Switched fabric mezzanine storage module
AssigneeEmerson Network Power - Embedded Computing, Inc.
InventorsDouglas L. Sandy, Jeffrey M. Harris, Robert C. Tufford
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Abstract
A switched fabric mezzanine storage module (560) includes a storage module (562) and a switched fabric connector (563) coupled to the storage module. The storage module is coupled to directly communicate with a switched fabric (506), where the switched fabric storage mezzanine module is coupled to a payload module (502) having one of a 3U form factor, a 6U form factor and a 9U form factor. The payload module can include at least one multi-gigabit connector (518) coupled to a rear edge (519) of the payload module, where the at least one multi-gigabit connector is coupled to communicatively interface with a backplane (504).
Claims19
A multi-service platform system, comprising:
- a backplane;
- a switched fabric on the backplane;
- at least one of a VMEbus network and a PCI network coincident with the switched fabric on the backplane;
- a payload module having one of a 3U form factor, a 6U form factor and a 9U form factor, wherein the payload module is communicatively coupled with the backplane using the switched fabric and at least one of the VMEbus network and the PCI network;
- at least one multi-gigabit connector coupled to a rear edge of the payload module, wherein the at least one multi-gigabit connector is coupled to communicatively interface the payload module to the backplane, and wherein the switched fabric and at least one of the VMEbus network and the PCI network are communicatively coupled with the payload module through the at least one multi-gigabit connector;
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- a switched fabric mezzanine storage module coupled to the payload module, wherein the switched fabric mezzanine storage module is coupled to directly communicate with the backplane using the switched fabric.
A switched fabric mezzanine storage module, comprising:
- a storage module;
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- a switched fabric connector coupled to the storage module, wherein the storage module is coupled to directly communicate with a switched fabric, wherein the switched fabric storage mezzanine module is coupled to a payload module having one of a 3U form factor, a 6U form factor and a 9U form factor, wherein the payload module includes at least one multi-gigabit connector coupled to a rear edge of the payload module, wherein the at least one multi-gigabit connector is coupled to communicatively interface with a backplane, wherein the backplane includes the switched fabric coincident with at least one of a VMEbus network and a PCI network, and wherein the switched fabric and at least one of the VMEbus network and the PCI network are communicatively coupled to the storage module through the at least one multi-gigabit connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.