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Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008

Filed:

May. 25, 2005
Applicants:

Daniel W. English, Salem, NH (US);

Mark Galvin, Derry, NH (US);

Inventors:

Daniel W. English, Salem, NH (US);

Mark Galvin, Derry, NH (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention is directed to a reconfigurable data communications system. The system includes a removable optical backplane connector with a first end and a second end, a first data communications card, and a switch fabric card. The first data communications card includes an optical port configured to receive the first end of the removable optical backplane connector. The switch fabric card has a plurality of optical ports adapted to receive the second end of the removable optical backplane connector.


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