Patent ID: 8717190

Claim:
A network device, comprising: a first plate situated at a first side of the network device; an optical transparent or semitransparent (“OTST”) second plate situated at a second side of the network device and positioned perpendicular to the first plate, wherein the OTST second plate, having a first surface and a second surface, includes a plurality of indicators showing performance status associated with the network device; and a first light source coupled to the first plate and configured to project a light beam with a predefined angle onto the first surface of OTST second plate, wherein at least one of the plurality of indicators is viewable from the second surface of OTST second plate when at least a portion of the first surface of OTST second plate is illuminated by the light beam; wherein the optical guiding channel creates a groove between the first plate and the second OTST plate; wherein the plurality of first performance indicators and the plurality of second performance indicators are same indicators.