The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2009
Brian L. Uhlhorn, St. Paul, MN (US);
Howard J. Schantz, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Brian L. Uhlhorn, St. Paul, MN (US);
Howard J. Schantz, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A computing architecture and network topology definition module which provide the ability to tailor a hardware network topology to differing needs. Computing resources are interconnected into a network implementation using an optical wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) star/coupler approach. The overall topology for the network is defined by the network topology definition module, which is a removable device that defines the network topology and communication connectivity between the computing resources. Replacement of the network topology definition module with a different network topology definition module changes the network topology and communication connectivity, allowing the computing resources to be tailored to particular needs.