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A receptacle assembly includes a guide assembly and at least one communication connector. The guide assembly has a guide frame extending from a connector housing. The guide frame includes a front panel and multiple frame members that extend between the front panel and a front wall of the connector h

A receptacle assembly includes a guide assembly and at least one communication connector. The guide assembly has a guide frame extending from a connector housing. The guide frame includes a front panel and multiple frame members that extend between the front panel and a front wall of the connector housing. The frame members are spatially separated to allow air to flow through the guide frame. The frame members define first and second stacked channels that are each configured to guide a corresponding pluggable module that is received through the front panel through the guide frame to the connector housing. The communication connector is within the connector housing. The communication connector has first and second mating interfaces that extend through respective first and second apertures in the front wall of the connector housing into the first and second channels, respectively, to mate with the corresponding pluggable module within each channel.

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1. A receptacle assembly comprising: a guide assembly having a guide frame extending from a connector housing along a mating axis, the connector housing having electrically conductive walls including a front wall, the guide frame including a front panel and multiple frame members extending between t

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A receptacle assembly comprising: a guide assembly having a guide frame extending from a connector housing along a mating axis, the connector housing having electrically conductive walls including a front wall, the guide frame including a front panel and multiple frame members extending between the front panel and the front wall of the connector housing, the frame members defining a top channel and a bottom channel that are stacked with respect to one another along an elevation axis and extend generally parallel to the mating axis, the top channel and the bottom channel each configured to receive a corresponding pluggable module through a port opening at the front panel and guide the corresponding pluggable module toward the connector housing, the frame members including upper frame members, lower frame members, and mid frame members that are disposed between the upper frame members and the lower frame members, wherein the upper frame members and the mid frame members define the top channel, and the lower frame members and the mid frame members define the bottom channel, the mid frame members being spatially separated by gaps from the upper frame members and the lower frame members such that air can flow through the gaps into and out of the top channel and the bottom channel; andat least one communication connector disposed within the connector housing, the at least one communication connector having a first mating interface and a second mating interface that extend through respective first and second apertures in the front wall of the connector housing into the top and bottom channels, respectively, to mate with the corresponding pluggable module within each of the top and bottom channels. 2. The receptacle assembly of claim 1, further including a gasket on the front wall of the connector housing surrounding the first and second apertures, the gasket sealing the front wall to a mating end of the corresponding pluggable module. 3. The receptacle assembly of claim 2, wherein the gasket is formed of a conductive material to provide electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding for electrical signals transmitted between the corresponding pluggable module and the at least one communication connector. 4. The receptacle assembly of claim 1, wherein the electrically conductive walls of the connector housing further include a top wall, opposing side walls, and a back wall opposite the front wall that together at least partially define a cavity that receives the at least one communication connector, the walls providing electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding for electrical signals transmitted through the at least one communication connector within the cavity. 5. The receptacle assembly of claim 1, further comprising a first gasket on the front wall of the connector housing surrounding the first and second apertures and a second gasket on the front panel of the guide frame surrounding the port opening, the second gasket configured to seal the front panel to a case panel of a communication case and to provide electromagnetic interference (EMI) containment between the front panel and the case panel. 6. The receptacle assembly of claim 1, further comprising a circuit board, the guide assembly and the at least one communication connector being mounted to the circuit board. 7. The receptacle assembly of claim 1, wherein one or more of the frame members define slots therethrough to allow air to flow unobstructed through the guide frame around the corresponding pluggable module. 8. The receptacle assembly of claim 1, wherein each of the frame members includes at least one horizontal rail and at least one vertical rail, the horizontal rails of the upper frame members defining an upper edge of the top channel configured to engage a top of the corresponding pluggable module received in the top channel, the horizontal rails of the lower frame members defining a lower edge of the bottom channel configured to engage a bottom of the corresponding pluggable module received in the bottom channel, the mid frame members defining a lower edge of the top channel and an upper edge of the bottom channel. 9. A receptacle assembly comprising: a guide assembly having a guide frame extending from a connector housing along a mating axis, the connector housing having electrically conductive walls including a front wall, the guide frame including a front panel and multiple frame members extending between the front panel and the front wall of the connector housing, the frame members defining top channels and bottom channels that extend generally parallel to the mating axis, each of the top channels being stacked over a respective one of the bottom channels, each of the top channels and the bottom channels being configured to receive a corresponding pluggable module through a port opening at the front panel and guide the corresponding pluggable module toward the connector housing, the frame members including upper frame members, lower frame members, and mid frame members that are disposed between the upper frame members and the lower frame members, wherein the upper frame members and the mid frame members define the top channels, and the lower frame members and the mid frame members define the bottom channels, the upper frame members, the mid frame members and the lower frame members being spatially separated from each other by gaps such that a majority of a surface area of the corresponding pluggable module is exposed through the gaps; andat least one communication connector disposed within the connector housing, the at least one communication connector having a first mating interface and a second mating interface that extend through respective first and second apertures in the front wall of the connector housing into one of the top channels and one of the bottom channels, respectively, to mate with the corresponding pluggable module within the one top channel and the one bottom channel. 10. The receptacle assembly of claim 9, wherein the electrically conductive walls of the connector housing further include a top wall, opposing side walls, and a back wall opposite the front wall that together at least partially define a cavity that receives the at least one communication connector, the walls providing electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding for electrical signals transmitted through the at least one communication connector within the cavity. 11. The receptacle assembly of claim 9, wherein one or more of the frame members define slots therethrough to allow air to flow unobstructed through the guide frame around the corresponding pluggable module. 12. The receptacle assembly of claim 9, further comprising a gasket on the front wall of the connector housing surrounding the first and second apertures, the gasket sealing the front wall to the shell of the corresponding pluggable module. 13. The receptacle assembly of claim 12, wherein the gasket is a first gasket and the front panel of the guide frame includes a second gasket that surrounds the port opening, the second gasket configured to seal the front panel to a case panel of a communication case and to provide electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding between the front panel and the case panel. 14. The receptacle assembly of claim 9, wherein each of the frame members includes at least one horizontal rail and at least one vertical rail, the horizontal rails of the upper frame members defining an upper edge of the top channels configured to engage a top of the corresponding pluggable modules received in the top channels, the horizontal rails of the lower frame members defining a lower edge of the bottom channels configured to engage a bottom of the corresponding pluggable modules received in the bottom channels, the mid frame members defining a lower edge of the top channels and an upper edge of the bottom channels. 15. A receptacle assembly comprising: a connector portion that includes at least one communication connector disposed within a cavity of a connector housing, the cavity at least partially defined by electrically conductive walls of the connector housing that include a front wall, a top wall, a back wall, and a pair of opposing side walls of the connector housing to provide electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding for electrical signals transmitted through the at least one communication connector, the front wall defining first and second apertures that receive respective first and second mating interfaces of the at least one communication connector therethrough, the front wall further including an electrically conductive gasket surrounding the first and second apertures; anda transceiver portion extending from the connector portion along a mating axis, the transceiver portion including a front panel and multiple frame members that couple the front panel to the front wall of the connector housing, the frame members defining top and bottom channels that are stacked with respect to one another along an elevation axis and both extend generally parallel to the mating axis, the top and bottom channels each configured to guide a corresponding transceiver received through a port opening at the front panel through the transceiver portion to the connector portion to mate with one of the first and second mating interfaces, the frame members including upper frame members, lower frame members, and mid frame members that are disposed between the upper and lower frame members along the elevation axis, each frame member including at least one horizontal rail and at least one vertical rail, the horizontal rails of the upper frame members defining an upper edge of the top channel configured to engage a top of the corresponding transceiver received in the top channel, the horizontal rails of the lower frame members defining a lower edge of the bottom channel configured to engage a bottom of the corresponding transceiver received in the bottom channel, the mid frame members defining a lower edge of the top channel and an upper edge of the bottom channel, the frame members being spatially separated from one another such that the frame members are not interconnected to allow air to flow through the transceiver portion around shells of the corresponding transceivers, the shells providing EMI shielding for electrical signals transmitted through the corresponding transceivers;wherein the gasket seals the front wall of the connector housing to the shells of the corresponding transceivers and provides EMI shielding for electrical signals transmitted between the at least one communication connector and the corresponding transceivers. 16. The receptacle assembly of claim 15, wherein each of the top and bottom channels of the transceiver portion is defined by four frame members. 17. The receptacle assembly of claim 15, further comprising a circuit board, the connector portion and the transceiver portion being mounted to the circuit board. 18. The receptacle assembly of claim 15, wherein the mid frame members each include an upper vertical rail, a lower vertical rail, and a horizontal rail extending orthogonal relative to the upper and lower vertical rails, a top surface of the horizontal rail defining the lower edge of the top channel, a bottom surface of the horizontal rail defining the upper edge of the bottom channel such that each mid frame member defines portions of both the top channel and the bottom channel. 19. The receptacle assembly of claim 18, wherein the mid frame members define slots that extend horizontally through the mid frame members, the slots segmenting the horizontal rail of each respective mid frame member into plural disconnected lugs along the length of the mid frame member, the slots allowing air to flow between the corresponding transceiver received in the top channel and the corresponding transceiver received in the bottom channel.