Method of interconnecting network components

• US 20030009613A1
• Filed: 10/30/2001
• Published: 01/09/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/1997
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Round Rock Research LLC
• Original Assignee: Carlton G. Amdahl, Dennis H. Smith, Don Agneta, Don Schiro, Michael G. Henderson, Stephen E.J. Papa
• Inventors: Amdahl, Carlton G., Smith, Dennis H., Schiro, Don, Papa, Stephen E. J., Agneta, Don, Henderson, Michael G.
• Granted Patent: US 6,742,069 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/305
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/20 Cooling means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/206 comprising thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0748 in a remote unit communicating with a single-box computer node experiencing an error/fault remote testing G06F11/2294
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0766 Error or fault reporting or storing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0793 Remedial or corrective actions recovery from an exception in an instruction pipeline G06F9/3861; by retry G06F11/1402; for recovering from a failure of a protocol instance or entity H04L69/40
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2294 by remote test
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/328 Computer systems status display G06F11/327 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3466 Performance evaluation by tracing or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3476 Data logging G06F11/14, G06F11/2205 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3495 for systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/385 for adaptation of a particular data processing system to different peripheral devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4027 using bus bridges G06F13/4022 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4081 Live connection to bus, e.g. hot-plugging current or voltage limitation during live insertion H02H9/004
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/409 Mechanical coupling back panels H05K7/1438
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/305 by remotely controlling device operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/86 Event-based monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0601 Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0673 Single storage device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4411 : Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 7/285 : controlling armature supply only
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/12 : Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 : Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0659 : by isolating or reconfiguring faulty entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 : for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 : Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 : comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 : Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 49/90 : Buffering arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 49/9063 : Intermediate storage in different physical parts of a node or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 49/9073 : Early interruption upon arrival of a fraction of a packet
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 : for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1492 : having electrical distribution arrangements, e.g. power supply or data communications
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/207 : Thermal management, e.g. cabinet temperature control
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20736 : within cabinets for removing heat from server blades
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/50 : in wire-line communication networks, e.g. low power modes or reduced link rate

Abstract

A method of electrically coupling a central processing unit of a network server to a plurality of network interface modules. The method comprises routing an I/O bus having a first format from said central processing unit to primary sides of a plurality of bus adaptor chips. The method further comprises routing an I/O bus of said first format from a secondary side of said bus adaptor chips to respective ones of said network interface modules.

Claims

1. A method of electrically coupling a central processing unit of a network server to a plurality of network interface modules comprising:

routing an I/O bus having a first format from said central processing unit to primary sides of a plurality of bus adaptor chips;

routing an I/O bus of said first format from a secondary side of said bus adaptor chips to respective ones of said network interface modules.