Data center with free-space optical communications
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Abstract
A data center for executing a data processing application includes processing units, sub-units or servers. Each of the processing units, sub-units or servers can execute a part or all of the data processing application. The processing units, sub-units or servers are electrical disjoint with respect to data communications, but can communicate with each other over free space optical links.
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981 Claims
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1-415. -415. (canceled)
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416. A data center comprising:
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a plurality of bottles, wherein each bottle has one or more data processing units (DPUs) configured to run a part or all of a data processing application, wherein at least a first of the plurality of bottles has an optical interface unit (OIU) configured to connect or disconnect the first bottle to or from an inter-bottle network of one or more free space optical communication links between the plurality of bottles in the data center, and wherein the one or more data processing units (DPUs) in the first bottle are communicatively linked by an intra-bottle network that is optically decoupled from the inter-bottle network. - View Dependent Claims (417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442)
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443-953. -953. (canceled)
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954. A method comprising:
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providing a plurality of bottles, wherein each bottle has one or more data processing units (DPUs) configured to run a part or all of a data processing application; and providing at least a first of the plurality of bottles with an optical interface unit (OIU) configured to connect or disconnect the first bottle to or from an inter-bottle network of one or more free space optical communication links between the plurality of bottles in the data center, and communicatively linking the one or more data processing units (DPUs) in the first bottle by an intra-bottle network that is optically decoupled from the inter-bottle network. - View Dependent Claims (955, 956, 957, 958, 959, 960, 961, 962, 963, 964, 965, 966, 967, 968, 969, 970, 971, 972, 973, 974, 975, 976, 977, 978, 979, 980)
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981-1138. -1138. (canceled)
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