Patent ID: 6817890
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: H01R,H04Q

Abstract:
A connector assembly, comprising:an enclosure being coupled with a motherboard of a communication device; a printed circuit board having communication circuitry thereupon, and being coupled with the motherboard; a secondary processor being coupled with the printed circuit board and being operable to communicate with a primary processor that is coupled with the motherboard, using the communication circuitry; a communication bus being coupled with the secondary processor; a plurality of LED drivers being coupled with the printed circuit board, each being coupled for communication with the secondary processor using the communication bus; each of the plurality of LED drivers being operable to drive a respective one of a plurality of LEDs; and each of the plurality of LEDs being operable to indicate a status of an associated one of a plurality of communication connectors that are disposed at least partially within the enclosure.