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Connecting apparatus and system

US11698877B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 28, 2020
Grant dateJul 11, 2023
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L49/40
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a connecting apparatus and a system. The connecting apparatus includes N interconnection units, M line processing units, and X switch processing units, where each interconnection unit is connected to at least one switch processing unit, each switch processing unit is connected to only one interconnection unit, each interconnection unit is connected to the M line processing units, each line processing unit is connected to the N interconnection units, M is a positive integer, N is a positive integer, and X is greater than or equal to N. In addition, the embodiments of the present invention further provide another connecting apparatus and system. According to the foregoing technical solutions, a connecting mode between an LPU and an SPU is relatively flexible.

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