Common backplane for physical layer system and networking layer system
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- forming a backplane according to a manufacturing process, said backplane designed to support different networking systems that include both an ATM system and a SONET system;
integrating said backplane into one of an ATM system and a SONET system; and
receiving one or more switch cards on said backplane, said one or more switch cards being only ATM switch cards configured for only switching ATM traffic if said backplane is integrated into said ATM system, said one or more switch cards being only SONET switch cards configured for only switching SONET traffic if said backplane is integrated into said SONET system.
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Abstract
A backplane having a switch card interface and an adapter card interface where the switch card interface has input/outputs in an arrangement that functionally mate to a networking layer system switch card and a physical layer system switch card. The adapter card interface is coupled to the switch card interface. The adapter card interface has input/outputs in an arrangement that functionally mates to a networking layer system adapter card and a physical layer system adapter card. A method that involves forming a first and second backplane according to a manufacturing process, integrating the first backplane into a networking layer system switch, and integrating the second backplane into a physical layer system switch.
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1. A method, comprising:
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forming a backplane according to a manufacturing process, said backplane designed to support different networking systems that include both an ATM system and a SONET system; integrating said backplane into one of an ATM system and a SONET system; and receiving one or more switch cards on said backplane, said one or more switch cards being only ATM switch cards configured for only switching ATM traffic if said backplane is integrated into said ATM system, said one or more switch cards being only SONET switch cards configured for only switching SONET traffic if said backplane is integrated into said SONET system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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