Scalable-bandwidth aggregation for rack-scale servers
US11510329B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/44528
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Scalable-bandwidth aggregation boxes are disclosed that allow scalable electrical connection bandwidth of multiple servers in a rack to aggregation modules and compact bifurcatable optical cables to connect the aggregation modules to switches, while minimizing switch faceplate connector area requirements by using optical connectors. Users of a system including scalable-bandwidth aggregation boxes can choose a desired bandwidth cable to connect a server to a switch via an aggregation box. An aggregation box may include a scalable-bandwidth electrical connector on a faceplate, signal lines coupled between the scalable-bandwidth electrical connector and a board connector in the housing, and a serviceable bandwidth-aggregation module removably disposed in the housing.
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