Patent ID: 8934252
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: G02B,G06F,H04Q,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bladed panel system comprising: a chassis including a backplane; a plurality of blades coupled to the chassis, each blade including at least one rear port configured to receive a first media segment and a plurality of front ports configured to receive a plurality of second media segments, each blade being separately moveable relative to the chassis between a closed position and at least a first extended position, each blade including a circuit board arrangement and a plurality of smart couplers including front couplers that define the front ports, each front coupler including at least one media reading interface that is configured to read physical layer information stored on a media segment received at the front coupler, the circuit board arrangement of each blade being configured to electrically connect the respective smart couplers to the backplane of the chassis, each blade including a connection arrangement including a flexible cable that enables the respective circuit board arrangement to remain electrically connected to the backplane during movement of the blade between the closed and first extended positions.