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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2013
Panduit Corp, Tinley Park, IL (US);
Ronald A. Nordin, Naperville, IL (US);
Paul W. Wachtel, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Masud Bolouri-Saransar, Orland Park, IL (US);
Robert D. Elliot, Naperville, IL (US);
Mysore Purushotham Divakar, San Jose, CA (US);
Surrendra Chitti Babu, New Lenox, IL (US);
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Abstract
An active patch panel uses small form factor plus (SFP+) connectivity with a plurality of channels extending between first and second faces of the panel. The channels connect ports on the opposing faces of the panel and are provided with additional electronic elements, such as an equalizer, a clock data recovery element, and a pre-emphasis element. A controller can be connected to the plurality of channels to provide instructions for simultaneous equalization and pre-emphasis of a plurality of cable assemblies in the same channel.