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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2015
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Wayde Jaskela, Windsor, CA (US);
Raleigh Bettiga, Penngrove, CA (US);
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
A chassis defines a slot for receiving a motherboard. The motherboard is insertable within the slot and further defines a plurality of fan module receivers along an edge thereof. Fan modules insert within the fan modules receivers and are removable and insertable while the motherboard is inserted within the chassis. The motherboard defines a plurality of edge connectors and connectors of the plurality of fan modules engage the edge connectors. Alignment posts mount to the motherboard opposite the edge connectors and the fan modules include slots that engage the alignment posts to align the connectors of the fan modules with the edge connectors. The chassis includes a midplane defining a plurality of expansion sockets on one side and one or more motherboard sockets on the other. The expansion sockets are arranged in a coplanar and collinear manner to enable a planar expansion card to simultaneously insert within multiple expansion sockets.