Ciena Corporation

Simon John Edward Shearman

Anthony Mayenburg

Warren Odd Johnsen

Thomas Charles Currie

A support system for a single person installation of a network element chassis in a rack with a plurality of posts includes a plurality of supporting 'L' brackets each including a horizontal side adapted to support the network element chassis and a vertical side; a plurality of support mounting brackets each including two ends and each slidably connectable to the vertical side of a supporting 'L' bracket based on positioning of the plurality of posts in the rack; and a plurality of rack mount brackets each connectable to one of the two ends and adapted to connect to holes in a post on the rack.

Network element chassis tool and method for single person installation

A chassis arrangement includes different depth cards with associated Faraday cages. The chassis arrangement provides support for a first set of cards at a first depth and with a first set of fans, the chassis forming a Faraday cage with either set of cards. The second depth can be greater than the first depth, providing additional space for components to support additional functionality. Changing the first set of fans with the second set of fans and upgrading the first set of cards to the second set of cards is performed in-service, extending a life span of the chassis through in-service upgrades to multiple chassis configurations.

Chassis arrangement systems and methods for dual depth cards and dual depth faraday cages

A high density switching platform arranges multiple circuit cards interconnected by a single backplane. A single backplane has three sets of circuit cards on one side. A shared ventilation chamber on the other side of the backplane draws ambient air through each of the three sets of circuit cards independently. The air flow also allows cooling of power modules that supply power to the circuit cards. The platform allows interconnection of its circuit cards with circuit cards in adjacent platforms.

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Almonte, Canada

Simon John Edward Shearman