Hardware management module
US7558849B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 10, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hardware management module is enabled to perform hardware management for a modular platform system that includes a plurality of modular platform shelves coupled via one or more communication links in a network. Hardware management to include monitoring board interfaces resident on one or more backplanes within the plurality of modular platform shelves, detecting when a board is received and coupled to a board interface and performing one or more hardware management functions to include obtaining field replaceable unit information from the detected board.
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