Dell Products Inc.

Shree Ramakrishna Rathinasamy

Victor B Teeter

Maunish A Shah

Neal Beard

Kannan Karuppiah

Per Henrik Fremrot

Robert Neal Beard

Colin Montgomery

Parminder Singh Sethi

David Piehler

Joseph LaSalle White

Praveen Kumar

Sumedh Wasudeo Sathaye

Maxim Balin

Mark Steven Sanders

Padmanabhan Narayanan

Jonathan Foster Lewis

Anay Kishore

Bruce Anthony Holmes

Akanksha Goel

Natasha Gaurav

Joe Shahram Ghalam

Douglas Roy Kaiser

Kevin E Locklear

Elizabeth Raymond

Arunkumar Poosaithurai

Philip Sheaff

Methods and systems for managing operation of endpoint devices are disclosed. The operation of the endpoint devices may be managed by requiring that the endpoint devices obtain security data from other devices. If the security data is not obtained, the endpoint devices may seal at least some of their functions from use by users. By limiting the functions of the endpoint devices, malicious parties may be less likely to be able to compromise the endpoint devices. The endpoint devices and other devices may be operably connected via a channel that limits that distance between the endpoint devices and the other devices. If the distance is exceeded, then the endpoint devices may be deprived of access to the security data.

Time varying information encoding scheme for device security

A PoE power aggregation system includes a PoE power aggregation device coupling a powering device to a powered device. The PoE power aggregation device includes first and second powering device connectors coupled to first and second powering device ports on the powering device, respectively, and a powered device connector coupled to a powered device port on the powered device. The PoE power aggregation device receives data from the powering device via the first powering device connector, and transmits the data to the powered device through the powered device connector. The PoE power aggregation device also receives first and second power from the powering device via the first powering device connector and the second powering device connector, respectively, and transmits the first and second power to the powered device through the powered device connector along with the data.

PoE power aggregation system

A single cable optical data/power transmission Ethernet port adapter system includes a single cable optical data/power transmission powering device ('powering device') coupled to a powered device using an optical data/power transmission cable (“cable”) and a single cable optical data/power transmission Ethernet port adapter device (“adapter device”). The adapter device includes an Ethernet port coupled to the powered device, and an optical data/power connector connected to the cable and including optical data conduit(s) and optical power conduit(s) with a greater cross-section area than the optical data conduit(s). A data communication system receives optical data from the powering device via the optical data conduit(s) and uses it to transmit electrical data via the Ethernet port to the powered device, and a power transmission system receives optical power from the powering device via the optical power conduit(s) and uses it to transmit electrical power via the Ethernet port to the powered device.

Single cable optical data/power transmission ethernet port adapter system

A receptacle connector may include a receptacle for receiving a corresponding edge connector of a device, a plurality of electrically-conductive pins configured to electrically couple to associated pins of the corresponding edge connector when the receptacle connector is populated with the device, an optical transmitter at a first end of the receptacle, and an optical receiver at a second end of the receptacle opposite the first end and arranged relative to the optical transmitter such that in an absence of misshape of the receptacle connector, the optical receiver receives at least a significant portion of electromagnetic energy generated by the optical transmitter.

Systems and methods for detecting misshapen receptacle connector

Methods and systems for managing operation of endpoint devices are disclosed. To manage the operation of endpoint devices, a management framework may be used. The management framework may allow users to define desired outcomes for operation of endpoint devices. Once defined, the management framework may supplement the desired outcomes with additional context. The desired outcomes and additional context may be used to determine how to configure the endpoint devices. For example, applications for deployment to the endpoint devices may be identified and confirmed with the requestors via use of the management framework.

Selection and use of blueprints in device management

Illustrative embodiments provide techniques for edge computing management. For example, a processing platform is configured to obtain a plain text input specifying a set of devices for an edge computing network to be deployed and construct a topology diagram corresponding to the set of devices configured based on a set of configuration sub-profiles. The processing platform is further configured to cause deployment of the edge computing network based on the topology diagram.

Edge computing deployment based on artificial intelligence-driven topology construction from plain text input

A method comprises monitoring operation of one or more devices of an edge platform, collecting data corresponding to the operation of the one or more devices, and transmitting the data corresponding to the operation of the one or more devices over at least one communications network, via a first server, to a second server. The steps of the method are executed by a processing device operatively coupled to a memory. The processing device is a component of a network switch located in the edge platform.

Monitoring operation of edge datacenter devices

A method for manufacturing networking devices includes providing circuit boards each having an NPU mounted to that circuit board, and respective cable connectors mounted to that circuit board and coupled to that NPU. First networking devices are manufactured by providing one of the circuit boards in a chassis in each first networking device, and cabling at least some of the cable connectors on that circuit board to first subsystem(s) in that first networking device in order to configure that first networking device to perform first functionality. Second networking devices are manufactured by providing a respective one of the circuit boards in a chassis in each second networking device, and cabling at least some of the cable connectors on that circuit board to second subsystem(s) in that second networking device in order to configure that second networking device to perform second functionality that is different than the first functionality.

High-speed networking device manufacturing system

An inter-device cabling movement system includes a base and a plurality of cable attachment devices that extend from the base in a port identification sequence. Each of the plurality of cable attachment devices includes a cable engagement element that is configured to engage a respective cable, and a cable securing element that is configured to secure the cable engagement element to the respective cable. The cable engagement elements and cable securing elements may be utilized to secure each cable attachment device to respective cables connected to first ports on a first device so that those respective cables may be disconnected from the first pots on the first device and reconnected to second ports on a second device based on the port identification sequence.

Inter-device cabling movement system

An information handling system may include a processor and a flag assembly comprising a flag and an actuator mechanically coupled to the flag and communicatively coupled to the processor, and configured to receive control signals from the processor to mechanically translate the flag between an activated position in which the flag is visually perceptible to a user external to the information handling system and a deactivated position in which the flag is visually imperceptible to the user.

Systems and methods for visually identifying equipment in a data center

A transceiver handle heat dissipation airflow channeling system includes a transceiver device having a transceiver device chassis, at least one heat producing component that is housed in the transceiver device chassis, and a transceiver device handle that extends from the transceiver device chassis and that defines an airflow channel along its length. The transceiver device handle receives airflow at an airflow channel entrance defined by the transceiver device handle, directs the airflow through the airflow channel, and dissipates heat generated by the heat producing component(s) using the airflow directed through the airflow channel. For example, the airflow may be directed through the airflow channel and adjacent the heat producing component(s) in the transceiver device chassis, adjacent a heat dissipation device that is integrated with the transceiver device chassis, or adjacent a heat dissipation device that extends from a transceiver device port to which the transceiver device is connected.

Transceiver handle heat dissipation airflow channeling system

A cable free networking device stacking system includes networking devices that are each configured to operate as part of a networking device stack, and at least one LiFi device included on each of the networking devices. A first LiFi device on a first networking device in the plurality of networking devices transmits networking device stack data communications by receiving first electrical data communications from the first networking device, converting the first electrical data communications to first optical data communications, and wirelessly transmitting the first optical data communications to a second LiFi device included on a second networking device in the plurality of networking devices. The first LiFi device also receives networking device stack data communications by wirelessly receiving second optical data communications from the second LiFi device, converting the second optical data communications to second electrical data communications, and transmitting the second electrical data communications to the first networking device.

Cable free networking device stacking system

A computing device liquid cooling system includes a multi-device chassis, a computing device, and a multi-device-chassis/device movable coupling liquid cooling system that moveably couples the computing device to the multi-device chassis. The multi-device-chassis/device movable coupling liquid cooling system includes a computing device mounting element that is mounted to the computing device and configured to transfer heat generated by the computing device, a multi-device chassis mounting element that includes a liquid cooling subsystem and that is mounted to the multi-device chassis, and a movable coupling that is configured to allow the computing device mounting element to move relative to the multi-device chassis mounting element. The multi-device chassis mounting element is configured to receive the heat generated by the computing device and transferred by the computing device mounting element, and transfer the heat received from the computing device mounting element using the liquid cooling subsystem.

Multi-device-chassis/device movable coupling liquid cooling system

An electronic equipment chassis comprises a chassis housing and two or more cooling compartments in the chassis housing. At least a first one of the two or more cooling compartments in the chassis housing utilizes a first type of cooling for a first set of electronic equipment housed therein, and at least a second one of the two or more cooling compartments in the chassis housing utilizes a second type of cooling for a second set of electronic equipment housed therein. The first type of cooling comprises liquid immersion cooling and the second type of cooling comprises non-liquid immersion cooling.

Electronic equipment chassis with hybrid cooling compartments

A connector seating detection system includes a device having a port that includes at least one port communication contact. A connector seating sensor is located adjacent the port. A connector seating detection subsystem is coupled to the connector seating sensor. When a connector is positioned in the port while not engaging at least one port communication contact by a threshold amount, the connector seating detection subsystem receives an unseated connector signal from the connector seating sensor and, in response, generates an unseated connector indication. When a connector is positioned in the port while engaging at least one port communication contact the threshold amount, the connector seating detection subsystem receives a seated connector signal from the connector seating sensor and, in response, generates a seated connector indication.

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Round Rock, TX, United States of America

Shree Ramakrishna Rathinasamy