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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2004
Earl W. Boone, Round Rock, TX (US);
James W. Edwards, Iii, Austin, TX (US);
Earl W. Boone, Round Rock, TX (US);
James W. Edwards, III, Austin, TX (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A network element connector assembly including stacked connector interfaces is disclosed. According to one embodiment, an apparatus is provided which includes a first connector interface to couple a first network connector with a mounting surface and a second connector interface to couple a second network connector with the mounting surface, where the first connector interface and second connector interface are vertically aligned with one another with respect to the mounting surface, the first connector interface includes a fixed connector interface module, and the second connector interface includes an aperture to receive a removable connector interface module.