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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2000
Charles Calvin Byers, Aurora, IL (US);
Stephen Joseph Hinterlong, Elburn, IL (US);
Robert Allen Novotny, Naperville, IL (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
An electronic system for networking, switching or computing includes a backplane-based interconnection system ( ). The system includes a backplane ( ) with a plurality of traces coupled to slots for receiving circuit packs ( ). The backplane traces are configured to form point-to-point connections ( ) from one slot of the backplane to every other slot of the backplane. A hub circuit ( ) is provided on each circuit pack for coupling the circuit pack to the point-to-point connections in the backplane. Circuit packs communicate via direct connections over the point-to-point connections or indirectly by sending traffic through point-to-point connections and hub circuits.