Patent ID: 6894905

Claim:
A communication device plane having a high speed bus for interconnecting a plurality of modules, said device plane comprising: a plurality of first connectors for receiving a plurality of first modules, said plurality of first connectors being arranged in parallel with each other and longitudinally with respect to the length of said device plane, and being mounted to said communication device plane substantially centrally thereon, each of said first connectors extending so as to substantially cover the length of said device plane; a plurality of second connectors for receiving a plurality of second modules, said second connectors being substantially parallel to said first connectors and being mounted to said communication device plane in groups on both sides of said plurality of first connectors such that two of said groups on each side may be disposed longitudinally with respect to each other, wherein said plurality of second connectors is disposed in a staggered arrangement on the communication device plane, allowing for maximum densities of alternating module: in a front row and a back row.