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A backplane assembly for a cluster of modules with the backplane assembly comprised of an electrical backplane and an optical backplane which has optical connectors that extend through openings in the electrical backplane to thereby share a connector shell with the electrical backplane with the clea

A backplane assembly for a cluster of modules with the backplane assembly comprised of an electrical backplane and an optical backplane which has optical connectors that extend through openings in the electrical backplane to thereby share a connector shell with the electrical backplane with the clearance between the optical connectors and the electrical backplane sufficiently great so as to permit the optical backplane to be attached or detached from the cluster of modules without having to disconnect the electrical backplane.

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[ We claim:] [1.] An independently connectable backplane assembly comprising:an electrical backplane including a connector shell having a plurality of mechanical connections for providing an electrical connection therethrough, said connector shell having a through opening therein;an optical backplan

[ We claim:] [1.] An independently connectable backplane assembly comprising:an electrical backplane including a connector shell having a plurality of mechanical connections for providing an electrical connection therethrough, said connector shell having a through opening therein;an optical backplane connectably free of said electrical backplane for providing an optical transmission path therethrough, said optical backplane having an optical connector, said optical connector sufficiently sized and configured so as to be insertable in said opening in the electrical backplane so as to permit side by side attachment or reattachment of said optical backplane to a system attached to said connector shell without having to disconnect said electrical backplane therefrom.