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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2003
Luis Torres, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Mark Benton, Chicago, IL (US);
Anthony Kowalkowski, Chicago, IL (US);
Chris Liston, Lisle, IL (US);
Cesar Yanez, Aurora, IL (US);
Bernard Mercado, Chicago, IL (US);
Luis Torres, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Mark Benton, Chicago, IL (US);
Anthony Kowalkowski, Chicago, IL (US);
Chris Liston, Lisle, IL (US);
Cesar Yanez, Aurora, IL (US);
Bernard Mercado, Chicago, IL (US);
Stratos International, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A pluggable video module (PVM) having a housing with a top, a bottom, a front and a back; a locking and release mechanism proximate the front of the module for securing the module within a host device; an electrical connector proximate the back of the module for electrically connecting the module to a host device; an optical connector proximate the front of the module for receiving an optical connector; and a key slot on the bottom and proximate the rear of the module for receiving a key tab from a host device, thereby allowing the module to be inserted into a host receptacle having a key tab.