Patent ID: 6711028
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A switching device comprising;at least one line card; at least one switching card, wherein the at least one switching card comprises a switch element and a second mid-plane connector coupled to the switch element; and a mid-plane coupled to the at least one line card and the at least one switching card wherein the at least one line card and the at least one switching card are perpendicular to each other, wherein the at least one line card and the at least one switching card are perpendicular to and on opposite sides of the mid-plane, wherein the at least one card comprises an ingress port and an egress port, and a first mid-plane connector coupled to the ingress port and egress port, wherein the first mid-plane connector comprises a plurality of mid-plane subconnectors, and wherein the second mid-plane connector comprises a single mid-plane connector.