High Capacity Fiber Optic Connection Infrastructure Apparatus

• US 20100322582A1
• Filed: 06/18/2010
• Published: 12/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC (Corning Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC (Corning Incorporated)
• Inventors: Staber, Harley J., Cooke, Terry L., Ugolini, Alan W., Dean, David L. JR., Strause, Kevin L.
• Application Number:
  US12/819,065
• Publication Number:
  US 20100322582A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 385/135
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4452 Distribution frames
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/44526 Panels or rackmounts covering a whole width of the frame or rack
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/44528 Patch-cords; Connector arrangements in the system or in the box routing arrangements H04Q1/00
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4455 characterised by the way of extraction or insertion of the cassette in the distribution frame, e.g. pivoting, sliding, rotating or gliding

Abstract

A fiber optic apparatus for use with components for managing data is disclosed. The fiber optic apparatus comprises fiber optic equipment configured to provide optical connectivity for the transmission of data over optical fiber between at least two components. The fiber optic equipment supports the transmission of at least about 7300 terabytes of data per forty-two (42) U shelf spaces. The at least 7300 terabytes of data is the data managing capacity of the at least two components. One of the at least two components may be a data storage facility, a server or a switch. The fiber optic equipment may be mounted in a fiber optic equipment rack in a data center which may be configured to occupy between about 3.20 and about 3.76 square feet of floor space of the data center.

Claims

1. A fiber optic apparatus, comprising:

fiber optic equipment configured to provide optical connectivity for the transmission of data over optical fiber,

wherein the fiber optic equipment supports the transmission of at least 7300 terabytes of data per forty-two (42) U shelf spaces.

2. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 1, wherein a U shelf space equals about 1.75 inches in height.

3. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 1, wherein a U shelf space equals about 19 inches in width.

4. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 1, wherein a U shelf space equals about 23 inches in width.

5. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fiber optic equipment mounts in at least a portion of the 1-U shelf space in an equipment rack.

6. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 5, wherein the equipment rack is located in a main distribution area of a data center.

7. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 5, wherein the equipment rack is configured to occupy between about 3.20 and about 3.76 square feet of floor space.

8. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transmission of data is between at least two components, and wherein the at least 7300 terabytes of data is the data managing capacity of the at least two components.

9. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 8, wherein one of the at least two components comprises a data storage facility.

10. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 9, wherein the data storage facility is located in the equipment distribution area of a data center.

11. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 8, wherein one of the at least two components comprises a server.

12. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 11, wherein the server is located in the equipment distribution area of a data center.

13. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 8, wherein one of the at least two components comprises a switch.

14. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 13, wherein the switch is located in the equipment distribution area of a data center.

15. A fiber optic apparatus, comprising:

fiber optic equipment configured to provide optical connectivity for the transmission of data over optical fiber,

wherein the fiber optic equipment supports the transmission of at least 14,400 terabytes of data per forty-two (42) U shelf spaces.

16. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 15, wherein a U shelf space equals about 1.75 inches in height.

17. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 15, wherein a U shelf space equals about 19 inches in width.

18. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 15, wherein a U shelf space equals about 23 inches in width.

19. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 15, wherein the fiber optic equipment mounts in at least a portion of the U shelf space in an equipment rack.

20. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 19, wherein the equipment rack is located in a main distribution area of a data center.

21. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 19, wherein the equipment rack is configured to occupy between about 3.20 and about 3.76 square feet of floor space.

22. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 15, wherein the transmission of data is between at least two components, and wherein the at least 14,400 terabytes of data is the data managing capacity of the at least two components.

23. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 22, wherein one of the at least two components comprises a data storage facility.

24. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 23, wherein the data storage facility is located in the equipment distribution area of a data center.

25. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 22, wherein one of the at least two components comprises a server.

26. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 25, wherein the server is located in the equipment distribution area of a data center.

27. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 22, wherein one of the at least two components comprises a switch.

28. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 27, wherein the switch is located in the equipment distribution area of a data center.

29. A fiber optic apparatus, comprising:

a fiber optic equipment rack configured to hold fiber optic equipment providing optical connectivity for the transmission of data over optical fiber between at least two or more of the components, and

wherein the fiber optic equipment rack is configured to support the transmission of data based on a data capacity of a data center, wherein the data capacity is one of at least 7300 terabytes of data, and at least 14,400 terabytes of data, per forty-two (42) U shelf spaces.

30. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 29, wherein the fiber optic equipment rack is configured to occupy between about 3.20 and about 3.76 square feet of floor space.

31. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 30, wherein the fiber optic equipment rack is comprises at least forty-two (42) U shelf spaces.

32. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 30, wherein the equipment rack is located in a main distribution area of a data center.

33. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 30, wherein one of the at least two components comprises a data storage facility.

34. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 33, wherein the data storage facility is located in an equipment distribution area of a data center.

35. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 30, wherein one of the at least two components comprises a server.

36. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 35, wherein the server is located in the equipment distribution area of a data center.

37. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 30, wherein one of the at least two components comprises a switch.

38. The fiber optic apparatus of claim 37, wherein the switch is located in the equipment distribution area of a data center.

39. A data center architecture, comprising

a data storage facility having a data storing capacity;

an equipment distribution area comprising one or both of a server and a switch, wherein the one or both of the server and the switch process data of the data storage facility; and

a main distribution area comprising fiber optic equipment configured to support the transmission of data between at least two of the data storage facility, the server, and the switch, based on the data storing capacity of the data storage facility.

40. The data center architecture of claim 39, wherein the data storing capacity is storage 7300 terabytes of data.

41. The data center architecture of claim 39, wherein the data storing capacity is storage 14,400 terabytes.

42. The data center architecture of claim 39, wherein the fiber optic equipment is mounted in fiber optic equipment rack, and wherein the fiber optic equipment rack occupies between about 3.20 and about 3.76 square feet of floor space of the data center.

43. The data center architecture of claim 42, wherein the fiber optic equipment rack comprises at least forty-two (42) U shelf spaces.

44. The data center architecture of claim 42, further comprising a bi-directional communication channel, wherein the bi-directional communication channel extends between the fiber optic equipment and one or more of the data storage facility, the server and the switch.

45. The data center architecture of claim 39, wherein the fiber optic equipment comprises one or more of a storage port, a server port, and a switch port, forming a fiber optic connection infrastructure.