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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2024
Applicant:
Super Micro Computer, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Super Micro Computer, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 49/40 (2022.01); H04L 49/15 (2022.01); H04L 49/351 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 49/405 (2013.01); H04L 49/15 (2013.01); H04L 49/351 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computing device has several smart network interface cards (NICs) with RJ45 connectors. The smart NICs are in master-slave arrangement, where internal RJ45 connectors of the master smart NIC are connected by RJ45 cables to respective RJ45 connectors of slave smart NICs. A front RJ45 connector of the master smart NIC is connected by an RJ45 cable to a network switch that is installed in a same rack as the computing device.