US 2020/0264394 A1 · OPTICAL INTERCONNECT ASSEMBLIES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS FOR LARGE-SCALE SPINE AND LEAF TOPOLOGIES

Abstract

An optical interconnect module comprises a housing including a front-facing portion that includes a first face and a second face, wherein the first face of the front-facing portion is angled relative to the second face of the front-facing portion. The housing also includes a rear-facing portion opposing the front facing portion, the rear-facing portion including a first face and a second face, wherein the first face of the rear-facing portion is angled relative to the second face of the rear-facing portion. The housing further includes an internal chamber disposed between the front-facing portion and the rear-facing portion. A first plurality of multifiber connectors is disposed on the front-facing portion of the housing, and a first plurality of multifiber connectors disposed on the rear-facing portion of the housing. Each connector of the first plurality of multifiber connectors disposed on the front-facing portion is optically connected to each connector of the first plurality of multifiber connectors disposed on the rear-facing portion by at least a pair of optical fibers.

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Dependent claims

A high-capacity optical interconnect module for facilitating large-scale spine and leaf topologies, comprising:

a housing including:
a front-facing portion that includes a first face and a second face, the first face of the front-facing portion being angled relative to the second face of the front-facing portion;
a rear-facing portion opposing the front facing portion, the rear-facing portion including a first face and a second face, the first face of the rear-facing portion being angled relative to the second face of the rear-facing portion;
and
an internal chamber disposed between the front-facing portion and the rear-facing portion;
a first plurality of multifiber connectors disposed on the front-facing portion;
a first plurality of multifiber connectors disposed on the rear-facing portion;
wherein each connector of the first plurality of multifiber connectors disposed on the front-facing portion is optically connected to each connector of the first plurality of multifiber connectors disposed on the rear-facing portion by at least a pair of optical fibers.

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A data center network environment, comprising:

a high-capacity optical interconnect module for facilitating large-scale spine and leaf topologies, comprising:
a front-facing portion that includes a first face and a second face;
a rear-facing portion opposing the front facing portion, the rear-facing portion including a first face and a second face;
and
an internal chamber disposed between the front-facing portion and the rear-facing portion;
a first plurality of multifiber connectors disposed on the front-facing portion, wherein the first plurality of multifiber connectors disposed on the front-facing portion are aligned in a first column of the front-facing portion;
a first plurality of multifiber connectors disposed on the rear-facing portion, wherein the first plurality of multifiber connectors disposed on the rear-facing portion are aligned in a first column of the rear-facing portion;
and
wherein each connector of the first plurality of multifiber connectors disposed on the front-facing portion is optically connected to each connector of the first plurality of multifiber connectors disposed on the rear-facing portion by at least a pair of optical fibers.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Optical interconnect assemblies and associated systems for large-scale spine and leaf topologies

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Optical interconnect assemblies and associated systems for large-scale spine and leaf topologies

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