Patent ID: 7580638

Claim:
An optical transceiver module, comprising: a transceiver housing; a Transmitter Optical Subassembly (TOSA) disposed at least partially within the housing; an optical transmitter, substantially disposed within the TOSA; a Receiver Optical Subassembly (ROSA) disposed at least partially within said housing; an optical receiver, substantially disposed within the ROSA; a plurality of electrical components, each of which are disposed within the housing and each comprising a unique identification logic scheme activation of which permits data to be provided to the selected electrical component; a single electrical connection that interconnects the plurality of electrical components, the single electrical connection configured to convey the data for the selected electrical component; and a host serial interface controller substantially disposed within the housing, the host serial interface controller configured to couple the single electrical connection to a host system, wherein the plurality of electrical components comprise an interface for communicating with the single electrical connection that interconnects the plurality of electrical components, a memory, an analog-to-digital converter, a digital-to-analog converter, and one of address logic or chip select logic.