Communications bladed panel systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8934253-B2
Application number	US-201113025737-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 11, 2011
Priority date	Feb 12, 2010
Publication date	Jan 13, 2015
Grant date	Jan 13, 2015

Abstract

A fiber panel system includes a chassis including a backplane; and at least a first blade configured to mount to the chassis. The first blade is moveable relative to the chassis between a refracted (closed) position and at least one extended position. The first blade includes a coupler arrangement for connecting together media segments. Each blade includes a blade processor and a plurality of smart couplers. A chassis processor is electrically coupled to a processor port of the chassis backplane.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A bladed panel system comprising:
a chassis including a chassis housing defining an interior accessible through an open front, the chassis also including a backplane at a rear of the chassis, the backplane including a plurality of blade ports facing the interior of the chassis and a processor port facing an exterior of the chassis;
a plurality of blades coupled to the chassis, each blade being separately moveable relative to the chassis between a closed position and at least a first extended position, each blade being configured to connect to one of the blade ports of the backplane, each blade including a blade processor and a plurality of smart couplers that define front ports configured to receive media segments, the blade processor being configured to manage the smart couplers to obtain physical layer information from the media segments received at the front ports, the blade processor being isolated from data signals propagated over the media segments; and
a chassis processor electrically coupled to the processor port of the chassis backplane, the chassis processor being electrically connected to each of the blade processors via the backplane, the chassis processor being configured to manage the blade processors.

2. The bladed panel system of claim 1 , wherein each blade includes at least one rear port configured to receive a media segment.

3. The bladed panel system of claim 2 , wherein the rear port has a media reading interface configured to obtain physical layer information from the media segment received at the rear port.

4. The bladed panel system of claim 1 , wherein each blade processor is a slave processor and the chassis processor is a master processor.

5. The bladed panel system of claim 1 , wherein the chassis processor defines a network port configured to receive a data cable connected to a data network, the chassis processor being configured to communicate data obtained from the smart couplers to the data network.

6. The bladed panel system of claim 1 , further comprising a status board configured to be received in the chassis, the status board being configured to connect to a port on the backplane.

7. The bladed panel system of claim 6 , wherein the status board is configured to slide along guides defined within the chassis.

8. The bladed panel system of claim 6 , wherein the status board includes a fascia attached to a printed circuit board that is configured to plug into the port on the backplane, the fascia including at least one cable port.

9. The bladed panel system of claim 8 , wherein the status board includes indicators that provide a status of the bladed chassis.

10. The bladed panel system of claim 9 , wherein the indicators include light emitting diodes.

11. The bladed panel system of claim 1 , wherein the front ports of each blade are separated into a first group and a second group, and wherein the respective blade processor is positioned between the first and second groups of front ports.

12. The bladed panel system of claim 11 , further comprising a status board configured to be received at a top of the chassis, the status board being configured to plug into the backplane of the chassis.

13. The bladed panel system of claim 12 , wherein the blade processor of each blade is sufficiently short to accommodate the status board if the blade is positioned at the top of the chassis beneath the status board.

14. The bladed panel system of claim 1 , wherein each of the front ports of at least one blade is configured to receive an MPO-type optical connector.

15. The bladed panel system of claim 1 , wherein each of the front ports of at least one blade is configured to receive an LC-type optical connector.

16. The bladed panel system of claim 15 , wherein the blade includes a rear port that is configured to receive an MPO-type optical connector.

17. The bladed panel system of claim 15 , wherein the blade includes a rear port that is configured to receive an LC-type optical connector.

18. The bladed panel system of claim 1 , further comprising a rear cover that is configured to releasably couple to the rear of the chassis, the cover at least partially enclosing the rear of the chassis housing.

19. The bladed panel system of claim 18 , wherein the rear cover includes sidewalls extending between a top and a bottom of the rear cover, the rear cover also including a rear wall extending between the sidewalls.

20. The bladed panel system of claim 19 , wherein an exterior of the rear wall defines a plurality of cable ties locations.

Assignees

• Anderson Chad
• Coffey Joseph C
• Kostecka Ryan
• Stone David
• Wentworth Michael
• Adc Telecommunications Inc

Inventors

• Anderson Chad
• Coffey Joseph C
• Kostecka Ryan
• Stone David
• Wentworth Michael

Classifications

• H05K7/1487

  Blade assemblies, e.g. blade cases or inner arrangements within a blade · CPC title

• G02B6/44526

  Panels or rackmounts covering a whole width of the frame or rack · CPC title

• G02B6/44528

  Patch-cords; Connector arrangements in the system or in the box (routing arrangements H04Q1/00) · CPC title

• H04Q1/08 Primary

  Frames or mounting racks for relays; Accessories therefor · CPC title

• H05K5/0217

  Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03) · CPC title