Enhanced CMTS for reliability, availability, and serviceability
AssigneeJuniper Networks, Inc.
InventorsValentino Liva, Alok Sharma, Lance Smith, James Yee
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Abstract
A network device and system are provided. The network device may include a chassis configured to receive a line card and an input/output (I/O) card that operatively connects to a network via cabling. The chassis may include a bus structure. The bus structure may include an I/O interface to couple to a chassis interface of the I/O card, and a line card interface to couple to a chassis interface of the line card using a connector away that includes at least one RF conductor which may be associated with a set of connectors configured to shield the at least one RF conductor.
Claims17
A network device comprising:
- a chassis configured to receive a line card and an input/output (I/O) card that operatively connects to a network via cabling, wherein the chassis includes a bus structure comprising:
- an I/O interface to couple to a first chassis interface of the I/O card, and
- a line card interface to couple to a second chassis interface of the line card using a connector array that includes at least one RF conductor configured to conduct an RF signal, wherein the connector array includes a plurality of connectors arranged in a planar matrix adjacent to and surrounding each of the at least one RF conductor on a rank, a file, and diagonals thereof to shield the at least one RF conductor.
A method comprising:
- mounting a line card to a chassis to couple the line card to an input/output (I/O) card that operatively connects to a network via cabling, wherein the mounting includes mating a connector array of the line card to a connector array of the chassis, wherein the mating comprises:
- interconnecting a first RF connector of the line card to a corresponding RF connector of the chassis to form a first interconnection configured to conduct an RF signal, and
- interconnecting a set of other connectors of the line card to corresponding other connectors of the chassis to form a second interconnection, wherein the second interconnection forms a planar matrix and surrounds the first RF connector on an adjacent rank, file, and diagonals thereof to provide shielding of the first interconnection.
A cable modem termination system comprising:
- means for interconnecting an input/output (I/O) card, that operatively connects to a network via a cable connection, to a line card to form a first interconnection including a first RF connector configured to conduct an RF signal;
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- means for providing an RF shield around the first interconnection, wherein the first RF connector is disposed in a planar matrix associated with the means for interconnecting the I/O card to the line card and shielding the first RF connector on an adjacent rank, a file, and diagonals thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.