Patent ID: 8221159
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: H04H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a patchbay having a front panel with a plurality of types of front connector units mounted thereon; a rear panel with rear connector units mounted thereon, different from the front connector units; a circuit board extending from the front panel to the rear panel, the circuit board having conducting traces electrically connecting the front connector units with the rear connector units, wherein the rear connector units include multipin connectors each having at least 24 pins and thereby providing connections to eight channels with three traces in each channel, a first type of front connector unit is configured to receive an XLR input and connect to a first set of three traces forming a channel for transmitting XLR signals to a first rear connector unit, a second type of front connector unit is configured to receive a TRS input and connect to a second set of three traces forming a channel for transmitting TRS signals to a second rear connector unit.