Patent ID: 8174993
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: H04L,H05K

Abstract:
1. An information handling system, comprising: at least one processor; at least one memory operably associated with the processor; a physical layer transceiver operably associated with the memory and the processor; a communication switch operably coupled to the physical layer transceiver via a first set of board-mounted transmission lines; a communication port operably coupled to the communication switch via a second set of board-mounted transmission lines, the communication port operable to communicatively couple to an external network connection; a port replicator connector operably coupled to the communication switch via a third set of board-mounted transmission lines, the port replicator connector operable to communicatively couple the information handling system to an external network connection via a port replicator mounted communication port; and a plurality of inductive devices operably coupled to a plurality of board-mounted transmission lines, the inductive devices selected and coupled to the board-mounted transmission lines to offset at least one electrical characteristic of the communication switch such that one or more electrical characteristics of selected board-mounted transmission lines may be tuned to substantially approximate one or more electrical characteristics required by a communication protocol on the external network.