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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2003
Stephen D. Macarthur, Northboro, MA (US);
Rudy Bauer, Franklin, MA (US);
William Frederick Baxter, Iii, Holliston, MA (US);
Paul C. Wilson, Mendon, MA (US);
Stephen D. MacArthur, Northboro, MA (US);
Rudy Bauer, Franklin, MA (US);
William Frederick Baxter, III, Holliston, MA (US);
Paul C. Wilson, Mendon, MA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
An assembly couples first and second backplanes together. The first backplane is configured to carry first electrical backplane signals among a first set of circuit boards. The second backplane is configured to carry second electrical backplane signals among a second set of circuit boards. The assembly includes a first switch configured to convey at least some of the first electrical backplane signals between circuit boards of the first set of circuit boards. The assembly further includes a second switch configured to convey at least some of the second electrical backplane signals between circuit boards of the second set of circuit boards. The assembly further includes a fiber optic cable joining the first and second switches together. The first and second switches are configured to exchange fiber optic signals through the fiber optic cable thus forming a cohesive backplane interconnect system between the first and second sets of circuit boards.