Mode indicator for transceiver module

Claim 2

A mode indicator for use with a transceiver module, the mode indicator comprising: a colored plastic button having an engagement feature configured for stationary attachment to a corresponding transceiver module engagement feature, wherein the colored plastic button is shaped to form at least a portion of an input/output receptacle of the transceiver module.

Claim 3

The mode indicator of claim 1 , wherein the colored plastic button forms a common wall between two adjacent input/output receptacles.

Claim 4

The mode indicator of claim 1 , wherein the button is attached to the transceiver module by one of press fit or an adhesive.

Claim 5

A mode indicator for use with a transceiver module, the mode indicator comprising: a colored plastic button having an engagement feature configured for stationary attachment to a corresponding transceiver module engagement feature, wherein the button engagement feature comprises a recessed area within the button and the transceiver module engagement feature comprises a projection extending from the module, wherein the recessed area of the button is shaped to receive the projection of the module.

Claim 6

A mode indicator for use with a transceiver module, the mode indicator comprising: a colored plastic button having an engagement feature configured for stationary attachment to a corresponding transceiver module engagement feature, wherein the button engagement feature comprises a recessed area within the button and the transceiver module engagement feature comprises a projection extending from the module, wherein the recessed area of the button is shaped to receive the projection of the module.

Claim 7

A mode indicator for use with a transceiver module, the mode indicator comprising: a colored plastic button having an engagement feature configured for stationary attachment to a corresponding transceiver module engagement feature, wherein the button engagement feature comprises a projection extending from the button and the transceiver module engagement feature comprises a recessed area within the module, wherein the recessed area of the module is shaped to receive the projection of the button.

Claim 8

A mode indicator for use with a transceiver module, the mode indicator comprising: a colored plastic button having an engagement feature configured for stationary attachment to a corresponding transceiver module engagement feature, wherein the button engagement feature comprises a projection extending from the button and the transceiver module engagement feature comprises a recessed area within the module, wherein the recessed area of the module is shaped to receive the projection of the button.

Claim 9

A transceiver module comprising: a housing having an engagement feature adjacent a front face of the housing; and a colored mode indicator attached to the engagement feature of the housing, wherein the mode indicator remains stationary with respect to the housing, and wherein the engagement feature adjacent the front face of the housing is a projection extending toward the front face, and wherein the projection is received in a recessed portion of the colored mode indicator.

Claim 10

A transceiver module comprising: a housing having an engagement feature adjacent a front face of the housing; and a colored mode indicator attached to the engagement feature of the housing, wherein the mode indicator remains stationary with respect to the housing, and wherein the engagement feature adjacent the front face of the housing is a projection extending toward the front face, and wherein the projection is received in a recessed portion of the colored mode indicator.

Claim 11

A transceiver module comprising: a housing having an engagement feature adjacent a front face of the housing; and a colored mode indicator attached to the engagement feature of the housing, wherein the mode indicator remains stationary with respect to the housing, and wherein the engagement feature adjacent the front face of the housing is a recessed portion, and wherein the recessed portion receives a projection extending from the colored mode indicator.

Claim 12

A transceiver module comprising: a housing having an engagement feature adjacent a front face of the housing; and a colored mode indicator attached to the engagement feature of the housing, wherein the mode indicator remains stationary with respect to the housing, and wherein the engagement feature adjacent the front face of the housing is a recessed portion, and wherein the recessed portion receives a projection extending from the colored mode indicator.

Claim 13

A transceiver module comprising: a housing having an input/output receptacle an engagement feature adjacent a front face of the housing; and a colored mode indicator attached to the engagement feature of the housing, wherein the mode indicator remains stationary with respect to the housing, and wherein the colored mode indicator forms at least a portion of the input/output receptacle.

Claim 14

A transceiver module comprising: a housing having an input/output receptacle an engagement feature adjacent a front face of the housing; and a colored mode indicator attached to the engagement feature of the housing, wherein the mode indicator remains stationary with respect to the housing, and wherein the colored mode indicator forms at least a portion of the input/output receptacle.

Claim 15

The transceiver module of claim 8 , wherein the colored mode indicator is visible from a top and front of the transceiver module.

Claim 16

The transceiver module of claim 8 , wherein the transceiver module is for insertion within a cage having a cage latch that retains the transceiver module in the cage, the transceiver module further comprising: a release mechanism coupled to the housing to release the transceiver module from the cage; wherein the colored mode indicator is separate from the release mechanism.

Claim 17

The transceiver of claim 8 , further comprising two adjacent input/output receptacles in the housing, wherein the colored mode indicator forms a common wall between the adjacent input/output receptacles.

Claim 18

The transceiver of claim 8 , wherein the housing formed of a metal and the colored mode indicator is formed of a plastic material.

Claim 19

The transceiver of claim 8 , wherein the colored mode indicator is attached to the housing by press fit.

Claim 20

The transceiver of claim 8 , wherein the colored mode indicator is attached to the housing by an adhesive.

Claim 21

A data transmission system comprising: a printed circuit board; a cage structure fixed to the printed circuit board, the cage structure having an opening and a latch adjacent the opening,; a transceiver module having an input/output receptacle, the transceiver module pluggable into the opening of the cage structure, wherein the transceiver module is retained within the cage by the latch and wherein the transceiver module is removable from the cage by deflecting the latch with a release mechanism; and a colored mode indicator attached to the transceiver module, wherein the colored mode indicator is separate from the release mechanism, and wherein the colored mode indicator forms at least a portion of the input/output receptacle.

Claim 22

A data transmission system comprising: a printed circuit board; a cage structure fixed to the printed circuit board, the cage structure having an opening and a latch adjacent the opening,; a transceiver module having an input/output receptacle, the transceiver module pluggable into the opening of the cage structure, wherein the transceiver module is retained within the cage by the latch and wherein the transceiver module is removable from the cage by deflecting the latch with a release mechanism; and a colored mode indicator attached to the transceiver module, wherein the colored mode indicator is separate from the release mechanism, and wherein the colored mode indicator forms at least a portion of the input/output receptacle.

Claim 23

The data transmission system of claim 15 , wherein the transceiver module has a housing formed of a metal and the colored mode indicator is formed of a plastic material and attached to the housing.