WO2012095047A2

WO2012095047A2 - Interconnection board and server system

Info

Publication number: WO2012095047A2
Application number: PCT/CN2012/071510
Authority: WO
Inventors: 敖峰; 罗飞; 李爽; 雕峻峰
Original assignee: 华为技术有限公司
Priority date: 2012-02-23
Filing date: 2012-02-23
Publication date: 2012-07-19
Also published as: CN102725924A; WO2012095047A3

Abstract

The present invention provides an interconnection board and a server system. In the present invention, a first connector and a second connector are disposed on a substrate, the first connector is electrically connected to a first node of the server system, the second connector is electrically connected to a second node of the server system, and the first connector and the second connector are connected through a cable, so that the first node and the second node are interconnected, thereby simplifying operations of interconnection between nodes and saving the time of node interconnection.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to interconnection technologies, and more particularly to an interconnection board and a server system. Background technique

In a server system (such as a rack server), some nodes on the system (such as various cards) need to communicate with each other, so these nodes need to be interconnected by some cables. In the prior art, when these nodes are interconnected, a connector is separately provided on each node, and then cables are interposed on these connectors to realize interconnection between nodes.

When the connection is made by using the prior art solution, it is necessary to connect the two nodes one by one with a cable, and the operation is complicated, especially when a large number of nodes are interconnected, the complicated connection method makes the connection time-consuming greatly increased. . SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an interconnection board and a server system for solving the problem that the connection cable existing in the prior art is complicated and time consuming when interconnecting a large number of nodes.

Specifically, an embodiment of the present invention provides an interconnection board, which is applied to a server system, and includes: a substrate;

a first connector and a second connector disposed on the substrate;

The first connector is electrically connected to a first node of the server system;

The second connector is electrically connected to the second node of the server system;

The first connector and the second connector are connected by a cable to implement interconnection of the first node and the second node.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a server system, including: a first node, a second node, where the first node and the second node are used to process a service; An interconnection of the first node and the second node.

According to the foregoing technical solution, the first node and the second node are implemented by using the first connector and the second connector disposed on the substrate of the interconnecting board by providing an interconnecting board. Point interconnection, since the connectors on the substrate have been connected by cables, as long as the interconnection board is directly electrically connected to the first node and the second node, it is no longer necessary to connect the cables one by one. , simplifies the operation, even if there are a large number of cables, the operation during use only needs to be connected with the first node and the second node, which shortens the connection time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, a brief description of the drawings used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly described below. The drawings are some embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without any inventive labor.

1 is a schematic structural diagram of an interconnection board according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of an interconnection board according to another embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of an interconnection board according to another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the first connector 20 or the second connector 30 of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an interconnection board according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a server system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. The embodiments are a part of the embodiments of the invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

1 is a schematic structural diagram of an interconnection board according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the interconnection board of this embodiment may be applied to a server system, and may specifically include a substrate 10; a connector 20 and a second connector 30; the first connector 20 is electrically connected to a first node of the server system; the second connector 30 is electrically connected to a second node of the server system; The first connector 20 and the second connector 30 are connected by a cable 40 to implement interconnection of the first node and the second node. The cable 40 connecting the first connector 20 and the second connector 30 may be a cable that supports high-speed signal transmission, for example, can support 14.5 Gigabits per second (Gbps) or 25 Gbps, etc. High-speed signal cable or fiber optic cable. For example, the cables 40 are respectively connected to the rear ends of the first connector 20 and the second connector 30, and are connected to the pin pins of the connectors according to the logical relationship of interconnection.

In an application scenario of the embodiment of the present invention, the first connector 20 may be electrically connected to a connector in the first node, and the second connector 30 may be connected to a connector in the second node. Electrical connections.

In another application scenario of the embodiment of the present invention, the server system may further include a backplane.

For example: a third connector is disposed in the backboard. The first connector 20 may further be electrically connected to the first node through the third connector, and the second connector 30 may further pass through the third connector and the second node. The connector is electrically connected.

For another example, a fourth connector and a fifth connector are disposed in the backboard. The first connector 20 may further be electrically connected to the first node through the fourth connector, and the second connector 30 may further pass through the fifth connector and the second node. The connector is electrically connected, and the fourth connector and the fifth connector are connected by a PCB trace on the backplane.

In this embodiment, the first connector 20 is electrically connected to the first node of the server system through the first connector 20 and the second connector 30 disposed on the substrate 10, and the second connector 30 is The second node of the server system is electrically connected, and the first connector 20 and the second connector 30 are connected by a cable 40, so that the first node and the second node are interconnected. The ability to address the size of the backplane and PCB in the prior art limits the number and form of interconnections of nodes in the server system, thereby increasing the transmission rate and flexibility of the nodes.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 2, the interconnecting board provided in this embodiment may further include a cable management frame 50 fixedly disposed on the substrate 10 to accommodate the cable 40, so that the plurality of cables 40 may be The multi-layer arrangement and fixing by the cable management frame 50 makes the internal cables clean and clear, and is easy to maintain.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 3, the interconnecting board provided in this embodiment may further include the guiding device 60 of the first connector 20 and the second connector 30 fixedly disposed on the substrate 10. The guiding device 70 is configured to increase the connection between the first node and the first connector 20 Alignment accuracy, and alignment accuracy of the connection of the second node to the second connector 30. In an application scenario of the embodiment of the present invention, the first connector 20 and the second connector 30 are fixedly disposed on the substrate 10.

In another application scenario of the embodiment of the present invention, the first connector 20 and the second connector 30 are slidably disposed on the substrate 10, and the first node and the first connection can be reduced. The alignment difficulty of the connection of the device 20, and the alignment difficulty of the connection of the second node with the second connector 30, and further compensate for the deviation (for example: ±0.5 mm) caused by the manufacturing process The alignment accuracy of multiple connectors at the same time is ensured. The cross-sectional view of the first connector 20 or the second connector 30 may be as shown in FIG. 4, and D is a slidable distance.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 5, the interconnecting board provided in this embodiment may further include a housing 80 disposed outside the base plate 10; and a wrench 90 fixedly disposed on the housing. Further, the housing 80 may employ a housing (e.g., a metal housing) having an electromagnetic shielding function, and the cable 40 may have no shielding sheath, which enables the wiring to be more flexible.

The interconnecting board provided by this embodiment may be in the form of a plug-in board, and a plurality of cables are integrated into one plug-in board to realize external connection of the above several cables (the first node and the second node in the server system) The interconnect function of the node). Referring to FIG. 6, another embodiment of the present invention further provides a server system, including a first node 61, a second node 62, and an interconnecting board 63 in the foregoing embodiment, where the interconnecting board is used to implement the first node. The interconnection between the second nodes. For the scheme of the interconnection board, refer to the introduction in the above embodiment, and details are not described herein again.

The server system further includes a backplane, and the interconnecting board can be connected to the server system through the backplane. These connection manners are also described in the above embodiments, and are not described herein.

It should be noted that the server system may further include more nodes, and the interconnecting board may also include more connectors, and the interconnected connectors are connected by cables, thereby implementing connection between more nodes. . When a large number of nodes need to be connected, the interconnection boards of this embodiment can interconnect these nodes more quickly, thereby simplifying operations, improving operational efficiency, and saving a large amount of connection time.

According to the foregoing technical solution, the foregoing embodiment implements the first node by using a first connector and a second connector disposed on a substrate of the interconnect board by providing an interconnecting board and a server system including the interconnecting board. The interconnection of the second node, because the connector on the substrate has been passed through the cable Connection, therefore, as long as the interconnection board is directly connected to the first node and the second node, it is no longer necessary to connect the cables one by one, which simplifies the operation even if there are a large number of cables in use. The operation only needs to be connected to the first node and the second node (for example, through the connector on the first and second nodes, or the connector on the backboard, etc.), which shortens the connection time. The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, and are not intended to be limiting; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that The technical solutions are described as being modified, or equivalents are replaced by some of the technical features; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

Claim

An interconnecting board, characterized by being applied to a server system, comprising:

Substrate

a first connector and a second connector disposed on the substrate;

2. The interconnect board of claim 1 wherein:

The first connector is electrically connected to a connector in the first node, and the second connector is electrically connected to a connector in the second node; or

The server system includes a backplane, a third connector is disposed in the backplane, the first connector is electrically connected to the first node by using the third connector, and the second connector passes the The third connector is electrically connected to the connector in the second node; or

The server system includes a backplane, a fourth connector and a fifth connector are disposed in the backboard, and the first connector is electrically connected to the first node by the fourth connector, the second The connector is electrically connected to the connector in the second node through the fifth connector, and the fourth connector and the fifth connector are connected through a PCB trace on the backplane.

The interconnection board according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cable is a cable that supports high frequency signal transmission.

The interconnecting board according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the interconnecting board further comprises:

A cable management frame is fixedly mounted on the substrate to accommodate the cable.

The interconnecting board according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the interconnecting board further comprises:

The guiding device of the first connector and the guiding device of the second connector are fixedly disposed on the substrate.

The interconnection board according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the first connector and the second connector are fixedly disposed on the substrate; or the first connection And the second connector is slidably disposed on the substrate.

The interconnection board according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the interconnection board further comprises:

a housing disposed outside the substrate;

A wrench is fixed on the housing.

8. A server system, comprising:

a first node, a second node, the first node, and the second node are used to process a service; the interconnecting board of claim 1, configured to implement mutual interaction between the first node and the second node even.

The server system according to claim 8, wherein the server system further comprises a backboard;

a third connector is disposed in the backboard, the first connector is electrically connected to the first node by the third connector, and the second connector is connected to the first connector by the third connector The connector in the two nodes is electrically connected; or

a fourth connector and a fifth connector are disposed in the backboard, the first connector is electrically connected to the first node through the fourth connector, and the second connector is connected through the fifth connection Electrically connecting with a connector in the second node, the fourth connector and the fifth connector being connected by a PCB trace on the backplane; or

a sixth connector is disposed in the backboard, the first connector is electrically connected to a part of the first node by the sixth connector, and the second connector passes through the sixth connector and a part of the The connector in the second node is electrically connected, and the other portion of the first node is electrically connected to another portion of the second node through a PCB trace on the backplane.

The server system according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the cable is a cable that supports passage of a high frequency signal.

The server system according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the interconnecting board further comprises:

The guiding device of the first connector and the second connector fixedly disposed on the substrate Guiding device.

14. The server system according to claim 8 or 9, wherein

The first connector and the second connector are fixedly disposed on the substrate; or the first connector and the second connector are slidably disposed on the substrate.