Patent ID: 7228338

Claim:
A multi-service platform module, comprising: a storage device connected within the multi-service platform module; a controller coupled to the storage device, wherein the controller is connected within the multi-service platform module; a first aggregation element coupled to the storage device and the controller, wherein the first aggregation element is connected within the multi-service platform module, wherein the first aggregation element is coupled to route access to the storage device from one of a first network and a first transceiver socket, wherein access is routed from the first transceiver socket if the first transceiver socket is populated by an external device, and wherein access is routed from the first network if the transceiver socket is not populated with the external device, wherein the external device is separate from the multi-service platform module and wherein the controller controls the first aggregation element; and a second aggregation element coupled to the storage device and the controller, wherein the second aggregation element is connected within the multi-service platform module, wherein the second aggregation element is coupled to route access to the storage device from one of a second network and a second transceiver socket, wherein access is routed from the second transceiver socket if the second transceiver socket is populated by the external device, and wherein access is routed from the second network if the transceiver socket is not populated with the external device, wherein the external device is separate from the multi-service platform module, and wherein the controller controls the second aggregation element.