Patent ID: 9594716
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. An electronic device comprising: a plurality of removable communication cards; a communication plane having a set of slots that provide electrical interfaces for receiving the plurality of removable communication cards, wherein the communication plane includes a first transmission line, of a plurality of transmission lines formed on or within the communication plane, along which a first one of the communication cards transmits an electrical signal and a second transmission line, of the plurality of transmission lines formed on or within the communication plane, along which a second one of the communication cards receives a compensated version of the electrical signal; and a pluggable module that is removably coupled to and external from the communication plane, wherein the pluggable module comprises an input interface to receive the electrical signal from the first transmission line that is formed on or within the communication plane and off of the communication plane, one or more circuits to compensate for at least one of loss experienced by the electrical signal due to the transmission along the first transmission line and loss that will be experienced due to transmission along the second transmission line to generate the compensated electrical signal, and an output interface to transmit the compensated electrical signal back onto the communication plane and to the second communication card along the second transmission line that is formed on or within the communication plane.