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Data center with free-space optical communications

  • US 20110150489A1
  • Filed: 12/21/2009
  • Published: 06/23/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A data center bottle, comprising:

  • a plurality of data processing units (DPUs) coupled to an optical interface unit (OIU), wherein each data processing unit is configured to run a part or all of a data processing application,wherein the data center bottle is configured to be deployed in a data center having an internal network of one or more free space optical communication links between a plurality of nodal points distributed across the data center, andwherein the OIU is configured to connect or disconnect the data center bottle to or from the internal network of one or more free space optical communication links.

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