US 11,985,454 B2
Angled faceplates for a network element
Simon J. E. Shearman, Carleton Place (CA); Fabien Colton, Kars (CA); Daniel Rivaud, Ottawa (CA); and Michael R. Bishop, Ottawa (CA)
Assigned to Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US)
Filed by Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US)
Filed on Nov. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/994,574.
Application 17/994,574 is a continuation of application No. 17/016,669, filed on Sep. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,516,558.
Prior Publication US 2023/0088207 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H04Q 1/02 (2006.01); H04Q 1/06 (2006.01); H04Q 3/00 (2006.01); H05K 1/00 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 1/14 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H05K 7/02 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC H04Q 1/09 (2013.01) [H04Q 1/025 (2013.01); H04Q 1/035 (2013.01); H04Q 1/066 (2013.01); H04Q 3/0066 (2013.01); H05K 1/00 (2013.01); H05K 1/0209 (2013.01); H05K 1/0284 (2013.01); H05K 1/144 (2013.01); H05K 1/181 (2013.01); H05K 1/182 (2013.01); H05K 5/00 (2013.01); H05K 5/0026 (2013.01); H05K 5/0213 (2013.01); H05K 7/023 (2013.01); H05K 7/1422 (2013.01); H04Q 2213/13322 (2013.01); H04Q 2213/13523 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10189 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A module for a networking node, comprising:
a Printed Circuit Board (“PCB”);
one or more circuits mounted to the PCB; and
a faceplate including a plurality of plates including first and second side plates and a middle plate which is sunken relative to the first and second side plates, angled relative to one another, such that the faceplate includes increased surface area relative to a substantially flat faceplate,
wherein at least two plates of the plurality of plates include physical ports each having track lengths to a circuit of one or more circuits, wherein one or more of the physical ports support signals at a rate of at least 100 Gbps.