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Rack-level photonic solution

US10491302B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 6, 2018
Grant dateNov 26, 2019
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K7/1491
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A server-to-switch interconnection system that includes a plurality of server modules each having wired server network connection ports, the plurality of server modules being positioned in a server rack. The switch system also includes a rack-level server photonic module that has a plurality of wired network connection ports connecting to a plurality of servers from a single photonic module, an optical transceiver in communication with the wired network connection ports, and an optical port in communication with the optical transceiver.

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