CN218334387U - Network switching device - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a network switching device, and relates to the technical field of network devices. The network switching equipment comprises a shell, two plate bodies and a plurality of port modules, wherein the two plate bodies are mutually spaced; an accommodating cavity is defined in the shell, and a window is arranged on the front side panel of the shell; the two plate bodies are arranged in the accommodating cavity, at least one surface of each plate body is provided with an installation area adjacent to a preset edge of the plate body, and the preset edge is the edge of the plate body adjacent to the front side panel; each installation area is respectively provided with a plurality of port modules which are adjacent in sequence along a first direction; the port module comprises a plurality of port connectors and a cage body covered on the outer sides of the port connectors, the cage body is fixedly connected with the corresponding plate body, and the port connectors are arranged opposite to the window. According to the technical scheme of the application, two board cards can be utilized to integrate a plurality of port modules, for example, integration of 128 ports in the network switching equipment is realized, occupation of limited space inside the network switching equipment is reduced, and sufficient heat dissipation space is provided.

Description

Network switching device

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of network equipment, in particular to network switching equipment.

Background

A network switching device (switch for short) is a network hardware device, which receives and forwards data to a target device through message switching, and can realize connection of different devices on a computer network. Switches, which are generally referred to as three-layer switches or multi-layer switches, typically have multi-port bridges that forward data at the data link layer using MAC addresses, and some may also forward data at the network layer by introducing routing functions.

With the continuous improvement of the computing power and the communication speed of the data center, the switch applied to the data center in the related art is difficult to meet the port connection requirement of multiple devices, and for the limited space inside the switch, the heat dissipation capability of the switch also creates a great challenge while increasing the number of ports.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the application provides a network switching device, which aims to solve the technical problems of poor integration level of a port module and low utilization rate of an internal space of the network switching device.

The network switching equipment comprises a shell, two plate bodies and a plurality of port modules, wherein the two plate bodies are spaced from each other;

an accommodating cavity is defined in the shell, and a window is arranged on the front side panel of the shell; the two plate bodies are arranged in the accommodating cavity, at least one surface of each plate body is provided with an installation area adjacent to a preset edge of the plate body, and the preset edge is the edge of the plate body adjacent to the front side panel; each mounting area is respectively provided with a plurality of port modules which are sequentially adjacent along a first direction, and the first direction is the extending direction of a preset edge; the port module comprises a plurality of port connectors and a cage body covered on the outer sides of the port connectors, the cage body is fixedly connected with the corresponding plate bodies, and the port connectors are arranged opposite to the window.

In one possible embodiment, the plurality of port connectors of the port module are arranged along a first direction; each port connector is provided with two ports which are arranged at intervals along the second direction; the cage body is provided with a plurality of inserting channels; each plug-in channel corresponds to each port one to one, and the plug-in channel extends to the corresponding port in the third direction, wherein, the second direction is perpendicular to the plane that the plate body is located, and the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and is on a parallel with the plane that the plate body is located.

In a possible embodiment, a support plate is arranged on the inner side of the cage body, the support plate is positioned at the bottom or the top of the plugging channel, and the support plate is provided with at least one elastic sheet which is used for forming clamping fit with a connector extending into the plugging channel.

In a possible embodiment, the surface of the cage remote from the plate is provided with a first heat sink.

In a possible implementation manner, a second heat sink and a heat dissipation baffle are arranged between two adjacent plugging channels which are arranged at intervals in the second direction, and a plurality of heat dissipation through holes are arranged on the heat dissipation baffle.

In one possible embodiment, the mounting region of the plate body is provided with insertion holes, and the cage body is provided with pins which are in plug-in fit with the insertion holes.

In a possible embodiment, the two plate bodies are connected by at least one snap structure, and the snap structure comprises a snap member and a snap fitting piece which form a snap fit.

In one possible embodiment, the plurality of port modules comprises a first port module comprising four port connectors and a second port module comprising two port connectors; the two plate bodies are respectively a first plate body and a second plate body, two surfaces of the first plate body are respectively provided with a mounting area, and a surface of the second plate body, which is far away from the first plate body, is provided with a mounting area; two installation areas of the first board body are respectively provided with five first port modules and one second port module, and an installation area of the second board body is provided with five first port modules, so that the switch provides 128 ports.

In one possible embodiment, the network switching device is a convergence layer switch and the port is a QSFP112.

In a possible embodiment, the port module further includes a light emitting assembly, the light emitting assembly includes a light emitting element and a light guiding element, the light emitting element is disposed on a side of the cage body away from the predetermined edge and supported on the mounting region of the plate body, the light guiding element is disposed on a surface of the cage body away from the plate body, and two ends of the light guiding element respectively extend to two opposite sides of the cage body along a third direction, wherein the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to a plane where the plate body is located.

Compared with the prior art, the method has the following advantages:

according to the network switching equipment of the embodiment of the application, the installation area is arranged on at least one surface of the plate body, and the plurality of the port modules which are sequentially adjacent are arranged on the installation area, so that the close arrangement of the plurality of the port modules is realized, the integration level of the plurality of the port modules on the plate body is improved, and the occupation of the limited space in the network switching equipment is reduced, thereby improving the space utilization rate in the network switching equipment, and being beneficial to providing sufficient heat dissipation space in the network switching equipment; in addition, a plurality of port connectors are arranged in the cage body of each port module, so that the number of the ports of the network switching equipment can be increased, and the overall dimension of the network switching equipment can be reduced.

The foregoing summary is provided for the purpose of description only and is not intended to be limiting in any way. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features of the present application will be readily apparent by reference to the drawings and the following detailed description.

Drawings

In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar parts or elements throughout the several views unless otherwise specified. The figures are not necessarily to scale. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only some embodiments in accordance with the disclosure and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of a network switching device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic internal structure diagram of a network switching device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating a first port module of a network switching device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating a second port module of the network switching device according to the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating a port connector of a network switching device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Description of the reference numerals:

1-a network switching device;

10-a plate body; 10 a-predetermined edge; 11-a first plate body; 12-a second plate body;

20-port module; 20 a-a first port module; 20 b-a second port module;

21-a port connector; 211-port;

22-a cage body; 221-a plug-in channel; 222-a separator; 223-a support plate; 224-spring plate;

23-a first heat sink; 24-a heat-dissipating baffle; 241-heat dissipation through holes; 25-pin;

31-a light emitting member; 32-a light guide;

40-a housing; 41-front panel; 42-a window;

l1-a first direction; l2-a second direction; l3-third direction.

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. This application is capable of embodiments in many different forms than those described herein and it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that similar developments may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the application, and therefore the application is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below.

A network switching device 1 according to an embodiment of the present application is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 5.

The network switching device 1 of the embodiment of the present application may be any type of switch, and may be, for example, an access layer switch, an aggregation layer switch, or a core layer switch. More specifically, the network switching device 1 may be a switch having a height dimension of 4U, where U is a unit representing an outer dimension, 1U equals 4.445 centimeters, and 4U equals 17.78 centimeters. In addition, the network switching device 1 of the embodiment of the present application may be applied to any scenario that requires a network system, for example, may be applied to a data center. In the following description of the present application, a convergence layer switch applied to a data center is described as an example.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the network switching device 1 according to the embodiment of the present application includes a housing 40, two board bodies 10 spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of port modules 20.

Specifically, the housing 40 defines an accommodating chamber therein, and the front panel 41 of the housing 40 is provided with a window 42. Two plate bodies 10 are provided in the receiving cavity, at least one surface of the plate body 10 has a mounting area (not shown in the figure) and the mounting area is disposed adjacent to a predetermined edge 10a of the plate body 10, the predetermined edge 10a is an edge of the plate body 10 adjacent to the front side panel 41 of the housing 40. Each of the mounting areas is provided with a plurality of port modules 20 adjacent to each other in sequence in a first direction L1, and the first direction L1 is an extending direction of the predetermined margin 10 a. The port module 20 includes a plurality of port connectors 21 and a cage 22 covering the plurality of port connectors 21, and the plurality of port connectors 20 are disposed opposite to the window 42, so that the ports 211 of the port connectors 21 can communicate with the outside through the window 42. The cage body 22 is fixedly connected to the corresponding plate body 10, that is, one port module 20 corresponds to one cage body 22, one port module 20 also corresponds to one plate body 10, and the cage body 22 is fixedly connected to the plate body 10 corresponding to the port module corresponding to the cage body 22.

Illustratively, the predetermined edge 10a of the board body 10 may be specifically a front side edge of the board body 10, i.e. an edge of the board body 10 adjacent to the side panel 41 of the network switching device 1. At least one of the upper and lower surfaces of the plate body 10 is provided with a mounting area for mounting a plurality of port modules 20. The first direction L1 may be a left-right direction parallel to an extending direction of the front side edge of the plate body 10, and the plurality of port modules 20 are sequentially adjacent and in contact in the left-right direction on the mounting area. Any two adjacent port modules 20 may be connected to each other or only contact each other.

In the embodiment of the present application, the Board body 10 may be a Printed Circuit Board (PCB). More specifically, the two Board bodies 10 may be a Line Card (Line Card) and a Switch Card (Switch Board), respectively. The two plate bodies 10 may be spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the plate bodies 10. Wherein, the predetermined edges 10a of the two plate bodies 10 are arranged at the same side. For example, two plate bodies 10 may be spaced apart in the vertical direction, and the mounting areas of the two plate bodies 10 are adjacent to the front side edge of the plate body 10 and are opposite to each other in the vertical direction.

In the present embodiment, at least one of the two surfaces of each plate body 10 is provided with a mounting region. For example, both surfaces of each plate body 10 are respectively provided with mounting areas, and a plurality of port modules 20 are respectively mounted to each mounting area. For another example, the upper surface of the uppermost plate body 10 of the two plate bodies 10 is provided with a mounting area, and the mounting area is mounted with a plurality of port modules 20; and/or, the lower side surface of the plate body 10 positioned at the lowermost side of the two plate bodies 10 is provided with a mounting area, and the mounting area is mounted with a plurality of port modules 20. In addition, only one of the surfaces of any two adjacent plate bodies 10, which face each other, is provided with a mounting area, and the mounting area is provided with a plurality of port modules 20.

Illustratively, the number of windows 42 on the front panel 41 of the housing 40 is at least one. For example, the number of the windows 42 on the front panel 41 is one, and one window 42 is provided to face the plurality of port connectors 21. For another example, the number of the windows 42 on the front panel 41 is plural, and each window 42 is provided in one-to-one correspondence with each port connector 21.

The port connector 21 may illustratively be a light module for enabling data transmission between the network switching device 1 and other network devices, such as servers or transceivers. For example, the port connector 21 may adopt an SFP (Small Form-factor plug optical module), which mainly includes optoelectronic devices (optical transmitter and optical receiver), a functional circuit, an optical interface, and other parts, and is used to implement optical-to-electrical conversion and electrical-to-optical conversion functions in optical fiber communication. The port connector 21 may be any SFP, such as SFP + or QSFP (Quad Small Form-factor plug, four-channel SFP port 211).

Preferably, in order to meet the interconnection requirement of the data center at 400Gb/S transmission rate, the port connector 21 may include at least one QSFP112, i.e., the ports on the port connector 21 may employ QSFP112. It will be appreciated that the QSFP112 is capable of supporting four lane data transmissions simultaneously at the transmission rate of a single lane 112Gb/S to meet the interconnect requirements of the data center 400Gb/S transmission rate.

Illustratively, each port module 20 includes a cage 22 and two port connectors 21 located inside the cage 22. The bottom of the port connector 21 is provided with an electrical connector and a fixing leg, and the mounting area of the board body 10 is provided with an electrical connection fitting and a fixing hole. The port connector 21 is fixedly connected to the mounting area by the insertion fitting of the fixing legs and the fixing holes, and the electrical connecting member is in contact with the electrical connection fitting to electrically connect the port connector 21 with the board body 10. One side of the cage 22 facing the plate 10 has an opening communicating with the inner side of the cage 22, and the cage 22 is covered on the outer side of the plurality of port connectors 21 through the opening and is fixedly connected to the mounting region of the plate 10. The cage 22 and the plate 10 may be fixedly connected by a fastener, or may be fixedly connected by an inserting structure, and the like, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited in this respect.

It should be noted that the surface of the mounting area on each board body 10, the number of the plurality of port modules 20 in the mounting area, and the number of the port connectors 21 included in each port module 20 may be set correspondingly according to actual requirements, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

According to the network switching equipment 1 of the embodiment of the application, through setting up the installation area on at least one surface of the plate body 10, and set up a plurality of port modules 20 that adjoin in proper order on the installation area, the inseparable arrangement of a plurality of port modules 20 has been realized, the integration level of a plurality of port modules 20 on the plate body 10 has been improved, the occupation to the inside finite space of network switching equipment 1 has been reduced, thereby the space utilization to the inside of network switching equipment 1 has been improved, be favorable to providing sufficient heat dissipation space for the inside of network switching equipment 1. In addition, by providing a plurality of port connectors 21 in the cage 22 of each port module 20, it is advantageous to increase the number of ports 211 of the network switching device 1 and to reduce the overall size of the network switching device 1.

In one possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the plurality of port connectors 21 of the port module 20 are arranged along the first direction L1.

Illustratively, the plurality of port connectors 21 are arranged at intervals in the first direction L1 in a plurality of sets. The two adjacent sets of port connectors 21 are spaced apart from each other, and the plurality of port connectors 21 in each set are spaced apart from each other along the first direction L1. The cage bodies 22 correspond to the plurality of sets of port connectors 21 one by one, and each cage body 22 covers the outside of the corresponding set of port connectors 21. At least one partition plate 222 is arranged in the cage 22, the plane where the partition plate 222 is located is perpendicular to the first direction L1, the cavity inside the cage 22 is divided into a plurality of sub-cavities by the at least one partition plate 222 along the first direction L1, and each sub-cavity corresponds to each port connector 21 in a corresponding group of port connectors 21 one to one, so that each port connector 21 is accommodated in the corresponding sub-cavity.

Note that the ports 211 of the port connectors 21 are oriented in the same direction, and are oriented toward the predetermined edge 10a and perpendicular to the first direction L1. For example, the port 211 of each port connector 21 is disposed toward the front panel 41 of the network switching device 1.

Through the above embodiment, the plurality of port modules 20 installed on the installation area of the board body 10 are not only sequentially adjacent along the first direction L1, but also the plurality of port connectors 21 in each port module 20 are also arranged along the first direction L1, so as to arrange, the ports 211 of the plurality of port connectors 21 are closely arranged along the first direction L1, so that the number of the port connectors 21 is increased in the limited space on the upper side or the lower side of the board body 10, and the space occupation in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the board body 10 is reduced, which is beneficial to reducing the dimension of the network switching device 1 in the height direction.

Further, as shown in fig. 3 to 5, each port connector 21 has two ports 211 arranged at intervals along the second direction L2, the cage 22 is provided with a plurality of plugging channels 221, each plugging channel 221 corresponds to each port 211 one by one, and the plugging channels 221 extend to the corresponding ports 211 in the third direction L3. The second direction L2 is perpendicular to the plane of the plate body 10, and the third direction L3 is perpendicular to the first direction L1 and parallel to the plane of the plate body 10.

Illustratively, taking the network switching device 1 as a reference, the first direction L1 is a left-right direction of the network switching device 1, the second direction L2 is a height direction of the network switching device 1, and the third direction L3 is a front-back direction of the network switching device 1. Inside the cage 22, the plug channel 221 is located on the front side of the port connector 21, i.e., the plug channel 221 is located on the side of the port connector 21 adjacent to the predetermined edge 10 a. The front side of the cage 22 has an opening communicating with the inside thereof, and the plug channel 221 extends from the opening of the front side of the cage 22 to the port 211 of the port connector 21 rearward in the front-rear direction.

More specifically, the cage 22 is provided with a plurality of sets of plugging channels 221 corresponding to the port connectors 21 one by one, and each set of plugging channels 221 is formed in each sub-cavity of the cage 22. Each group of the plugging channels 221 includes a plurality of plugging channels 221 corresponding to the plurality of ports 211 of the corresponding port connector 21 one by one, and the plurality of plugging channels 221 in each group are arranged at intervals along the height direction, so that each plugging channel 221 in each group can be arranged opposite to the corresponding port 211.

With the above-described embodiment, the ports 211 of the port connectors 21 of the port modules 20 in the mounting area can be arranged in two rows in the second direction L2 perpendicular to the plane of the board body 10, and the ports 211 in each row are arranged in the first direction L1, so that the arrangement density of the ports 211 in the mounting area is increased. By providing the cage 22 with the insertion passages 221 corresponding to the respective ports 211, the connectors can be inserted into the insertion passages 221 and connected to the corresponding ports 211.

In one possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the cage 22 is provided with a support plate 223 on the inner side, the support plate 223 is located at the bottom or the top of the insertion channel 221, the support plate 223 is provided with at least one elastic sheet 224, and the elastic sheet 224 is used for forming a clamping fit with a connector extending into the insertion channel 221

In a specific example, the interior of the plurality of sub-cavities of the cage 22 divided by the at least one partition 222 is respectively provided with the support plates 223. In each sub-cavity, the support plate 223 is the multiunit with a plurality of grafting passageways 221 one-to-one in the sub-cavity, and every group support plate 223 includes first support plate 223 and the second support plate 223 that sets up at the interval in the vertical direction, and grafting passageway 221 is injectd jointly to first support plate 223 and second support plate 223 in the sub-cavity. Wherein, one of the first support plate 223 and the second support plate 223 adjacent to the plate body 10 is provided with at least one elastic sheet 224, and the elastic sheet 224 is formed to extend obliquely in a direction away from the plate body 10 in a direction toward the port 211. The elastic sheet 224 is used for contacting with a clamping sheet on the connector and generating elastic deformation when the connector extends into the plugging channel 221, so that the elastic sheet 224 and the clamping sheet form clamping fit, and the connector is stopped and limited in the inserting direction (i.e. the extending direction of the plugging channel 221) of the connector.

Through the above embodiment, the elastic sheet 224 on the support plate 223 can limit the connector extending into the insertion channel 221, so that the connector can be prevented from falling off easily from the insertion channel 221, and the connection stability of the connector and the port 211 is improved.

In a possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the surface of the cage 22 remote from the plate 10 is provided with a first radiator 23.

It should be noted that the embodiment of the present application is not limited to the specific form of the first heat sink 23, and the first heat sink 23 may be any device that radiates heat to the surrounding space by radiation, convection, or conduction.

It will be appreciated that the surface of the cage 22 adjacent the plate body 10 is fixedly attached to the plate body 10 and the port connector 21 on the interior side of the cage 22 is likewise attached to the plate body 10. During operation of the port connector 21, a portion of the heat generated thereby may be conducted to the board body 10 in a direction towards the board body 10 and dissipated through the board body 10. By providing the first heat sink 23 on the surface of the cage 22 away from the plate body 10, another part of the heat generated by the end connector 21 can be conducted to the first heat sink 23 in the direction away from the plate body 10 and can be dissipated by the first heat sink 23. Therefore, the heat dissipation effect on the port connector 21 is improved, and the working stability of the port connector 21 is improved.

In one specific example, the first heat sink 23 includes a heat dissipation plate and heat dissipation protrusions. The heat dissipation plate is disposed on the surface of the cage 22 away from the plate 10, and the heat dissipation protrusions are formed in a plurality of protrusions along the direction away from the plate 10. The plurality of heat dissipation protrusions are arranged at intervals in the first direction L1, and the extending direction of each heat dissipation protrusion is a third direction L3 perpendicular to the first direction L1.

In other examples of the present application, the first heat sink 23 may be any other heat sink such as a heat pipe.

In one possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, a second heat sink (not shown in the figure) and a heat dissipation baffle 24 are disposed between two adjacent plug channels 221 spaced apart in the second direction L2, and the heat dissipation baffle 24 is provided with a plurality of heat dissipation through holes 241.

Illustratively, at least one second heat sink is respectively arranged in a plurality of sub-cavities of the cage 22 divided by at least one partition 222, and the second heat sink is located between two adjacent plug-in channels 221 in the sub-cavities. The second heat sink may include a plurality of heat dissipation fins, the plurality of heat dissipation fins are arranged at intervals along the first direction L1, and a plane where the heat dissipation fins are located is perpendicular to the first direction L1. The heat dissipation baffle 24 is disposed at the front opening of the cage 22, and is opposite to the second heat sink in a third direction L3 perpendicular to the first direction L1.

In addition, as for the number, shape and size of the plurality of heat dissipating through holes 241 on the heat dissipating baffle 24, the embodiment of the present application is not particularly limited, and those skilled in the art can set the heat dissipating through holes according to actual needs as long as the heat dissipated by the second heat sink can be conducted to the external space through the heat dissipating through holes 241.

Through the above embodiment, the heat generated by the connector extending into the plugging channel 221 and connected with the port 211 can be dissipated, and the situation that the communication stability is affected due to the overhigh temperature of the connector connected with the port 211 for a long time is avoided, so that the communication stability between the port 211 and the connector is improved.

In a possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the mounting region of the plate body 10 is provided with receptacles, and the cage 22 is provided with pins 25 which engage in the receptacles.

Illustratively, the surface of the cage 22 adjacent to the plate body 10 is provided with a plurality of pins 25, the pins 25 are formed to extend in a direction toward the plate body 10, and the ends of the pins 25 are provided with stopper projections. The mounting region of the plate body 10 is provided with a plurality of insertion holes corresponding to the plurality of pins 25 in position one to one, and the insertion holes are formed through the plate body 10 in the thickness direction of the plate body 10.

In the process of assembling the cage 22 to the installation area of the body, the pins 25 of the cage 22 are aligned with the corresponding insertion holes on the plate 10, and an external force in the direction toward the plate 10 is applied to the cage 22 to insert the pins 25 into the insertion holes, and the stop protrusions at the end parts of the pins 25 are abutted against the surface of the plate 10 departing from the cage 22, so that the pins 25 are prevented from being easily separated from the insertion holes.

Therefore, the fixing effect of the cage 22 on the plate body 10 is improved, the assembling difficulty of the cage 22 on the installation area of the plate body 10 is reduced, and the assembling efficiency is improved.

In a possible embodiment, the two plate bodies 10 are connected by at least one snap structure, which includes a snap member and a snap fitting member forming a snap fit, so as to form a snap connection between the two plate bodies 10.

Illustratively, the planes of the two plate bodies 10 are parallel to each other, and the two plate bodies 10 are spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to the plane of any one of the plate bodies 10. Wherein, the surface that two plate bodies 10 are in opposite directions is equipped with joint spare and joint fitting piece respectively, and buckle cooperation through joint spare and joint fitting piece realizes that the connection between two plate bodies 10 is fixed.

In a specific example, the lower surface of the plate body 10 located at the upper side is provided with a snap fitting member, and the upper surface of the plate body 10 located at the lower side is provided with a snap fitting member. Wherein, the joint spare includes a plurality of joint arms, and a plurality of joint arms are arranged along circumference interval, and every joint arm downwardly extending forms, and the lower extreme of joint arm is equipped with to extend the joint arch that forms along the horizontal direction. The joint fitting piece includes that the annular keeps off the wall, and the annular keeps off the wall and upwards extend and form, and the annular keeps off the wall and is equipped with along its circumference interval distribution's a plurality of joint holes, and a plurality of joint holes and a plurality of joint arch one-to-one. A plurality of joint arms stretch into the inboard that the annular kept off the arm, and the joint arch of each joint arm lower extreme forms the joint cooperation with the joint hole that corresponds on the annular fender wall.

It should be noted that, the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific structure of the snap structure, as long as the snap fit between the snap member and the snap fitting member can be achieved.

Through the above embodiment, the connection stability between the two plate bodies 10 is good, and the connection structure between the adjacent plate bodies 10 is simple, so that the connection difficulty between the two plate bodies 10 is reduced, and the assembly efficiency of the network switching device 1 is improved.

In a possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the port module 20 further includes a light emitting assembly, the light emitting assembly includes a light emitting member 31 and a light guiding member 32, the light emitting member 31 is disposed on a side of the cage 22 away from the predetermined edge 10a and is supported on the mounting region of the plate 10, the light guiding member 32 is disposed on a surface of the cage 22 away from the plate 10, and two ends of the light guiding member 32 respectively extend to two opposite sides of the cage 22 along the third direction L3. The third direction L3 is perpendicular to the first direction L1 and parallel to the plane of the plate body 10.

Illustratively, the Light Emitting element 31 may be a Light-Emitting Diode (LED), the LED is fixed on the mounting area of the board 10 and located on a side of the cage 22 away from the predetermined edge 10a, and the LED is electrically connected to the board 10, so that the board 10 supplies power to the LED. The light guide 32 may be made of any material with good light guiding performance, such as an optical fiber. The light guide member 32 is attached to the surface of the cage 22 away from the plate 10, and extends in a third direction L3 perpendicular to the first direction L1 on the surface of the cage 22 away from the plate 10. One end of the light guide member 32 is disposed adjacent to the light emitting member 31, and the other end extends to a side of the cage body 22 adjacent to the predetermined edge 10 a.

Further, the light emitting assembly is provided in a plurality corresponding to the port connectors 21, and the light emitting member 31 of the light emitting assembly emits light when the port 211 of the corresponding port connector 21 is connected to the connector, and transmits the light emitted from the light emitting member 31 to the front side of the cage 22 through the light guide member 32.

Thus, by providing the cage 22 with the light emitting element corresponding to the port connector 21, the operation state of the port connector 21 can be reflected by the optical signal.

In one possible embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 to 5, the plurality of port modules 20 includes a first port module 20a and a second port module 20b, the first port module 20a includes four port connectors 21, and the second port module 20b includes two port connectors 21, wherein the port connectors 21 have two ports 211 arranged at intervals along the second direction L2. In other words, the arrangement of the plurality of ports 211 on the first port module 20a is 4 × 2, and the arrangement of the plurality of ports 211 on the second port module 20b is 2 × 2.

In a specific example, as shown in fig. 3, three partition plates 222 are disposed in the cage 22 of the first port module 20a, the three partition plates 222 divide a cavity inside the cage 22 into four sub-cavities in the first direction L1, and the four sub-cavities correspond to the four port connectors 21 one to one respectively. Wherein, each sub-cavity is respectively provided with two plug-in channels 221, and the two plug-in channels 221 are respectively arranged opposite to the two ports 211 of the port connector 21 corresponding to the sub-cavity. As shown in fig. 4, a partition plate 222 is disposed in the cage 22 of the second port module 20a, and the cavity inside the cage 22 is divided into two sub-cavities by the partition plate 222 in the first direction L1, and the two sub-cavities are respectively in one-to-one correspondence with the two port connectors 21. Wherein, each sub-cavity is respectively provided with two plugging channels 221, and the two plugging channels 221 are respectively arranged opposite to the two ports 211 of the port connector 21 corresponding to the sub-cavity

So configured, the first port module 20a can provide 8 ports 211, and the 8 ports 211 are arranged in two rows along a third direction L3 perpendicular to the first direction L1, each row including 4 ports 211 arranged along the first direction L1. The second port module 20b can provide 4 ports 211, and the 4 ports 211 are arranged in two rows along a third direction L3 perpendicular to the first direction L1, and each row includes two ports 211 arranged along the first direction L1.

The two plate bodies 10 are respectively a first plate body 11 and a second plate body 12 which are arranged at intervals along the second direction L2, two surfaces of the first plate body 11 are respectively provided with a mounting area, and a surface of the second plate body 12 departing from the first plate body 11 is provided with a mounting area. The first plate 11 may be located on the upper side or the lower side of the second plate 12, which is not particularly limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

Illustratively, the first board 11 may be a switch board, and the second board 12 may be a digital line board. The first plate body 11 is located on the upper side of the second plate body 12, the upper surface and the lower surface of the first plate body 11 are respectively provided with a first mounting area, and the two first mounting areas are both arranged adjacent to the front side edge of the first plate body 11. The lower surface of the second plate 12 is provided with a second mounting area, and the second mounting area is disposed adjacent to the front side edge of the second plate 12. Wherein, the front side border of the first plate body 11 and the front side border of the second plate body 12 are arranged just opposite to each other in the vertical direction, so that the two first installation areas and the second installation area are arranged just opposite to each other in the vertical direction. The two first mounting regions and the second mounting region are respectively mounted with a plurality of port modules 20, and the plurality of port modules 20 are sequentially adjacent to each other in the first direction L1, that is, in the extending direction of the front side edges of the first plate 11 and the second plate 12.

Further, two first mounting regions of the first plate body 11 are respectively provided with five first end modules 20a and one second end module 20b, the five first end modules 20a are sequentially adjacent, and the second end module 20b is located at one side of the five first end modules 20 a. The second mounting region of the second plate body 12 is provided with five first port modules 20a, and the five first port modules 20a are sequentially adjacent.

Thus, the plurality of port modules 20 on the two first mounting areas of the first board body 11 can provide up to 88 ports 211, and the plurality of port modules 20 on the second mounting area of the second board body 12 can provide up to 40 ports 211. In summary, the network switching device 1 of the present example can provide up to 128 ports 211.

Further, the network switching device 1 is a convergence layer switch, and the ports 211 of each port connector 21 are QSFP112.

In addition, various technical solutions, which are known by those skilled in the art now and in the future, may be adopted for other configurations of the network switching device 1 according to the above-described embodiments of the present application, and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description of the present specification, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like, indicate orientations and positional relationships based on the orientations and positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are used merely for convenience of description and for simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be considered as limiting the present application.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or to implicitly indicate the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and encompass, for example, both fixed and removable connections or integral parts thereof; the connection can be mechanical connection, electrical connection or communication; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or may be connected through the use of two elements or the interaction of two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact of the first and second features, or may comprise indirect contact of the first and second features through another feature in between. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

The above disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different structures of the application. The components and arrangements of specific examples are described above to simplify the present disclosure. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present application. Moreover, the present application may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of various changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and these should be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims (10)

1. The network switching equipment is characterized by comprising a shell, two plate bodies and a plurality of port modules, wherein the two plate bodies are mutually spaced;

an accommodating cavity is defined in the shell, and a window is arranged on the front side panel of the shell; the two plate bodies are arranged in the accommodating cavity, at least one surface of each plate body is provided with an installation area adjacent to a preset edge of the plate body, and the preset edge is the edge of the plate body adjacent to the front side panel; each mounting area is respectively provided with a plurality of port modules which are sequentially adjacent along a first direction, and the first direction is the extending direction of the preset edge; the port module comprises a plurality of port connectors and a cage body covered on the outer sides of the port connectors, the cage body is fixedly connected with the corresponding plate bodies, and the port connectors and the window are arranged just opposite to each other.

2. The network switching device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of port connectors of the port module are arranged in the first direction; each port connector is provided with two ports which are arranged at intervals along a second direction; the cage body is provided with a plurality of inserting channels; each plug-in channel corresponds to each port one by one, and the plug-in channel extends to the corresponding port in a third direction, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the plane where the plate body is located, and the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to the plane where the plate body is located.

3. The network switching device of claim 2, wherein a support plate is disposed inside the cage body, the support plate is located at a bottom or a top of the plugging channel, the support plate is provided with at least one spring plate, and the spring plate is configured to form a snap fit with a connector extending into the plugging channel.

4. The network switching device of claim 1, wherein a surface of the cage body distal from the plate body is provided with a first heat sink.

5. The network switching device according to claim 2, wherein a second heat sink and a heat sink are disposed between two adjacent plug channels spaced apart from each other in the second direction, and a plurality of heat dissipating through holes are disposed on the heat sink.

6. The network switching apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mounting area of the plate body is provided with jacks, and the cage body is provided with pins that mate with the jacks.

7. The network switching device of claim 1, wherein the two plate bodies are connected by at least one snap structure, and the snap structure comprises a snap member and a snap fitting member forming a snap fit.

8. The network switching device of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein said plurality of port modules comprises a first port module comprising four said port connectors and a second port module comprising two said port connectors;

the two plate bodies are respectively a first plate body and a second plate body, the two surfaces of the first plate body are respectively provided with the installation areas, and the surface of the second plate body, which is far away from the first plate body, is provided with the installation areas; the two mounting areas of the first plate body are respectively provided with five first port modules and one second port module, and the mounting area of the second plate body is provided with five first port modules, so that the network switching equipment provides 128 ports.

9. The network switching device of claim 8, wherein the network switching device is a convergence layer switch and the port is a QSFP112.

10. The network switching device of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the port module further comprises a light emitting assembly, the light emitting assembly comprises a light emitting member and a light guiding member, the light emitting member is disposed on one side of the cage body away from the predetermined edge and supported on the mounting region of the plate body, the light guiding member is disposed on the surface of the cage body away from the plate body, and two ends of the light guiding member respectively extend to two opposite sides of the cage body along a third direction, wherein the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to the plane where the plate body is located.

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