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US 2023/0085624 A1Published application
Modular system (switchboards and mid-plane) for supporting 50g or 100g ethernet speeds of fpga+ssd
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSompong Paul OLARIG
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Abstract
A chassis front-end is disclosed. The chassis front-end may include a switchboard including an Ethernet switch, a Baseboard Management Controller, and a mid-plane connector. The chassis front-end may also include a mid-plane including at least one storage device connector and a speed logic to inform at least one storage device of an Ethernet speed of the chassis front-end. The Ethernet speeds may vary.
Claims20
A first device, comprising:
- an interface to connect to a second device via a connector;
- and
- a mode component to receive from the second device a signal, the second device configured to send the signal,
- wherein the first device is configured to change from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation based at least in part on the signal, the first mode of operation associated with a first product data of the second device and the second mode of operation associated with a second product data of the second device.
1 more element
A method, comprising:
- receiving a signal at a first device from a second device over an interface to connect to the second device via a connector, the second device sending the signal;
- and
- configuring the first device to change from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation, the first mode of operation associated with a first product data of the second device and the second mode of operation associated with a second product data of the second device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.