Apparatus and methods for cooling network switches
US7646602B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/20736
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed embodiments include a plurality of plenums for distributing cooling air throughout the switch. The switch is divided into separate cooling domains. Each PCB receives a separate supply of cooling air, so that no PCB is located upstream or downstream from another PCB. The present embodiments thus eliminate the problem of stack rise, which can decrease switch performance.
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