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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2002
Nortel Networks, Ltd., St. Laurent, CA;
Abstract
A network device includes optical modules with both electrical and optical connections facing an end of the optical module configured to be plugged into the network device. The optical modules may extend through a faceplate of the network device or may be retained behind the faceplate. Utilizing optical modules with both electrical and optical connections facing one end of the optical module enables optical fiber management may take place within the network device and independent of the electrical connections. This facilitates replacement of non-functional or obsolete optical modules. The optical modules may be parallel to or approximately parallel to the connector plane when connected to the connector plane.