Patent ID: 7290330

Claim:
A method comprising the steps of: coupling a first pluggable module to a circuit board via a first connector, the circuit board residing in an enclosure having side-by-side slots thereon for inserting pluggable modules therethrough for coupling to the circuit board, such that when the first pluggable module is coupled to the circuit board through one of the side-by-side slots, it resides side-by-side but laterally offset from a second pluggable module coupled to the circuit board through another of the side-by-side slots, wherein the second pluggable module is coupled the circuit board via a second connector, and wherein the first and second connectors are right angle connectors, and wherein the step of coupling the first pluggable module to the circuit board includes the step of coupling the first pluggable module to the circuit board via a first right angle connector such that the first right angle connector is inverted relative to the second right angle connector, and wherein the first and second pluggable modules are input/output (I/O) modules for transporting high speed differential signals, and wherein the first pluggable module includes a first number of connectors of a first size, and wherein the second pluggable module includes a second number of connectors of a second size, and wherein the first number is less than the second number, and wherein the first size is larger than the second size.