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A chassis (200) having cable management features includes a frame (210) for holding communication modules (105) that have cables (305) coupled to front surfaces thereof. The chassis also includes cable tunnels (225) formed beneath the frame (210). The cable tunnels (225) are each defined by sidewall

A chassis (200) having cable management features includes a frame (210) for holding communication modules (105) that have cables (305) coupled to front surfaces thereof. The chassis also includes cable tunnels (225) formed beneath the frame (210). The cable tunnels (225) are each defined by sidewalls and upper and lower surfaces that form an aperture through the tunnel (225), and the module cables (305) from a particular module (105) can be routed through its associated cable tunnel (225) beneath the frame (210). The chassis (200) also includes cable guides (230), each defining an opening associated with a particular communication module (105), wherein cables (305) coupled to that communication module (105) can be routed through its associated cable tunnel (225) and then through its associated cable guide (230). The cable tunnels (225) and cable guides (230) route cables (305) coupled to corresponding communication modules (105) into groups, each associated with a particular communication module or particular modules (105).

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A chassis having cable management features, the chassis comprising:a frame for holding communication modules, the communication modules having cables coupled to front surfaces thereof;cable tunnels formed beneath the frame, the cable tunnels each defining an aperture asso

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A chassis having cable management features, the chassis comprising:a frame for holding communication modules, the communication modules having cables coupled to front surfaces thereof;cable tunnels formed beneath the frame, the cable tunnels each defining an aperture associated with one of said communication modules,cable guides, each defining an opening associated with one of said communication modules, wherein said cables are coupled to one of said communicaton modules and can be routed through said cable tunnel associated with one of said communication modules and then through said cable guide associated with one of said communication modules, wherein the cable tunnels and cable guides route said cables coupled to their ones of said associated communication modules into groups, each of said groups associated with one of said communication modules;a base that is substantially planar, that includes top and bottom surfaces, and that has two opposing edges partially defining boundaries of the base, andrails formed at the two opposing edges of the base, wherein the rails are substantially perpendicular to the base and extend upward from the base;wherein the chassis includes front, middle, and back regions, and wherein the cable tunnels are formed in said middle region of the chassis between the rails.