Patent ID: 8437344
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
1. A telecommunications apparatus comprising: a generally rectangular housing including a plurality of exterior surfaces and a first side positioned opposite from a second side; a switching matrix; a plurality of conductive user output locations on the first side; a plurality of conductive network input locations on the second side, wherein for any given user output location there exists a conductive path coupling the given user output location to a corresponding network input location, the conductive path defining a route of propagation of communication signals through a cut-over matrix of the telecommunications apparatus between the user output location and the corresponding network input location; a plurality of switches, wherein for any given conductive path, a switch is interposed therein, each switch having a first state in which the given conductive path is unaltered, so that the given conductive path couples the corresponding user output location to a circuit-switched network, and a second state in which the given conductive path is altered, so that the given conductive path couples the corresponding user output location to the switching matrix; the plurality of user output locations, the plurality of network input locations, plurality of switches, cut-over matrix, and plurality of conductive paths being disposed upon a first circuit board within the housing, the first circuit board including a first side and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the plurality of user output locations are divided into a first group that is electrically routed through a first connector, a second group that is electrically routed through a second connector, a third group that is electrically routed through a third connector, and a fourth group that is electrically routed through a fourth connector, the first and second connectors include a Telco connector disposed on the first side, and the third and fourth connectors include a Telco connector disposed on the second side; and the switching matrix being disposed upon a second circuit board that is configured to electrically couple to the first circuit board within the housing; wherein the switching matrix has a quantity of N conductive matrix output locations, for coupling to the plurality of altered conductive paths, and a quantity of M conductive matrix input locations amenable to coupling to an external device, and any one of the quantity of N matrix output locations may be electrically coupled to any one of the quantity of M matrix input locations, wherein the quantity M is less than quantity N; wherein the plurality of M matrix input locations are electrically routed through one or more insulation displacement connectors accessible from one of the plurality of exterior surfaces.