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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1999
William F. Edwards, Livermore, CA (US);
Frederick Roland Schindler, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert Gregory Twiss, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Cisco Technology Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
GBIC frames are mounted with respect to one or another or with respect to the printed circuit board so as to facilitate space sufficiency, e.g. of a front or other panel. In one aspect two GBIC frames are mounted in back-to-back fashion on opposite surfaces of a mounting plate of preferably minimal thickness. Plate cut-outs are positioned to accommodate frame feet or other mounting structures in a fashion off-set, on opposite faces, to avoid interference between frame legs. In one aspect, portions of GBICs and frames are received in cut-out or other edges of a PCB so that GBICs in frames straddle a major surface of a PCB to reduce height for accommodating 1RU or other form factors while increasing space efficiency.