Patent ID: 7473144

Claim:
A system comprising: a frame comprising at least one chassis; and a circuit board assembly configured to be coupled to said chassis, said circuit board assembly comprising: a circuit board; a faceplate configured to be secured to a circuit board; and a first, a second, and at least third port each comprising: a cavity configured to accept a plug; a plurality of pins disposed within said cavity; and an orientator configured to accept said plug in a predefined orientation with respect to said port, wherein each of said orientators are disposed in a different direction with respect to an orientator of an adjacent port, wherein said orientator of said first port is aligned in a first direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said faceplate, said orientator of said second port is aligned in a second direction substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and substantially opposite said first direction, and said orientator of said third port is aligned in a third direction substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis.