System And Method For Wireless Communication In A Backplane Fabric Architecture
First Claim
1. A wireless millimeter wave backplane network comprising:
- a first circuit board within a first housing and having a first module thereon, wherein the first circuit board is coupled to a high speed backplane;
a first communication node coupled to the first module and disposed on the first circuit board;
a second circuit board within a second housing remote from the first housing, the second circuit board having a second module thereon, the second circuit board coupled to the high speed backplane; and
a second communication node coupled to the second module and disposed on the second circuit board, wherein the first and second modules wirelessly communicate using millimeter wave electromagnetic radiation with one another via the first and second communication nodes.
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Abstract
A wireless millimeter wave backplane network and method comprises a first circuit board that has a first module thereon, wherein the first circuit board is coupled to a high speed backplane. The network includes a first communication node that is coupled to the first module and which is disposed on the first circuit board. The network includes a second circuit board that has a second module thereon, wherein the second circuit board is coupled to the high speed backplane. The network includes a second communication node that is coupled to the second module and disposed on the second circuit board, wherein the first and second modules wirelessly communicate using millimeter wave electromagnetic radiation with one another via the first and second communication nodes.
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16 Claims
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1. A wireless millimeter wave backplane network comprising:
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a first circuit board within a first housing and having a first module thereon, wherein the first circuit board is coupled to a high speed backplane; a first communication node coupled to the first module and disposed on the first circuit board; a second circuit board within a second housing remote from the first housing, the second circuit board having a second module thereon, the second circuit board coupled to the high speed backplane; and a second communication node coupled to the second module and disposed on the second circuit board, wherein the first and second modules wirelessly communicate using millimeter wave electromagnetic radiation with one another via the first and second communication nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for wirelessly communicating between a plurality of modules in a high speed backplane fabric, the method comprising:
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selecting a destination communication node to receive a data packet, the destination communication node having at least a receiving antenna and coupled to a first circuit board within a first housing, wherein the first circuit board is coupled to a high speed backplane; wirelessly transmitting the data packet using millimeter waves from a source communication node via a transmitting antenna to the destination communication node, the source communication node coupled to a second circuit board within a second housing that is remotely located from the first housing, wherein the second circuit board is coupled to the high speed backplane. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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