1996-02-29
1998-06-02
Ray, Gopal C.
395281, G06F 1300
Patent
active
057614598
ABSTRACT:
An interconnection mechanism for a communications network is described with communication ports (64) and active circuitry (62) on a motherboard (43), a second motherboard (43) without the active circuitry (62) and on which are mounted additional communication ports (64), and the two motherboards (43) being disconnectedly mated to each other through an interconnect board (42) in a base hub (10) and a mating interconnect board (121) in an expansion module (20) that mates with a card edge connector (45) on the interconnect board (42).
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Fritts Nathan Ross
Matz Bret Allen
Schnoor William John
Kita Gerald K.
Ray Gopal C.
The Whitaker Corporation
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