Abstract: A multimedia system includes a housing having several shelves for receiving multimedia modules. Each module and each shelf is equipped with a plug connector element. The plug connector elements of the modules and of the shelves are compatible and are preferably designed as plugs and sockets. The plugs and the sockets can be designed in the same way so that each module can be plugged into each shelf, or they can be module-specific so that only a module designed for a particular shelf can be plugged into it. When a module is inserted into the shelf of the housing, the plugs are inserted into one another so that the module is now connected to the first bus line, which connects the plug connector elements of the shelves with one another. Over the second bus line other modules situated outside the housing or the rack can be connected to this first bus line. The first and the second bus line together form a common bus line, which is preferably designed as a ring line.

Abstract: A multimedia system includes a housing having several shelves for receiving multimedia modules. Each module and each shelf is equipped with a plug connector element. The plug connector elements of the modules and of the shelves are compatible and are preferably designed as plugs and sockets. The plugs and the sockets can be designed in the same way so that each module can be plugged into each shelf, or they can be module-specific so that only a module designed for a particular shelf can be plugged into it. When a module is inserted into the shelf of the housing, the plugs are inserted into one another so that the module is now connected to the first bus line, which connects the plug connector elements of the shelves with one another. Over the second bus line other modules situated outside the housing or the rack can be connected to this first bus line. The first and the second bus line together form a common bus line, which is preferably designed as a ring line.