Patent · US Expired

Electronic backplane device for a fiber distribution shelf in an optical fiber administration system

US5724468A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 9, 1996
Grant dateMar 3, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 9, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2201/804
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical backplane assembly for interconnecting a plurality of connection modules in a fiber distribution shelf to the central controller of an optical fiber administration system. The electrical backplane assembly mounts upon a bracket assembly within the confines of the shelf structure of the fiber distribution shelf. The bracket assembly retains the electrical backplane assembly in a small previously unused area of space in between the tops of the connection modules and the interior top panel of the fiber distribution shelf. By having the electrical backplane assembly entirely contained within the shelf structure of a fiber distribution shelf, a unique configuration is provided that greatly reduces the size and complexity of the overall fiber administration system.

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