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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Lawrence Gallick, Phoenix, AZ (US);
John Wesley Spenik, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
AG Communication Systems Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/338 ; G06F 1/340 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/338 ; G06F 1/340 ;
Abstract
A backplane slot configuration and a bridge card for expanding the expansion slots of one system to include the expansion slots of an adjacent electrically separate system within the same cabinet, and bridging the expansion buses with minimal change of electrical characteristics, particularly impedance, across the bridge. Adjacent end slots are spaced apart according to the relevant specification, and each slot set is configured so that the backplane expansion buses span contiguous slots and the expansion buses include the adjacent end slot.