Patent ID: 7073960

Claim:
An optical transceiver comprising: a housing assembly including a carrier member and a heat sink cover member coupled to a portion of said carrier member to define at least a portion of an enclosure therewith; an optical subassembly including an electro-optical transmitter unit positioned within said enclosure; a retainer assembly mounted on a first end portion of said carrier member and enclosing portions of said optical subassembly; said retainer assembly including a first set of structures which, in combination, with said carrier member define at least one electrical connector port for allowing connection of an electrical connector to said optical subassembly; said retainer assembly including a second set of structures which, in combination, with said carrier member define at least one vent surrounding portions of said connector port, said vent allows bidirectional passage of air therethrough, whereby air can easily pass generally over a substantial surface portion of said housing assembly; and, an electromagnetic interference assembly connected to at least peripheral portions of said second set of structures and at least peripheral portions of said first end portion for releasably coupling said optical transceiver to an opening of a wall.