Communications bladed panel systems
A fiber panel system includes a chassis including a backplane; and at least a first blade configured to mount to the chassis. The first blade is moveable relative to the chassis between a refracted (closed) position and at least one extended position. The first blade includes a coupler arrangement for connecting together media segments. Each blade includes a blade processor and a plurality of smart couplers. A chassis processor is electrically coupled to a processor port of the chassis backplane.
1. A chassis for a bladed panel system, the chassis comprising:
a chassis housing defining an interior accessible through an open front;
a plurality of guides positioned along interior sides of the chassis housing, the guides extending between a front and a rear of the chassis housing, the guides being configured to facilitate sliding of blades through the open front of the chassis housing;
a backplane positioned at an open rear of the chassis, the backplane including a plurality of blade ports facing the interior of the chassis housing and a processor port facing an exterior of the chassis housing;
a chassis processor electrically coupled to the processor port of the chassis backplane, the chassis processor being coupled to a data network; and
a rear cover configured to releasably couple to the chassis housing to at least partially enclose the open rear of the chassis housing, the rear cover cooperating with the rear of the chassis housing to define at least one routing opening through which media segments are routed to the blades from the rear of the chassis housing, the at least one routing opening being located rearward of the backplane.
2. The chassis of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of rear management structures positioned at the rear of the chassis housing.
3. The chassis of claim 2 , wherein the rear management structures include a plurality of cable clamps.
4. The chassis of claim 2 , wherein the rear management structures include a plurality of fanout arrangements.
5. The chassis of claim 2 , wherein the rear management structures include cable spools.
6. The chassis of claim 5 , wherein the cable spools are positioned in a management tray that is attached to a rear of the chassis.
7. The chassis of claim 6 , wherein the management tray has an open top.
8. The chassis of claim 1 , wherein mounting flanges are coupled to sides of the chassis housing, the mounting flanges having portions that extend generally parallel with the open front of the chassis housing.
9. The chassis of claim 8 , wherein the mounting flanges extend over a majority of a length of the sides of the chassis housing.
10. The chassis of claim 1 , wherein a rear of the chassis includes a rearward extension that forms an enclosure in which the chassis processor is mounted.
11. The chassis of claim 10 , wherein guides are provided in the enclosure of the rearward extension to enable sliding movement of the chassis processor relative to the enclosure.
12. The chassis of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of latching openings are defined through sidewalls of the chassis housing.
13. The chassis of claim 12 , wherein the latching openings are located towards the front of the chassis housing.
14. The chassis of claim 1 , wherein the rear cover includes sidewalls extending between a top and a bottom of the rear cover.
15. The chassis of claim 14 , wherein the rear cover also includes a rear wall extending between the sidewalls.
16. The chassis of claim 15 , wherein the sidewalls extend from a rear of the rear cover towards a front of the rear cover.
17. The chassis of claim 16 , wherein at least one of the sidewalls terminates before reaching the chassis housing to define the routing opening.
18. The chassis of claim 15 , wherein an exterior of the rear wall defines a plurality of cable ties locations.
19. The chassis of claim 15 , further comprising a bracket coupled to the chassis at the open front, the bracket including a curved transition surface located forwardly of the open front of the chassis.