Using a dual purpose physical layer interface for a flexible chassis-based server
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    发明授权
    Using a dual purpose physical layer interface for a flexible chassis-based server 有权
    为灵活的基于机箱的服务器使用双用途物理层接口

    公开(公告)号:US08014388B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-06

    申请号:US11401598

    申请日:2006-04-11

    IPC分类号: H04L12/50

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for selectively routing traffic from a port in a switch for use in a chassis-based server are provided. The switch may include a flexible physical layer component, allowing traffic from a channel (e.g., an Ethernet channel) to be routed to a connector on a front panel of the switch or to switch cross-connect routing in a backplane of the server system. The routing may be selectable by a user, for example, under software control, allowing flexibility to the user to select the routing that best fits an application, while conserving resources by not requiring a dedicated channel for each routing data path.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于从交换机中的端口选择性地路由业务以用于基于机箱的服务器的方法和装置。 交换机可以包括灵活的物理层组件,允许来自信道(例如,以太网信道)的业务路由到交换机的前面板上的连接器或者在服务器系统的背板中切换交叉连接路由。 该路由可以由用户例如在软件控制下进行选择,允许用户灵活地选择最适合于应用的路由,同时通过不需要每个路由数据路径的专用信道来节省资源。