Standardized hot-pluggable transceiving unit with a chipset mechanically anchored and electrically connected to a board

摘要

A standardized hot-pluggable transceiving unit comprising a housing, a board and a chipset. The housing has specific standardized dimensions and is adapted to being inserted into a chassis of a hosting unit. The board and chipset are in the housing. The board comprises at least two electro-mechanical components. The chipset also comprises at least two electro-mechanical components. Each electro-mechanical component of the chipset collaborates with a corresponding electro-mechanical component of the board for simultaneously providing a mechanical anchor and an electrical connection between the chipset and the board. The chipset further comprises a programmable processing component for processing a signal transmitted by the board via the electrical connection between the board and the chipset. For instance, the programmable processing component of the chipset comprises a coding module for encoding or decoding data having a first form into data having a second form.