Patent ID: 8208480

Claim:
A network processing device comprising: a chassis having a thin form factor and a substantially rectangular prism shape, the chassis including: a pair of side surfaces that are located opposite the chassis from each other and that are each configured to engage a different portion of a rack; a front surface that extends between the pair of sides surfaces; a rear surface that extends between the pair of side surfaces and is located opposite the chassis from the front surface; and a connector access surface that extends between the front surface, the rear surface, and the pair of sides surfaces, wherein connector access surface include a larger surface area than any of the front surface, the rear surface, and the pair of sides surfaces; at least one first opening defined by the connector access surface; a printed circuit board housed in the chassis; a first IO port connector extending from the printed circuit board and aligned with the at least one first opening in the connector access surface such that each of a plurality of IO ports on the first IO port connector are accessible through the at least one first opening; and at least one electronic component electrically connected to the first IO port connector and operable to support high-speed data processing.