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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Plexxi Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Inventors:
Derek E. Spock, Boston, MA (US);
Ruoding Li, Carlisle, MA (US);
Assignee:
PLEXXI INC., Nashua, NH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/00 (2013.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0806 (2013.01); H04L 41/0893 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04Q 11/0005 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0018 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0035 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for connectivity configuration of a network node permits an optical signal to be passed through the node and shifted from a first connector position to a second connector position that is offset from the first connector position. The shifted optical signal permits a number of distant nodes in the network to be reached with a direct optical connection, which can be configured to be bidirectional. The disclosed connectivity configuration reduces the cabling requirements for the network and simplifies the interconnections.