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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1999
Eugene T. Wang, Fremont, CA (US);
Nang Tran, San Jose, CA (US);
Norman Tang, San Jose, CA (US);
VU Nguyen, Milpitas, CA (US);
Eugene T. Wang, Fremont, CA (US);
Nang Tran, San Jose, CA (US);
Norman Tang, San Jose, CA (US);
Vu Nguyen, Milpitas, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A backplane having a switch card interface and an adapter card interface where the switch card interface has input/outputs in an arrangement that functionally mate to a networking layer system switch card and a physical layer system switch card. The adapter card interface is coupled to the switch card interface. The adapter card interface has input/outputs in an arrangement that functionally mates to a networking layer system adapter card and a physical layer system adapter card. A method that involves forming a first and second backplane according to a manufacturing process, integrating the first backplane into a networking layer system switch, and integrating the second backplane into a physical layer system switch.