EP4008068A4 - Incrementally scalable, multi-tier system of robotic, fiber optic interconnect units enabling any-to-any connectivity - Google Patents

Incrementally scalable, multi-tier system of robotic, fiber optic interconnect units enabling any-to-any connectivity Download PDF

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EP4008068A4
EP4008068A4 EP20848673.8A EP20848673A EP4008068A4 EP 4008068 A4 EP4008068 A4 EP 4008068A4 EP 20848673 A EP20848673 A EP 20848673A EP 4008068 A4 EP4008068 A4 EP 4008068A4
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Anthony Kewitsch
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Telescent Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/80—Optical aspects relating to the use of optical transmission for specific applications, not provided for in groups H04B10/03 - H04B10/70, e.g. optical power feeding or optical transmission through water
    • H04B10/801—Optical aspects relating to the use of optical transmission for specific applications, not provided for in groups H04B10/03 - H04B10/70, e.g. optical power feeding or optical transmission through water using optical interconnects, e.g. light coupled isolators, circuit board interconnections
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L49/00—Packet switching elements
    • H04L49/15—Interconnection of switching modules
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L49/00—Packet switching elements
    • H04L49/15—Interconnection of switching modules
    • H04L49/1515—Non-blocking multistage, e.g. Clos
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L49/00—Packet switching elements
    • H04L49/15—Interconnection of switching modules
    • H04L49/1553—Interconnection of ATM switching modules, e.g. ATM switching fabrics
    • H04L49/1569—Clos switching fabrics
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/44—Star or tree networks
EP20848673.8A 2019-08-01 2020-06-02 Incrementally scalable, multi-tier system of robotic, fiber optic interconnect units enabling any-to-any connectivity Pending EP4008068A4 (en)

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