Storage system assembly employing repeater amplifiers in I/O expansion module
US7471512B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0683
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage system assembly includes a storage processor (SP) module and an input/output (I/O) expansion module disposed between an and opening of an enclosure and a midplane circuit board. The SP module includes (i) a storage processor, (ii) first I/O interface modules at the end opening, and (iii) circuit traces of high-speed serial data links, the circuit traces including first circuit traces interconnecting the storage processor with the first I/O interface modules, and second circuit traces interconnecting the storage processor with the circuit traces of the midplane. The I/O expansion module includes (i) second I/O interface modules at the end opening of the enclosure, (ii) a set of repeater amplifiers, and (iii) circuit traces of the high-speed serial data links, the circuit traces including third circuit traces interconnect the repeater amplifiers with the second I/O interface modules, and fourth circuit traces interconnect the repeater amplifiers with circuit traces of the midplane, such that the second, third and fourth circuit traces along with the circuit traces of the midplane interconnect the storage processor with the second I/O interface modules via the repeater ampli…
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