Patent ID: 6519145
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A computer chassis for communication equipment conforming either to an ETSI standard or a NEBS standard in which subsystem components of said communication equipment are divided into one or more system modules implementing internal functions and one or more interface modules implementing input/output interfaces, said chassis comprising:a first enclosure region at least partially defined by at least a first planar panel and a first plurality of side planar panels connected to edges of said first planar panel and extending substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by said first planar panel, said first enclosure region for housing said system modules received by slots on said first planar panel; a second enclosure region at least partially defined by at least a second planar panel and a second plurality of side planar panels connected to edges of said second planar panel and extending substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by said second planar panel, said second enclosure region for housing said interface modules received by slots on said first planar panel; a backplane including one or more connectors for receiving connectors of said system modules and connectors of said interface modules, and said first enclosure region, said second enclosure region and said backplane are placed in a first configuration for equipment conforming to said ETSI standard and said first enclosure region, said second enclosure region and said backplane are placed in a second configuration for equipment conforming to said NEBS standard.