Patent ID: 7277295
Filing Date: 2007-10-02
Classification: G06F,H01L

Abstract:
1. An Ethernet switch comprising: a housing having a front side and a bottom side adjacent the front side; a plurality of ports associated with the housing and operable to receive and transmit Ethernet traffic; a plurality of light generating devices each associated with respective ones of the ports, each light generating device operable to provide an indication of the status of the respective port; and a plurality of light pipes each associated with a respective one of the light generating devices and operable to display light generated by a respective one of the light generating devices such that the light is visible on the front side and on the bottom side of the housing, each light pipe operable to emit a first portion of light from the respective light generating device through a first light emitting surface that is deflected by an angled surface and emit a second portion of light from the respective light generating device through a second light emitting surface that is not deflected by the angled surface, the first light emitting surface being generally perpendicular to the second light emitting surface.