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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2016
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Cindy Lee, Kanata, CA;
Ryotaro Miyagawa, Kanata, CA;
Trevor Meunier, Kempville, CA;
Michael Reginald Bishop, Nepean, CA;
Peter Saturley, Ottawa, CA;
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
A connector replacement method in a network element chassis includes obtaining physical access to a backplane in the network element chassis, while the network element chassis is deployed; powering down backplane connectors for replacement while other backplane connectors remained powered; removing the powered down backplane connectors with a connector removal tool; inserting a new set of backplane connectors in place of the removed, powered down backplane connectors with a connector insertion tool; and powering up the new set of backplane connectors.