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US 11,687,480 B2Granted
Modular unit network interface card
AssigneeLiqid Inc.
InventorsAndrew Rudolph Heyd, Brenden Michael Rust, Jason Breakstone, Sumit Puri, Bryan Schramm
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein having enhanced modular carrier form factors. In an implementation, an apparatus includes a carrier insertable into a modular bay of a chassis assembly, and a network interface card (NIC). The apparatus includes an Ethernet network cable connector configured to carry Ethernet signaling of the NIC, and a device U.2 connector configured to carry host communications of the NIC and mate with a mating U.2 connector of the modular bay when the carrier is inserted into the chassis assembly.
Claims8
An apparatus comprising:
- a network interface card (NIC) comprising an Ethernet network cable connector configured to carry Ethernet signaling of the NIC and a circuit board connector configured to carry Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) signaling comprising host communications of the NIC;
- a connector card coupled to the NIC by the circuit board connector and comprising a device U.2 connector configured to carry the host communications of the NIC that is offset in position from a circuit board of the connector card to mate with a mating U.2 connector of a modular bay;
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- a carrier that houses the NIC and the connector card and is insertable into an envelope of the modular bay, the carrier configured to establish a stack-up among the connector card and the device U.2 connector offset from the circuit board of the connector card.
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