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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2009
Jason Guy, Morrisville, NC (US);
Aamer Akhter, Cary, NC (US);
Sunil Cherukuri, Morrisville, NC (US);
Haseeb Niazi, Morrisville, NC (US);
Robert Payment, Cary, NC (US);
Jason Guy, Morrisville, NC (US);
Aamer Akhter, Cary, NC (US);
Sunil Cherukuri, Morrisville, NC (US);
Haseeb Niazi, Morrisville, NC (US);
Robert Payment, Cary, NC (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An interface comprising a docking site having a first electrical connector adapted to interconnect a bus, and having at least one first retainer portion; and an adapter comprising: at least one second retainer portion, wherein the at least one second retainer portion and the at least one first retainer portion are adapted to releasably engage; a second electrical connector, wherein the second electrical connector and the first electrical connector are adapted to engage and interconnect; at least one port adapted to accept at least one modular connector having at least one electrical contact; and at least one electrical interconnect adapted to interconnect the at least one electrical contact with the second electrical connector.