Modular interface patch panel
AssigneeNVIDIA Corporation
InventorsRyan Albright, Benjamin Goska, Aaron Richard Carkin, William Ryan Weese, William Andrew Mecham, Michael Thompson
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Abstract
Configurations for interface panels are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, an interface panel includes removable receptacles to provide communication to rack components.
Claims19
An interface panel having a first plurality of modular communication interfaces on a front side, to form one or more connections with a server unit, and a second plurality of modular communication interfaces on a back side to receive one or more input connections, wherein the first plurality of modular communication interfaces comprises a power interface and a data interface, wherein the first plurality of modular communication interfaces are interchangeable.
A system, comprising:
- one or more interchangeable communication interfaces to establish one or more connections with a server unit, the one or more interchangeable communication interfaces being removably positioned within a support structure with associated inlet receptacles to receive one or more input connections from one or more primary sources, the support structure having retention members for the one or more interchangeable communication interfaces, wherein the one or more interchangeable communication interfaces comprises a power interface and a data interface.
A system, comprising:
- a frame having a plurality of front openings on a front side and a plurality of back openings on a back side;
- one or more communication interfaces removably positioned within at least a portion of the plurality of front openings;
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- one or more input connections removably positioned within at least a portion of the plurality of back openings, wherein the one or more communication interfaces are matching connection types as the one or more input connections, wherein the one or more communication interfaces comprise a power interface and a data interface, wherein the one or more communication interfaces are interchangeable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.