Dynamically configurable backplane
US6450694B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/43
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for transporting a plurality of information signals among a plurality of signal processing boards all located within a single cabinet of an information processing system. The method includes the steps of connecting a plurality of multi-mode fibers among the plurality of signal processing boards and electrooptically converting an information signal of the plurality of transported information signals between an electrical format used on a corresponding pair of signal processing boards of the plurality of signal processing boards and an optical format used for transmission through a corresponding multi-mode fiber of the plurality of multi-mode fibers. The method further includes the step of optically switching a transported information signal of the transported information signals between a set of multi-mode fibers of the plurality of multi-mode fibers.
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