Adaptor for a router blade

A method for connecting a router blade to a router, the method comprising:

• receiving first signals of network port services from the router blade using a blade connector of an adaptor, the blade connector extending substantially perpendicular to a planar axis of the router blade to a first height;
• transmitting second signals of network port services to a router chassis of the router using a chassis connector of the adaptor, the chassis connector extending substantially perpendicular to the planar axis of the router blade to a second height;
• receiving support for the adaptor on a chassis side of the adaptor, wherein support for the adaptor is provided by the router chassis engaging the adaptor at a first outer adaptor guide extending along a first outer edge of the adaptor and engaging a second outer adaptor guide extending along a second outer edge of the adaptor, and wherein the first outer edge extends substantially perpendicular to the planar axis of the router blade to a third height less than the first height and the second height, and the second outer edge extends substantially perpendicular to the planar axis of the router blade to a fourth height less than the first height and the second height;
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• receiving a fastener in a front end of the adaptor to couple the adaptor to the router chassis, the front end of the adaptor coupled to at least one of the first outer edge or the second outer edge and extending substantially perpendicular to the first outer edge and the second outer edge to a fifth height greater than the first height and the second height.

An adaptor for a router blade, the adaptor comprising:

• a first longitudinal guide configured to slidably engage a first longitudinal adaptor guide of a router chassis on a first side portion of the adaptor, the first longitudinal guide including a protrusion or a recessed channel extending along the first side portion and the first side portion extending to a first height substantially perpendicular to the first longitudinal guide;
• a second longitudinal guide configured to slidably engage a second longitudinal adaptor guide of the router chassis on a second side portion of the adaptor, the second longitudinal guide including a protrusion or a recessed channel extending along the second side portion and the second side portion extending to a second height substantially perpendicular to the second longitudinal guide;
• a receiving area comprising an opening sized to receive the router blade, the opening being at least partially obstructed by a front end of the adaptor, and the front end of the adaptor extending substantially perpendicular to a planar axis of the router blade to a third height greater than the first height and the second height;
• a first electrical connector configured to electrically couple the router chassis with the adaptor using a first format of networking signals, wherein the first electrical connector extends to a fourth height greater than the first height and the second height;
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• a second electrical connector configured to electrically couple the adaptor with the router blade using a second format of networking signals, wherein the second electrical connector extends to a fifth height greater than the first height and the second height, and the first electrical connector is a different size than the second electrical connector.