Patent ID: 7367836
Filing Date: 2008-05-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A VMEbus Switched Serial (VXS) multi-service platform system, comprising: a rear transition module (RTM) having a connector in a first mechanical envelope; a rear portion of a backplane coupled to receive the rear transition module, wherein the rear portion of the backplane comprises a corresponding connector in a second mechanical envelope coupled to interface with the connector; an RTM alignment and keying mechanism in the first mechanical envelope of the rear transition module that uniquely corresponds to a first signal path configuration in the corresponding connector wherein the first signal path is one of a plurality of available signal paths between the rear portion of the backplane and a front portion of the backplane; and a corresponding RTM alignment and keying mechanism in the second mechanical envelope of the rear portion of the backplane that uniquely corresponds to the first signal path configuration in the corresponding connector, and wherein the RTM alignment and keying mechanism and the corresponding RTM alignment and keying mechanism interconnect only when the RTM alignment and keying mechanism and the corresponding RTM alignment and keying mechanism both correspond to the first signal path configuration.