A bladed panel system (1000, 2000, 3000) comprising: a chassis (1010, 2010, 3010, 3010', 3010") including a backplane (1400, 2400, 3040); a plurality of blades (1100, 2100, 3100, 6100) coupled to the chassis, each blade (1100, 2100, 3100, 6100) including at least one rear port configured to receive a first media segment (1211, 2210, 3210) and a plurality of front ports configured to receive a plurality of second media segments (1212, 2220, 3220), each blade (1100, 2100, 3100, 6100) being separately moveable relative to the chassis (1010, 2010, 3010, 3010', 3010") between a closed position and at least a first extended position, characterized in that each blade (1100, 2100, 3100, 6100) includes a circuit board arrangement (1120, 2120, 3120) and a plurality of smart couplers (1150, 2150, 3150, 3151, 3153, 6151) that define the front ports, the couplers (1150, 2150, 3150, 3151, 3153, 6151) being passive with respect to communications signals passing through the ports, the couplers (1150, 2150, 3150, 3151, 3153, 6151) also including one or more media reading interfaces (1305, 6158) that are configured to read physical layer information, the circuit board arrangement (1120, 2120, 3120) of each blade being configured to electrically connect the media reading interfaces (1305, 6158) of the respective smart couplers to the backplane (1400, 2400, 3040) of the chassis, each blade (1100, 2100, 3100, 6100) also including a connection arrangement including a flexible cable (1450, 2450, 6131) that enables the respective circuit board arrangement (1120, 2120, 3120) to remain electrically connected to the backplane (1400, 2400, 3040) during movement of the blade (1100, 2100, 3100, 6100) between the closed and first extended positions. a chassis (1010, 2010, 3010, 3010', 3010") including a backplane (1400, 2400, 3040); a plurality of blades (1100, 2100, 3100, 6100) coupled to the chassis, each blade (1100, 2100, 3100, 6100) including at least one rear port configured to receive a first media segment (1211, 2210, 3210) and a plurality of front ports configured to receive a plurality of second media segments (1212, 2220, 3220), each blade (1100, 2100, 3100, 6100) being separately moveable relative to the chassis (1010, 2010, 3010, 3010', 3010") between a closed position and at least a first extended position, characterized in that each blade (1100, 2100, 3100, 6100) includes a circuit board arrangement (1120, 2120, 3120) and a plurality of smart couplers (1150, 2150, 3150, 3151, 3153, 6151) that define the front ports, the couplers (1150, 2150, 3150, 3151, 3153, 6151) being passive with respect to communications signals passing through the ports, the couplers (1150, 2150, 3150, 3151, 3153, 6151) also including one or more media reading interfaces (1305, 6158) that are configured to read physical layer information, the circuit board arrangement (1120, 2120, 3120) of each blade being configured to electrically connect the media reading interfaces (1305, 6158) of the respective smart couplers to the backplane (1400, 2400, 3040) of the chassis, each blade (1100, 2100, 3100, 6100) also including a connection arrangement including a flexible cable (1450, 2450, 6131) that enables the respective circuit board arrangement (1120, 2120, 3120) to remain electrically connected to the backplane (1400, 2400, 3040) during movement of the blade (1100, 2100, 3100, 6100) between the closed and first extended positions.