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Electrical transceiver module with alternate peripheral device connector

US7181173B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 23, 2005
Grant dateFeb 20, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 23, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R2201/06
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention pertains to an electrical transceiver module having a peripheral device connector to receive copper plugs having a profile equal to or larger than the outer profile of the standard module housing profile. An embodiment of the invention provides an RJ-45 receptacle as the peripheral device connector of an SFP (Small Form Factor Pluggable) transceiver.

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