Patent ID: 9100123
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: H01R,H04B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a quad small form-factor pluggable (QSFP) transceiver module configured to interface with a QSFP host and to send and receive a plurality of data signals at a data rate of up to forty gigabits per second (40 G), wherein the QSFP transceiver module includes a set of transceiver signal pins configured to interface with host signal pins of the QSFP host, and wherein the set of transceiver signal pins includes three signal pins configured to selectively receive data and enhanced power from the QSFP host; a plurality of 10 GBase-T ports with Registered Jack (RJ) 45 connectors, wherein each of the 10 GBase-T ports is configured to interface with a 10 GBase-T device to send and receive a plurality of data signals at a data rate of ten gigabits per second (10 G); and a plurality of cables each of which is configured to interface with the QSFP transceiver module and with corresponding ones of the 10 GBase-T ports with the RJ45 connectors, wherein each of the plurality of cables operates as a data channel for data flow between the QSFP transceiver module and the corresponding ones of the 10 GBase-T ports with the RJ45 connectors.