Patent ID: 7625135

Claim:
A transceiver module for insertion within a cage having a cage latch that retains the transceiver module in the cage, the transceiver module comprising: a housing configured to receive any one of at least two different release mechanisms, a first one of which comprises a tool configured to releasably engage the housing, each of the release mechanisms movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the cage latch is not deflected when the release mechanism is in the first position, and wherein the cage latch is deflected by a ramped surface on an actuator coupled to the release mechanism when the release mechanism is in the second position such that the transceiver module can be removed from the cage; and a module cover that encloses a substantial portion of the housing, wherein a second release mechanism of the at least two different release mechanisms is a handle rotatably mounted to the transceiver module, and wherein the actuator moves linearly to deflect the cage latch as the handle is rotated, and wherein the module cover retains the handle to the housing.