, said one of the plurality of first cards having conductors extending from the first side to a second side of said one of the plurality of first cards;
• a plurality of cable bundles;
• a plurality of second connectors, each of which extending between the plurality of conductors of said one of the plurality of first cards and the plurality of second connectors;
• a second card, the plurality of second connectors being provided on the second card, the second card being provided vertically in the housing, such that the second card is oriented at a third angle relative to the front panel, the third angle is in a range of −60° to 60°, the second card including a processor;
• and
• a plurality of sub-assembly enclosures, the plurality of first connectors, the plurality of second connectors, the plurality of cable bundles, and a corresponding one of the plurality of first cards being provided in one of the plurality of sub-assembly enclosures,
• wherein the plurality of sub-assembly enclosures is arranged to be non-overlapping with the processor when viewed from the front panel, and each of the plurality of second connectors being a two-piece connector.