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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
May. 03, 2012
Alice Meng, Truckee, CA (US);
Unnikrishnan Gangadharan, San Jose, CA (US);
Marwan Naboulsi, San Carlos, CA (US);
Gavin Richard Cato, Morrisville, NC (US);
Alice Meng, Truckee, CA (US);
Unnikrishnan Gangadharan, San Jose, CA (US);
Marwan Naboulsi, San Carlos, CA (US);
Gavin Richard Cato, Morrisville, NC (US);
Extreme Networks, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and apparatuses are disclosed having a 3×8 stacked RJ45 connector with an integrated LEDs option for a 1U product form factor to provide increased density of an RJ45 connector which utilizes open source and non-proprietary modular connectors in conformity with published standards. For example, in one embodiment such systems and apparatuses include a networking component having therein a connector which includes a plurality of RJ45 jacks arranged into exactly three horizontal rows and a plurality of vertical columns; a printed circuit board to electrically interface with each of the plurality of RJ45 jacks; and a 1x Rack Unit (1U) chassis having the connector and printed circuit board therein, in which at least a portion of the connector extends into a horizontal plane occupied by the printed circuit board. Rack systems and methods are further described for employing such a networking component.