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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2003
Thomas B. Mader, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Robert F. Buchheit, Legal Representative, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Dana L. Rose, San Jose, CA (US);
Daehwan D. Kim, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Joshua T. Oen, Fremont, CA (US);
Thomas B. Mader, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Robert F. Buchheit, legal representative, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Dana L. Rose, San Jose, CA (US);
Daehwan D. Kim, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Joshua T. Oen, Fremont, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An optical communications adapter module is provided which includes a casing of a XENPAK-sized module and an optical communications board assembly positioned within the casing. The module also includes a first optical connector coupled to a second optical connector by fiber optics capable of communicating data between the first optical connector and the second optical connector where the first optical connector is coupled to a data transmission connector of the optical communications board assembly and the second optical connector is positioned at a face plate of the casing. The module also includes a third optical connector coupled to a fourth optical connector through fiber optics capable of transmitting data where the third optical connector is coupled to a data reception connector of the optical communications board assembly and the fourth optical connector is positioned at the face plate of the casing.