US 11,726,279 B2
Networking communication adapter
Ilya Margolin, Nesher (IL); Rony Setter, Kfar Glikson (IL); Andrey Ger, Shlomi (IL); Yaniv Kazav, Hedera (IL); and Tarek Hathoot, Ako (IL)
Assigned to Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., Yokneam (IL)
Filed by Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., Yokneam (IL)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/717,623.
Application 17/717,623 is a continuation of application No. 17/077,089, filed on Oct. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,327,257.
Prior Publication US 2022/0236502 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. H04B 10/00 (2013.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); H04B 10/40 (2013.01)
CPC G02B 6/4261 (2013.01) [G02B 6/4284 (2013.01); H04B 10/40 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A networking communication adapter comprising:
an adapter housing defining:
a first end configured to engage an Octal Small Form Factor Pluggable (OSFP) connector; and
a second end opposite the first end configured to receive a Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable Double Density (QSFP-DD) transceiver therein, wherein the second end of the adapter housing is only operable with a QSFP-DD transceiver; and
an inner connector positioned within the adapter housing and configured to, in an operational configuration in which the first end engages the OSFP connector and the second end receives the QSFP-DD transceiver, operably connect the QSFP-DD transceiver with the OSFP connector such that signals may pass therebetween.