Patent · US Expired

Aggregation switch

US7209358B2 · kind B2 · utility

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31Claims
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Filing dateAug 29, 2003
Grant dateApr 24, 2007
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Expiry dateSep 21, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B33/128
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer system comprises a plurality of shelves. Each shelf has a carrier for removably receiving a plurality of information processing modules and a switching module. Each shelf also has an interconnection member for providing connections between the information processing modules and the switching module. The shelves are logically connected into a plurality of stacks, the switching modules of the respective shelves in each stack being interconnected in a logical stacking configuration. The computer system further comprises a shelf having a carrier for removably receiving a master switching module, wherein the master switching module is connected into each stack as a common master switch for all of the stacks.

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