Accommodation apparatus for communication devices
AssigneeAllied Telesis Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHiroyuki Tomino
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Abstract
An accommodation apparatus facilitates the attachment, exchange, operation, and wire configuration of a plurality of communication devices, such as a media converter, and a power unit. The accommodation apparatus comprises a support part fixed to an external frame, and a loading part, movable relative to the support part. The loading part removably accommodates the communication devices, and includes a first surface and a second surface, wherein the transmission medium can be connected to the communication devices through the first and second surfaces.
Claims24
An accommodation apparatus, configured to house a plurality of communication devices for connection to transmission media, the accommodation apparatus comprising:
- a support part fixed to an external frame;
- and
- a loading part, movable relative to the support part, wherein the loading part has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the loading part is configured to detachably house the plurality of communication devices, and wherein the first surface and the second surface provide the transmission media access to the communication device.
An accommodation apparatus configured to detachably house a plurality of communication devices connected to transmission media, the accommodation apparatus comprising:
- a first loading part, configured to securely support a power unit;
- and
- a second loading part, configured to accommodate the transmission media connected to the communication device, wherein the second loading part is located at an elevation different from that of the first loading part in the accommodation apparatus.
A communication device housing rack, comprising:
- a frame;
- a plurality of brackets, fixed to the frame;
- and
- a plurality of racks, configured to be slidably engaged and movable with respect to the plurality of brackets, wherein each rack is configured to house a plurality of communication devices and a power unit on a first plane, and wherein a communication medium connected to at least one of the communication devices is routed to a second plane in the rack, parallel to the first plane.
A method of installing a media converter in a media converter housing rack, comprising:
- slidably removing a rack housing from a bracket housing, wherein the rack housing is not completely removed from the bracket housing;
- fastening a media converter between a plurality of bridge parts on the rack housing in a first plane of the rack housing;
- connecting a transmission medium to the media converter;
- routing the transmission medium from the medium converter in the first plane of the rack housing to a second plane of the rack housing;
- and
- connecting a power cable from a power supply to the media converter, wherein the power supply is positioned in the first plane of the rack housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.