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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen A. Caldara, Sudbury, MA (US);
John St. Amand, Marlboro, MA (US);
John Hutchins, Groton, MA (US);
George Giordano, Acton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Telica, Inc., Marlboro, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/300 ; H05K 7/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/300 ; H05K 7/10 ;
Abstract
A chassis, in the form of a midplane design holds equipment that provides communication services. The midplane design enables cables to be attached to modules secured to the back of the midplane. The rear modules have a minimum of circuitry so as to render them the least likely to fail. The front modules house the majority of the electronics. The rear modules can route the interface signals to a card in the adjacent front slot, directly through the midplane.