Small form-factor pluggable connector system

A connector system, comprising:

• a cable connector comprising a housing having an opening at a first end and a cable gland at a second end;
• a sleeve comprising an internal channel configured to interchangeably couple with a first transceiver module and a second transceiver module, the internal channel extending between a first end and a second end of the sleeve, wherein the first end of the sleeve is configured to insert through the opening in the housing to releasably couple the sleeve to the housing;
• and
• an external port on a unit comprising an edge connector on a printed circuit board (PCB),
• wherein the second end of the sleeve is configured to insert through the external port and couple the first transceiver module to the edge connector when the first transceiver module is coupled with the sleeve, and
• wherein the second end of the sleeve is further configured to insert through the external port and couple the second transceiver module to the edge connector when the second transceiver module is coupled with the sleeve.

A method of coupling a transceiver connector system to a radio unit, comprising:

• inserting a first transceiver module type into an internal channel of a sleeve, wherein the sleeve is configured to interchangeably couple with the first transceiver module type and a second transceiver module type, the internal channel extending between a first end and a second end of the sleeve, wherein a mating board of the first transceiver module type is surrounded at least in part by the second end of the sleeve;
• inserting a cable through a cable gland at a first end of a cable connector into a housing of the cable connector and coupling the cable to the first transceiver module type;
• sliding the first end of the sleeve through an opening of the housing to releasably couple the first end of the sleeve to the housing;
• inserting the second end of the sleeve through an external port on the radio unit;
• and
• interfacing the mating board of the first transceiver module type with an edge connector on a PCB of the radio unit,
• wherein the first transceiver module type comprises an electrical transceiver module and the second transceiver module type comprises an optical transceiver module.