Patent ID: 7665906
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: G02B,H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a connector body disposed on a printed circuit board surface of a printed circuit board; at least one entry slot configured to accept a multi form-factor pluggable transceiver including first and second optical transmitter channels and first and second optical receiver channels; said at least one entry slot comprising opposing sets of electrical pins in the connector body, the electrical pins extending longitudinally in a direction along the printed circuit board surface, the opposing sets of electrical pins including, first and second transmitter electrical pins provided with the at least one entry slot, the first transmitter electrical pins being configured to be electrically connected to first transmitter electrical pads of the first optical transmitter channel, the second transmitter electrical pins being configured to be electrically connected to second transmitter electrical pads of the second optical transmitter channel, and first and second receiver electrical pins provided with the at least one entry slot, the first receiver electrical pins being configured to be electrically connected to first receiver electrical pads of the first optical receiver channel, and the second receiver electrical pins being configured to be electrically connected to second receiver electrical pads of the second optical receiver channel, wherein the at least one entry slot comprises a single entry slot in said connector body which is provided with the first and second transmitter electrical pins and the first and second receiver electrical pins.