CPC H01R 27/02 (2013.01) [H01R 12/721 (2013.01); H01R 13/436 (2013.01); H01R 13/514 (2013.01); H01R 13/58 (2013.01); H01R 13/629 (2013.01); H01R 13/62933 (2013.01); H01R 13/665 (2013.01); H01R 13/7031 (2013.01); H01R 13/7032 (2013.01); H01R 24/00 (2013.01); H01R 24/64 (2013.01); H01R 43/205 (2013.01); H01R 43/24 (2013.01); H04Q 1/03 (2013.01); H04Q 1/136 (2013.01); H04Q 1/144 (2013.01); H04Q 1/149 (2013.01); H01R 4/2416 (2013.01); H01R 2107/00 (2013.01); H01R 2201/04 (2013.01); H04Q 2213/13349 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4922 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49146 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49208 (2015.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A communication equipment arrangement comprising:
communications equipment including a frame configured to receive a plurality of ports, the communications equipment also including a first circuit board electrically coupled to a management network;
a communications component configured to slidingly mount to the communication equipment, the communications component being secured in position relative to the communications equipment when mounted to the communications equipment, the communications component carrying a second circuit board including physical memory that stores a component identifier that identifies a type of the communications component; and
a plurality of spring contacts electrically connecting the first circuit board of the communications equipment to the physical memory of the second circuit board of the communications component to enable the management network to read the component identifier of the communications component.
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