A method and system for establishing extended optical traps for commercial use. The assembly includes a first portion having a first array of connectors for interfacing with a compatible array of second connectors engaging specific ones of the router cards, and a second portion having a second array of connectors for interfacing with a compatible array of second connectors engaging specific others of the router cards. The method further includes filling a respective delay compensation buffer with corresponding cells for each of the communication links beginning with the common starting cell.