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

Claim 10:
11. A receptacle connector assembly comprising:
a receptacle cage configured to be mounted to a circuit board, the receptacle cage having cage walls defining a first module channel, a second module channel stacked above the first module channel, a third module channel stacked above the second module channel, and a fourth module channel stacked above the third 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, and a second side wall, the first side wall extending along the first, second, third, and fourth module channels, the second side wall extending along the first, second, third, and fourth module channels;
a first receptacle module in the first module channel for mating with a first plug module, the first receptacle module being a board module mounted directly to the circuit board;
a second receptacle module in the second module channel for mating with a second plug module;
a third receptacle module in the third module channel for mating with a third plug module, the third receptacle module being a cable module having cables extending from the third receptacle module remote from the receptacle cage; and
a fourth receptacle module in the fourth module channel for mating with a fourth plug module, the fourth receptacle module being a cable module having cables extending from the fourth receptacle module remote from the receptacle cage.