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Switching system

US7083422B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 13, 2004
Grant dateAug 1, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/4081
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A switching system includes a backplane having slots, each including a first set of connectors designed according to a common specification. The slots include at least one extended slot and at least two normal slots, each normal slot including the first set of connectors, each extended slot including the first set of connectors and an additional second set of connectors. The backplane has signal lines to support a data channel between first set of connectors of the normal slot and the extended slot. The backplane also has signal lines to support a data channel between first set of connectors of the normal slot and the second set of connectors of the extended slot.

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