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1. A receptacle assembly to be mounted on a wiring board in a casing of a communication system, comprising:
a connector having a slot to which a tip end portion of a plug connector of an optical module is to be detachably connected, the plug connector being provided at one end portion of a module board included in the optical module; a receptacle cage made of a metal, including,
a module accommodating portion made of a metal and configured to detachably accommodate the optical module, the module accommodating portion having a module slot provided at one end to allow the optical module to pass therethrough, and having a bottom wall portion to be in contact with a lower surface of the optical module, anda connector accommodating portion made of a metal, the connector accommodating portion communicating with the module accommodating portion and accommodating the connector; and a connector cover provided in the connector accommodating portion, for covering the connector, wherein when the tip end portion of the plug connector is connected to the slot of the connector, a first clearance formed between an upper surface of the tip end portion of the plug connector and an inner peripheral surface of the slot of the connector is greater than a second clearance formed between an inner peripheral surface of at least one opening of the connector cover facing an open end of the slot of the connector and a proximal portion of the plug connector. |
