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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2007
David Flynn, Sandy, UT (US);
Alan Hayes, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Bert Lagerstedt, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
John Strasser, Syracuse, UT (US);
Jonathan Thatcher, Lehi, UT (US);
Vince Warner, Alpine, UT (US);
David Flynn, Sandy, UT (US);
Alan Hayes, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Bert Lagerstedt, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
John Strasser, Syracuse, UT (US);
Jonathan Thatcher, Lehi, UT (US);
Vince Warner, Alpine, UT (US);
Fusion Multisystems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for a scalable, composite, reconfigurable backplane. The backplane is made up of one or more blade aggregation modules which provide switching for attached devices. The blade aggregation module connects to transition cards that then connect with blade modules. The blade aggregation module provides connectivity to the connected modules, which may connect to a second blade aggregation module through the transition cards. The transition cards may additionally connect with unit aggregation modules to connect rows of blade modules together. Transition cards can also provide outside connectivity. The backplane, made up of blade aggregation modules, transition cards, and unit aggregation modules, is highly scalable and versatile, and also provides an unblocked airflow path to facilitate cooling the blades.