公开(公告)号：US20150012683A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-08

申请号：US14492902

申请日：2014-09-22

申请人： Matthew Gambardella ,  Steven White ,  David Kaplin

发明人： Matthew Gambardella ,  Steven White ,  David Kaplin

IPC分类号： G06F13/40

CPC分类号： G06F13/4022 ,  G06F2213/4004 ,  H04L41/24 ,  H04L43/08 ,  H04L49/15 ,  H04L49/40

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention include network cables that include a number of inter-integrated circuit communication addressable components in the connector heads. The inter-integrated circuit communication addressable components include signal translators and switches for communicating with environmental and electrical sensors, memories, and controllers in the connector heads and the computers or network interface cards to which they are coupled. Such embodiments allow for localized monitoring of environmental and operational data as well as location or server computer specific control of networked-server operations. Such information and control is useful in reducing the cost and increasing the efficiency of server farm installation cooling, maintenance, operation, and troubleshooting. Other embodiments include methods for communicating between a switch and a server computer using the network cable assembly by translating a signal from a one communication protocol to another for transmission over a dedicated connection between two connector heads.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例包括网络电缆，其包括在连接器头部中的多个互连集成电路通信可寻址组件。 集成电路通信可寻址组件包括信号转换器和开关，用于与连接器头中的环境和电传感器，存储器和控制器以及与它们耦合到的计算机或网络接口卡进行通信。 这样的实施例允许对环境和操作数据的局部监视以及对网络服务器操作的位置或服务器计算机特定控制。 这样的信息和控制对于降低服务器场安装冷却，维护，操作和故障排除的成本和提高效率是有用的。 其他实施例包括使用网络电缆组件通过将信号从一个通信协议转换到另一个通信协议以用于通过两个连接器头之间的专用连接进行传输来在交换机和服务器计算机之间进行通信的方法。

公开(公告)号：US08848699B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-30

申请号：US13570080

申请日：2012-08-08

申请人： Matthew Gambardella ,  Steven White ,  David Kaplin

发明人： Matthew Gambardella ,  Steven White ,  David Kaplin

IPC分类号： H04L12/40

CPC分类号： G06F13/4022 ,  G06F2213/4004 ,  H04L41/24 ,  H04L43/08 ,  H04L49/15 ,  H04L49/40

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention include network cables that include a number of inter-integrated circuit communication addressable components in the connector heads. The inter-integrated circuit communication addressable components include signal translators and switches for communicating with environmental and electrical sensors, memories, and controllers in the connector heads and the computers or network interface cards to which they are coupled. Such embodiments allow for localized monitoring of environmental and operational data as well as location or server computer specific control of networked-server operations. Such information and control is useful in reducing the cost and increasing the efficiency of server farm installation cooling, maintenance, operation, and troubleshooting. Other embodiments include methods for communicating between a switch and a server computer using the network cable assembly by translating a signal from a one communication protocol to another for transmission over a dedicated connection between two connector heads.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例包括网络电缆，其包括在连接器头部中的多个互连集成电路通信可寻址组件。 集成电路通信可寻址组件包括信号转换器和开关，用于与连接器头中的环境和电传感器，存储器和控制器以及与它们耦合到的计算机或网络接口卡进行通信。 这样的实施例允许对环境和操作数据的局部监视以及对网络服务器操作的位置或服务器计算机特定控制。 这样的信息和控制对于降低服务器场安装冷却，维护，操作和故障排除的成本和提高效率是有用的。 其他实施例包括使用网络电缆组件通过将信号从一个通信协议转换到另一个通信协议以用于通过两个连接器头之间的专用连接进行传输来在交换机和服务器计算机之间进行通信的方法。

公开(公告)号：US20140045368A1

公开(公告)日：2014-02-13

申请号：US13570080

申请日：2012-08-08

申请人： Matthew Gambardella ,  Steven John White ,  David Kaplin

发明人： Matthew Gambardella ,  Steven John White ,  David Kaplin

IPC分类号： H01R11/01

CPC分类号： G06F13/4022 ,  G06F2213/4004 ,  H04L41/24 ,  H04L43/08 ,  H04L49/15 ,  H04L49/40

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention include network cables that include a number of inter-integrated circuit communication addressable components in the connector heads. The inter-integrated circuit communication addressable components include signal translators and switches for communicating with environmental and electrical sensors, memories, and controllers in the connector heads and the computers or network interface cards to which they are coupled. Such embodiments allow for localized monitoring of environmental and operational data as well as location or server computer specific control of networked-server operations. Such information and control is useful in reducing the cost and increasing the efficiency of server farm installation cooling, maintenance, operation, and troubleshooting. Other embodiments include methods for communicating between a switch and a server computer using the network cable assembly by translating a signal from a one communication protocol to another for transmission over a dedicated connection between two connector heads.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例包括网络电缆，其包括在连接器头部中的多个互连集成电路通信可寻址组件。 集成电路通信可寻址组件包括信号转换器和开关，用于与连接器头中的环境和电传感器，存储器和控制器以及与它们耦合到的计算机或网络接口卡进行通信。 这样的实施例允许对环境和操作数据的局部监视以及对网络服务器操作的位置或服务器计算机特定控制。 这样的信息和控制对于降低服务器场安装冷却，维护，操作和故障排除的成本和提高效率是有用的。 其他实施例包括使用网络电缆组件通过将信号从一个通信协议转换到另一个通信协议以用于通过两个连接器头之间的专用连接进行传输来在交换机和服务器计算机之间进行通信的方法。