US 12,418,324 B2
Communication system having bypass connector assemblies for mating with an active module
Christopher William Blackburn, Bothell, WA (US); and Kyle Robert Sammon, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed by TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Feb. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/439,284.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/504,001, filed on May 24, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0396586 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. H04B 3/44 (2006.01); H04B 3/36 (2006.01)
CPC H04B 3/44 (2013.01) [H04B 3/36 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication system comprising:
a cartridge having panels forming a chamber, the panels including a first panel and a second panel different than the first panel, the cartridge including first openings in the first panel and second openings in the second panel;
cable connector assemblies received in the first openings, each cable connector assembly including a cable connector and cables extending from the cable connector, the cables defining data channels;
bypass connector assemblies received in the second openings, each bypass connector assembly including a bypass connector connected to the cables of the corresponding cable connector assemblies; and
an active module coupled to the corresponding bypass connector assemblies, the active module including a repeater device restoring signals transmitting along the data channels.