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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roger Arthur Beun, Kanata, CA;
William Locke Craig, Jr., Durham, NC (US);
Joseph John Lommen, Nepean, CA;
Janice Parker Broniak, Cary, NC (US);
Derek Chunchi Liou, Cary, NC (US);
Jeffrey Scott Taylor, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
Nortel Networks Limited, Montreal, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 4/308 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 4/308 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for mounting retrofit equipment modules into the equipment mounting cabinetry of an installed modular equipment signal network includes an interface module and mini-backplane combination which is adapted for insertion into the equipment cabinetry with electrical signal connection of the mini-backplane to the cabinetry master backplane, and for mounting retrofit modules inserted therein in electrical signal interconnectivity with others of the network equipment modules.