Systems and methods for modular in-premises equipment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10972339-B2
Application number	US-201816109060-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 22, 2018
Priority date	Aug 22, 2018
Publication date	Apr 6, 2021
Grant date	Apr 6, 2021

Abstract

A CPE device may include a plurality of CPE modules implemented in hardware. The plurality of CPE modules may include a first module and a second module. The first module and the second module may be arrangeable in a stacked configuration. The first module may include a first interconnection interface component disposed on a top surface of the first module. The second module may include a second interconnection interface component disposed on a bottom surface of the second module. The second interconnection interface component may be configured to complementarily couple to the first interconnection interface component when the first module and the second module are arranged in the stacked configuration.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A customer premises equipment (CPE) device, comprising:
a plurality of CPE modules implemented in hardware,
the plurality of CPE modules including:
a first module; and
a second module,
the first module including:
 a first set of underside keying features on an underside of the first module, and
 a first set of topside keying features on a topside of the first module,
the second module including:
 a second set of underside keying features, on an underside of the second module, being arrangeable to align with the first set of topside keying features of the first module when the second module is arranged in a stacked configuration over the first module,
the first module including a first interconnection interface component disposed on a top surface of the first module,
the second module including a second interconnection interface component disposed on a bottom surface of the second module,
 the second interconnection interface component being configured to complementarily couple to the first interconnection interface component when the first module and the second module are arranged in the stacked configuration.

2. The CPE device of claim 1 , wherein the first interconnection interface component and the second interconnection interface component provide electrical power transfer between the first module and the second module.

3. The CPE device of claim 2 , wherein the first interconnection interface component and the second interconnection interface component provide data connectivity between the first module and the second module.

4. The CPE device of claim 1 , wherein the second module includes a third interconnection interface component disposed on a top surface of the second module, the CPE device further comprising:
a third module,
the third module including a fourth interconnection interface component disposed on a bottom surface of the third module,
wherein the fourth interconnection interface component is configured to complementarily couple to the third interconnection interface component when the third module is disposed on the second module.

5. The CPE device of claim 4 , wherein the third interconnection interface component and the fourth interconnection interface component provide electrical power transfer or data connectivity between the second module and the third module.

6. The CPE device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a heat dissipation module configured to be disposed between the first module and the second module.

7. The CPE device of claim 1 , wherein the first module or the second module are configured to communicate with a wireless local area network (WLAN) module not in physical contact with the first module or the second module.

Assignees

• Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc

Inventors

• Talbert Michael
• Leong Meaghan
• Fyock Christina L
• Gamboa Aldrich
• Schmidt Christopher M

Classifications

• H04L12/2898 Primary

  Subscriber equipments (DSL modems H04M11/062; cable modems H04L12/2801) · CPC title

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title

• H04L41/0806 Primary

  for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play · CPC title