Patent ID: 11888269
Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBH
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 20:
21. A communication system comprising:
a circuit board having an upper surface and a lower surface, the circuit board including a cage mounting area, the circuit board including a package mounting area remote from the cage mounting area;
an electronic package mounted to the circuit board at the package mounting area;
a receptacle cage mounted to the circuit board at the cage mounting area, the receptacle cage includes cage walls defining a first module channel, a second module channel stacked above the first module channel, and a third module channel stacked above the second module channel, the receptacle cage extending between a front end and a rear end, the cage walls including a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a first separator panel, and a second separator panel, the first side wall extending along the first, second and third module channels, the second side wall extending along the first, second and third module channels, the first separator panel located between the first and second module channels, the second separator panel located between the second and third module channels;
a first receptacle module in the first module channel for mating with a first plug module, the first receptacle module being electrically connected to the circuit board, the first receptacle module being mounted to the circuit board within the cage mounting area;
a second receptacle module in the second module channel for mating with a second plug module, the second receptacle module being electrically connected to the circuit board; and
a third receptacle module in the third module channel for mating with a third plug module, the third receptacle module being electrically connected to the circuit board at a connection area remote from the cage mounting area by one or more cables.