Cisco Technology, Inc.

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

Mark Siechen

Lin Shen

Stephen S Ong

Timothy Conrad Lee

Maurilio Tazio De Nicolo

Randy J Bleske

Alston C Moore, Jr

Stephen Ong

A rack mounting kit is configured to allow mounting of a telecommunications equipment chassis into a rack by a single person. The rack mounting kit includes two complimentary brackets that form a shelf-like feature. The complimentary brackets also include a mating latch for interfacing with a chassis to secure the chassis in place. Additionally, a cross brace is provided that is removably installed onto the two complimentary brackets to provide additionally rigidity to a rack while a chassis is being installed. The cross brace can be removed once installation of the chassis is complete.

Rack mounting kit for telecommunications equipment and rack cross brace

A sheet metal cover for a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a plurality of legs continuous with a substantially planar elevated section. The legs are attached to the PCB, and electrical connections are provided between the legs and an internal ground plane of the PCB at the attachment locations. The sheet metal cover is thereby grounded, inhibiting the transmission of electromagnetic signals through the sheet metal cover. The elevated section of the sheet metal cover prevents select electronic devices on the PCB from being viewed or probed. Openings through the sheet metal cover allow heat sinks or heat generating electronic devices (e.g., inductors) to be exposed through these openings, thereby facilitating cooling of these elements by airflow. An electrically conductive gasket attached to the underside of the elevated section may contact the heat sinks, further minimizing the radiation of EMI emissions.

Printed circuit board cover

Embodiments relate generally to network system and apparatus for heat management of high volume network devices. More specifically, disclosed are system and apparatus that provide for improving heat dissipation of the network devices through improved air circulations, including a PCB with at least one slot and a connector cage mounted on the printed circuit board, the connector cage being within a certain distance from the at least one slot in the PCB.

System and apparatus for network device heat management

A single-motion trigger line card insertion/removal tool uses a handle and a spring-loaded sliding trigger to allow a technician to grab the line card insertion/removal tool with their thumb and pointer fingers, and pull the trigger while rotating the handle to eject the line card from a network device. The motion of pulling the trigger simultaneously unlocks the line card insertion/removal tool, starts the rotation of the handle with the spring load, and closes a 'window' on an optical switch breaking a continuous beam of light that software interprets as a warning that the line card will be removed momentarily. When the line card insertion/removal tool handle is rotated back to a closed position (i.e. while inserting the card), the spring tension pulls the trigger back to its original position, locking the line card insertion/removal tool handle, and opening the window for to the beam of light in the optical switch.

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Scotts Valley, CA, United States of America

Mark Siechen