WO2015033726A1 - 通信装置及び通信システム - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a communication device or communication system for transferring data, and more particularly to a communication device or communication system that provides a redundant configuration to the outside.
- Patent Document 1 As a conventional virtualization / redundancy technique, disclosed in Patent Document 1, in Patent Document 1, non-blocking connection is made between the transfer engines of each device, a control repeater is provided between a plurality of control planes, and the data plane is controlled across all devices from the operational control plane. Disclosed.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a cooling system for cooling a circuit board assembly in an orthogonal architecture arranged inside a cabinet.
- the cooling system flows air from the front area of the cabinet corresponding to the area of the circuit board assembly in the cabinet, flows through the front of the circuit board assembly, and is then distributed.
- Side and front of the cabinet corresponding to one end of the circuit board assembly through the back of the circuit board assembly to the cabinet and a first cooling air duct allowing the air to be discharged out of the cabinet
- a second cooling air duct that can flow out of the area and then drain to the outside of the cabinet.
- Patent Document 1 adopts a method in which two devices are “non-blocking” connected, a control repeater is provided and the control planes of the two devices are connected so that all data planes can be seen uniformly from the operation control plane. ing. This eliminates protocol exchange between the control planes, and simplifies control and prevents deterioration of setting performance.
- non-blocking here refers to a connection that enables communication between devices in a band that is equal to or greater than the total bandwidth of external ports provided in the communication device, and “blocking” refers to an external device provided in the communication device. This refers to the case where there is no connection that can communicate over the total bandwidth of the port.
- a resource equivalent to the resource occupied by the external port of the network interface that transmits and receives data to perform normal data relaying, that is, connection It is necessary to secure an area somewhere in the device and place a connector.
- a network interface is mounted on the front of the device, and a cooling fan and a power receiving unit (power cable connection unit) are densely mounted on the back of the device. It is not possible to secure a non-blocking connection area by connecting with external ports.
- Patent Document 3 discloses a housing structure that realizes a cooling structure for front and rear intake and exhaust.
- the cables for electrically or optically connecting the circuit board units between the electronic devices of Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, and Patent Document 3 are arranged on the back surface of the backplane. Therefore, there exists a problem that a cable will block an air vent and will prevent passage of cooling air.
- the present invention has been made to solve at least one of the problems, and provides an apparatus having a cable arrangement that is not affected by signal transmission of a cable.
- a communication apparatus is an operational communication apparatus that provides a redundant configuration to other standby communication apparatuses and relays data between information processing terminals via a network.
- a first circuit board unit having a port for transmitting and receiving data to and from the network on the front surface of the communication device; a plurality of first connectors connected to at least one of the first circuit board units;
- a second connector that can accommodate at least a band accommodated by the first circuit board unit and is connected to the other communication device that is a standby system via a cable, and a data output destination is the
- a second circuit board unit comprising a cross bus switch for selectively outputting data between the first connector and the second connector; and each of the first circuit board unit and the second circuit board unit
- a ventilation control unit that controls a flow of air flowing between the communication device and the outside of the communication device.
- the communication device is connected to the second connector, and the cable connected to another communication device that is a standby system is arranged at a position that does not hinder the flow of air controlled by the ventilation control unit
- the first circuit board unit has a first ventilation port for venting to the outside on the same front side as the port
- the ventilation control unit includes: A second vent for venting between the FAN that controls the air flow and the outside of the communication device is provided on the back side of the device, so that the ventilation by the second vent is not hindered.
- a communication apparatus connected via a cable to a standby communication apparatus arranged in at least one direction above and below the communication apparatus.
- the communication device includes a plurality of first circuit board units arranged vertically on the front side of the communication device with the third circuit board unit interposed therebetween, and the back side of the communication device.
- a plurality of second circuit board units are arranged in the horizontal direction, and the second vent hole is arranged in parallel with the second circuit board unit.
- a communication system having a redundant configuration is provided by a communication device having a cooling structure that is not affected by data transfer of a data plane.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a virtualization / redundancy configuration of a communication apparatus to which the present embodiment is applied, and shows a configuration in which two communication apparatuses 1000 and 2000 are non-blocking connected via respective switch fabric units 500. Show.
- the non-blocking connection means that the communication devices 1000 and 2000 are connected in a band that is equal to or greater than the total bandwidth of the external ports included in each device.
- the basic control units 100 of the two communication devices 1000 and 2000 are also connected for transmission and reception of control signals.
- the communication device 1000 is an active device
- the routing information learned by the CPU 110 of the device is It is set in the CPU 110 of the communication device 2000 that is a standby device.
- the active system device and the standby system device may have a reverse relationship to the above-described example.
- the device configuration of the communication device 1000 will be described.
- the configuration of the communication device 2000 is the same.
- the communication apparatus 1000 includes a basic control unit 100, a switch fabric unit 500, a backplane 800, and a data plane 250 including a packet routing unit 300 and a network interface unit 200.
- the basic control unit 100 is a circuit board unit having a CPU 110 and a control system repeater 120.
- the CPU 110 is a processor that executes a program for monitoring and controlling other circuit board units, and is connected to a control system repeater.
- the control system repeater 120 distributes control signals from the CPU 110 to other circuit board units, and transmits the control signals to the switch fabric unit 500 and the data plane 250 via signal lines.
- the switch fabric unit 500 has a cross bus switch 510, a control system LSI 520, and a connector 501 connected to a cable outside the apparatus on the board surface.
- the backplane 800 is a circuit board unit having a plurality of connectors and transmission lines for transmitting signals between the connectors on the board surface.
- the data plane 250 is a circuit board unit having the packet routing unit 300 and the network interface unit 200 on the board surface.
- the flow of packet processing in the communication device will be briefly described.
- the packet arrives at the network interface unit 200 from outside, the packet is sent to the transfer engine 310 mounted on the packet routing unit 300 via the external port 210.
- the transfer engine 310 extracts header information in the packet and transmits it to the search engine 320.
- the search engine 320 refers to various tables from the received header information and acquires information necessary for packet transfer control.
- Information necessary for packet transfer control includes route information, filter / QoS information, and the like. These pieces of information are returned to the transfer engine 310.
- the transfer engine 310 designates an input / output port to which a packet is to be transferred based on information obtained from the search engine 320, and transfers the packet to the local switch 330 and the crossbar switch 510 mounted on the switch fabric unit 500. Further, the crossbar switch 510 transfers the packet to the corresponding packet routing unit 300 and is sent from the local switch 330 to the transfer engine 310.
- the transfer engine 310 extracts header information in the received packet and transmits it to the search engine 320.
- the search engine 320 obtains a MAC address by associating an IP address with a MAC address, so-called address resolution, from the received header information.
- the result is returned to the transfer engine 310, and the packet is transmitted to the outside from the network interface unit 200 having the specified external port 210.
- FIG. 2 is a front external view (FIG. 2A) and a rear external view (FIG. 2B) of the housing in the present embodiment.
- the left side and the right side of the device refer to the left and right surfaces from the front of the device.
- the device left side and the device right side in the subsequent drawings show the same positional relationship.
- the basic control unit 100, the data plane 250, and the front power supply unit 400 are arranged in the vertical direction (vertical direction) from the top on the front surface of the device (FIG. 2A).
- the network interface unit 200 is disposed on the front side of the apparatus, and the packet routing unit 300 is disposed on the rear side.
- the basic control unit 100 includes a connection unit 101 that transmits and receives control signals to and from a plurality of communication devices.
- the network interface unit 200 includes an external port 210 for connecting to an external network.
- the packet routing unit 300 includes a backplane connector 301 that connects to the switch fabric unit 500 mounted from the back of the apparatus.
- the unit mounted from the front of the apparatus may include a ventilation port 900 through which cooling air for cooling components mounted in each unit is passed.
- the backplane 800 may also include a ventilation port 850 through which cooling air passes.
- the switch fabric unit 500, the FAN unit 600, and the power receiving unit 700 are arranged on the rear side of the apparatus (see FIG. 2B).
- the switch fabric unit 500 includes a connection unit 501 for non-blocking connection with a plurality of communication devices.
- the power receiving unit 700 includes a connection unit 701 for connecting a power cable.
- the power supply used in the communication apparatus is generally a commercial 100V or 200V.
- Each unit is connected to the basic control unit 100 via the backplane 800 and controlled.
- the switch fabric unit 500 and the FAN unit 600 include a circuit board unit of the switch fabric unit 500 and a circuit board unit of the data plane 250 that are arranged in the left-right direction (horizontal direction) when viewed from the rear side of the housing of the communication apparatus 1000.
- the substrates of the backplane 800 are perpendicular to each other on the substrate surface.
- the FAN unit 600 has an exhaust port through which air passes.
- the FAN unit controls the flow of air in the device, and the air sucked from the ventilation port 900 is exhausted from the exhaust port, thereby realizing a front / rear intake / exhaust structure in the communication device.
- the switch fabric unit 500 is perpendicular to the backplane 800 on the board surface, but does not have to be perpendicular to the board surface of the data plane 250 and may be parallel.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of the communication system.
- the communication system includes communication devices 1000 and 2000 connected via an inter-device connection electric cable 550.
- the switch fabric unit 500 is mounted from the back of the device.
- the switch fabric unit 500 includes the cross bus switch 510 and the control LSI 520 described with reference to FIG.
- the cross bus switch 510 and the control LSI 520 are connected via a signal line.
- the switch fabric unit 500 includes a connector 502 connected to the backplane 800.
- the connector 502 is coupled with a connector on the backplane side. Control plane signal transmission / reception is performed via the connector 502 and the control LSI 520.
- the switch fabric unit 500 includes a connector 501 connected to the inter-device connection electric cable 550.
- Data plane signals are transmitted and received within the device through a plurality of connectors 503 on the front side of the device, and between communication devices by a non-blocking connection from a plurality of connectors 501 on the back side of the device via an inter-device connection electrical cable 550. Sent and received. Since the two devices are connected in a non-blocking manner, all data planes can be seen uniformly from the active control plane, protocol exchanges between the control planes can be eliminated, control can be simplified, and deterioration of setting performance can be prevented. It becomes.
- the switch fabric unit 500 is provided with a board cutout 580.
- the substrate notch 580 is a vent for allowing the cooling air flowing from the ventilation port 950 and flowing into the switch fabric unit 500 to pass through the FAN unit 600 in order to cool the switch fabric unit 500. This cooling method will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
- the substrate notch 580 has the same description in FIGS. 6, 7, and 10. However, since it has the same purpose as in FIG. 3, the following description is omitted.
- the installation area of the station building is reduced by storing the two devices at the top and bottom of the rack and connecting the cables in the vertical direction.
- the cable drawn in the vertical direction from the connector 501 does not block the outlet of the FAN unit 600 and does not hinder the exhaust from the FAN unit 600. Therefore, in this embodiment, the air flow between the outside and inside of the apparatus is not hindered, and the cooling performance is not deteriorated.
- FIG. 4 shows an example in which one end of a plurality of inter-device connection electric cables 550 shown in FIG.
- a cartridge is disposed on the back surface.
- the configuration of the communication system shown in FIG. 3 does not change, and a plurality of communication devices have different planes (for example, the back side) from the side that transmits and receives data plane signals.
- the communication devices are connected via an inter-device connection electric cable 550.
- the cartridge 560 takes the shape of a polyhedron, but a space is provided at the junction between the connector 501 and the connector on the cable side. In the space, the connector on the cable side in the cartridge and the connector 501 are connected.
- the cartridge 560 is a case that is detachable from the switch fabric unit.
- the cartridge 560 has a guide portion 585 (for example, a hole is provided in a rectangular parallelepiped) that guides the inter-device connection electric cable 550 for communicating with another communication device 2000.
- the cartridge 560 is connected to the inter-apparatus connection electric cable 550 and the connector 501 of the communication apparatus 1000 or 2000, and it is possible to eliminate the complexity of handling the inter-apparatus connection electric cable 550.
- the cartridge 560 is a cover for preventing the wind flowing out from the exhaust port from affecting the cable 550 and is a guide for arranging a cable to be connected to another communication device 2000. And it can diminish that the inter-device connection electrical cable 550 in the cartridge is swung by the exhaust gas flowing out from the exhaust port of the FAN unit 600, and the connection reliability is improved.
- the cartridge 560 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, but is not limited to a rectangular parallelepiped.
- a high-density connector similar to the connector 503 used for data plane connection in its own device is used as the connector 501 on the back side of the device for connecting to other devices shown in FIGS.
- This connector is, for example, a high-density connector having an area of 25 square millimeters and a bandwidth of about 400 Gbps.
- the number of switch fabric units 500 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the number of connectors 501 on the back side of the device, and the number of connected electrical cables 550 are not limited to the numbers shown in this figure.
- FIG. 5 shows a modified example of the cartridge 560.
- the function / performance of inter-device connection is the same as in FIG. 4 is different from the embodiment of FIG. 4 in that the cartridge 560 is a connector for connecting a connector connected to the connector 501 on the backplane side, a speed conversion circuit 530, and an inter-device connection electric cable 551 to the cartridge 561.
- the speed conversion circuit 530 is a semiconductor component having a function of converting a data rate. For example, it is a semiconductor component having a function of converting data from the switch fabric unit 500 side having a configuration of 10 Gbps ⁇ 10 lanes into 25 Gbps ⁇ 4 lanes with the same total bandwidth of 100 Gbps.
- the board unit 561 may newly include a power feeding connector 504 for feeding power to the speed conversion circuit 530.
- the cable in the cartridge is joined from the back of the communication device 1000 (2000), and the two devices are non-blocking connected.
- the cartridge it is possible to reduce the fluctuation of the inter-device connection electrical cable 551 due to the air flowing out from the exhaust port of the FAN unit 600, and there is also a secondary effect that contributes to the improvement of connection reliability.
- the speed conversion circuit 530 may be mounted in the cartridge 561 or the speed conversion circuit 530 may be mounted in the switch fabric unit 500.
- FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram in which a speed conversion circuit 530 is provided in the switch fabric unit 500.
- the switch fabric unit 500 is mounted from the back of the communication device.
- the switch fabric unit 500 includes a crossbar switch 510, a control system LSI 520, a speed conversion circuit 530, a control plane connector 502 on the front side of the device, a plurality of data plane connectors 503, and a plurality of inter-device connection connectors 501 on the back side of the device. And a plurality of inter-device connection electric cables 551.
- the speed conversion circuit 530 is a semiconductor component having a function of converting a data rate, as in FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a functional configuration diagram in which the electrical / optical conversion circuit 540 is provided in each switch fabric unit 500 of the communication device 1000 and the communication device 2000.
- the switch fabric unit 500 is mounted from the back side of the device, and includes a crossbar switch 510, a control system LSI 520, an electric / optical conversion circuit 540, a control plane connector 502 on the front side of the device, a plurality of data plane connectors 503, and a back side of the device.
- a plurality of inter-device connection connectors 501 and a plurality of inter-device connection optical cables 552 are provided.
- the communication apparatus 1000 and the communication apparatus 2000 are connected via the inter-apparatus connection optical cable 552 from the inter-apparatus connection connector 501 on the rear side of the apparatus, and provide a redundant configuration.
- the shape which provides the cartridge 560 like FIG. 4 and covers the optical cable 552 to which the switch fabric unit 500 of FIG. 7 is connected may be sufficient.
- this cartridge 560 when an optical cable is used for connection between apparatuses, it is not necessary to be affected by the wind flowing out from the exhaust port of the FAN unit 600.
- FIG. 8 shows a modified example of the cartridge 560, and the cartridge 560 has a substrate 562 unlike the cartridge 560 of FIG.
- the board 562 is joined from the back side of the apparatus as shown in FIG. 5 including the connector to the switch fabric unit, the electro-optical conversion circuit 540, and the cable connector 505, and makes a non-blocking connection between the two apparatuses. Further, by forming the cartridge, it is possible to reduce the fluctuation of the inter-device connection optical cable 552 due to the air flowing out from the exhaust port of the FAN unit 600, and there is also a secondary effect that contributes to the improvement of connection reliability.
- the cartridge 560 is also connected to the communication device side by a connector 501 in FIG. Further, when an optical cable is used for connection between devices, the cartridge 560 is not affected by the wind flowing out from the exhaust port of the FAN unit 600. The prevention of optical axis deviation can be gradually reduced, and the reliability can be improved.
- FIG. 9 shows a communication device 5000 that is a modification of the communication device 1000. Unlike the communication apparatuses 1000 and 2000 of FIGS. 1 and 2, the communication apparatus 5000 is an example of a configuration that does not use a switch fabric unit. An example of the non-blocking connection configuration in the communication device 5000 is shown.
- Such data plane signals in the communication device 5000 are transmitted and received between the transfer engines 310 mounted in the plurality of packet routing units 300 via the backplane 800 in the device itself.
- the inter-device connection port 506 from the transfer engine 310 to the other device is disposed at the position where the switch fabric unit of the backplane 800 is mounted, and the plurality of connectors 506 and the inter-device connection electric cable 553 are used.
- the circuit board unit of the switch fabric unit 300 is horizontally arranged on the front side of the communication device 5000 in the same manner as the substrate unit of the data plane 250 of FIG. Also good.
- FIG. 10 shows a modification of the communication device 5000 of FIG.
- an extension board 570 that pulls out the inter-device connection port from the connector 506 disposed in the back of the device to the back of the device may be mounted.
- the use of the extension board 570 is intended to draw out to a space where the apparatus connecting electrical cable 553 can be detached and to improve the handling work. Therefore, the extension board 570 may take the form of an extension cable.
- the configuration of the third modification also adopts a configuration for reducing the number of cable connections by mounting a speed conversion circuit, a configuration for extending a transmission distance by mounting an electrical / optical conversion circuit, and a cartridge configuration.
- FIG. 11 shows an example of a non-blocking connection configuration in the communication device 6000 in which the air flow for cooling the inside of the device is not a front / rear intake / exhaust structure but a left / right intake / exhaust structure.
- the right side surface of the apparatus is provided with a vent 900 for passing cooling air for cooling the components mounted on each unit.
- an FAN unit 600 and an exhaust port through which air passes are provided on the left side surface of the apparatus.
- the switch fabric unit 500 is horizontally mounted on the front surface of the apparatus.
- the difference from the non-blocking connection configuration shown in the embodiment and the modification is that an inter-device connection port is provided on the front surface of the device. Since the switch fabric unit 500 is connected to the backplane 800 with a high-density connector, it is difficult to arrange an inter-device connection port on the back side of the device. To other devices, a plurality of connectors 501 and a device are provided from the front side of the device. A non-blocking connection is made via the inter-connection electric cable 554, and transmission / reception is performed. By adopting such a configuration, non-blocking connection is possible even with the communication device 6000 having a left / right intake / exhaust structure.
- FIG. 12 shows an example of a non-blocking connection configuration between three devices.
- the connectors 501 on the apparatus back side of the three apparatuses are connected by an inter-apparatus connection electric cable 550.
- control plane connection configuration is a ring connection between the control repeaters 120 of each device, and the communication device 1000 is an active device
- routing information is sent to the communication device 2000 and the communication device 3000 that are standby devices.
- a method may be adopted in which the terminal is terminated at the time of returning to the operational system device after sequentially setting.
- the data plane 250 has a configuration in which non-blocking connection is made to each of the other two devices as viewed from the own device. This is called full mesh connection. By adopting such a form, non-blocking connection is possible between the three devices. Further, by adopting a ring connection configuration for the control plane and a mesh connection configuration for the data plane, virtualization / redundancy between four or more devices can be achieved. Even in the configuration of the fifth modification, a configuration that reduces the number of cable connections by installing a speed conversion circuit, a configuration that extends a transmission distance by mounting an electrical / optical conversion circuit, and a cartridge configuration are adopted. Is possible. Also, the number of switch fabric units 500 shown in FIG. 12, the number of connectors 501 on the back side of the device, and the number of connected electrical cables 550 between devices are not limited to those shown in this figure.
- the three devices when connecting the three communication devices of the active device and the standby device with cables, the three devices are stored at the top and bottom of the rack, and the cables are connected in the vertical direction.
- the installation area is reduced.
- the cable drawn in the vertical direction from the connector 501 is connected to the outlet of the FAN unit 600 of each device. There is no blockage, and the exhaust from the FAN unit 600 is not hindered. Therefore, in this embodiment, the air flow between the outside and inside of the apparatus is not hindered, and the cooling performance is not deteriorated.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the communication device to which the present embodiment is applied by the third trigonometric method, and shows a top view, a front view, a right side view, and a rear view of the communication device 1000.
- the area in front of the device is occupied by the external port 210 of the network interface (line transmission / reception) for transmitting and receiving data and the vents 900 and 950 for performing normal data relaying. It is difficult to secure a connection area for non-blocking connection between the devices. For this reason, as shown in the rear view, a connecting portion 501 for non-blocking connection between communication devices is provided on the back of the device.
- the air flow indicated by the solid line draws cooling air into the device from the vent 900 located in front of the device, and is mounted on each unit in the device. While cooling the components, the air is exhausted from the FAN unit 600 disposed on the back side of the apparatus via the back plane 800.
- the basic control unit 100, the data plane 250, and the front power supply unit 400 in the apparatus on the flow path are cooled.
- the air flow indicated by these solid lines passes through the back plane 800, it passes through the ventilation port 850 shown in FIG. 2A, so that a flow path that branches toward this ventilation port 850 is formed and discharged from the back of the apparatus. Is done.
- the cooling air is drawn into the apparatus from the air vent 950 provided for cooling the switch fabric unit 500 shown in the front view, and when the drawn cooling air reaches the switch fabric unit 500 arranged on the back of the apparatus, Since the FAN unit 600 sucks air, an upward flow path is formed through the substrate notch 580 provided in the switch fabric 500 shown in the right side view. Then, the cross bus switch 510 and the control system LSI 520 are cooled by the air flowing through the formed upward flow path, and the air flowing through the flow path passes through the substrate notch 580 and is backed by the FAN unit 600. Discharged from.
- the above is the flow of the cooling air indicated by the broken line.
- the basic control unit 100, the data plane 250, and the front power supply unit 400 in the apparatus are cooled by the air flow indicated by the solid line.
- each module in the switch fabric unit 500 is cooled by the air flow indicated by the broken line.
- the flow of the solid line described above is omitted because it is a simple flow path that goes straight from the front to the back, and only the flow path related to the switch fabric unit 500 is shown.
- the object to be cooled by the air flow indicated by the solid line or the air flow indicated by the broken line is different from the basic control unit 100, the data plane 250, the front power supply unit 400, or each module in the switch fabric, respectively.
- the FAN unit 600 discharged after cooling is common. For this reason, the apparatus in the present embodiment achieves simplification, cost reduction, and size reduction of the structure inside the apparatus.
- FIG. 14 is a detailed view of the top view shown in FIG.
- the air flow indicated by a solid line indicates the flow paths for the basic control unit 100, the data plane 250, and the front power supply unit 400.
- the FAN unit 600 on the back side of the apparatus sucks air from the front of the apparatus and exits to the back of the apparatus.
- the air flow indicated by the broken line may indicate the air flow for cooling the switch fabric unit 500, as in FIG.
- the air that has been sucked in from the front of the device and has reached the switch fabric unit 500 on the back side of the device has no flow path other than the gap of the substrate notch 580, and therefore is lifted upward and then moved to the FAN unit 600 in either the left or right direction. To the back of the device.
- FIG. 15 is a detailed view of the front view shown in FIG.
- the ventilation port 900 is a ventilation port for cooling the basic control unit 100, the data plane 250, and the front power supply unit 400
- the ventilation port 950 is a ventilation port for cooling the switch fabric unit 500.
- the FAN unit 600 on the back side of the apparatus sucks air through the ventilation openings 900 and 950.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the right side view shown in FIG. 13 in detail.
- the difference between the air flow indicated by the solid line and the air flow indicated by the broken line is as described with reference to FIG.
- the broken cooling air reaching the back of the device has a structure other than the gap between the substrate cutouts 580, so that it is pulled upward and pulled out to the back of the device. As a result, it is mounted on the switch fabric unit 500.
- the cross bus switch 510 and the control system LSI 520 are cooled.
- description will be given using the backplane 800. Cooling air for cooling the switch fabric 500 that has entered from the air vent 950 passes through the dedicated cavity 960 and the air vent 951 provided in the backplane and reaches the back side of the apparatus.
- FIG. 17 is a detailed view of the rear view shown in FIG.
- the cooling air that has reached the back of the apparatus has no flow path other than the gap between the substrate cutouts 580, so it is pulled upward, pulled through the substrate cutout 580 in the horizontal direction, and passes through the FAN unit 600 to the back of the apparatus. .
- all data from the operation system control plane can be obtained by non-blocking connection between the two devices using an electric cable or an optical cable.
- the planes appear uniform, protocol exchanges between control planes can be eliminated, and control can be simplified and setting performance can be prevented from deteriorating. Further, since an external device dedicated for switching is not required, an increase in cost can be suppressed.
- non-blocking connection is possible without reducing the number of external ports that can be used by the user. Further, non-blocking connection can be achieved while maintaining the device volume by improving the cable mounting density.
- the cable connecting the devices can be easily placed in a position parallel to the mounting direction of the switch fabric unit and not hindering the air flow, the cooling performance of the device is not deteriorated and the air flow It is possible to adopt a structure that prevents the cable from swinging and contributes to improved connection reliability.
- the present invention is not limited to the above-described examples and embodiments, and can be implemented in various forms without departing from the gist thereof.
- a communication system that provides a redundant configuration using a communication device that relays packets and frames has been described.
- redundant configurations such as server devices and storage devices can be applied without departing from the scope of the present invention.
- the server device or storage device information processing device housing it has a data input / output port connected to the server control unit and storage storage control unit, on a different side from the front side. You may have a connector connected to the cable which connects between apparatuses.
- the FAN unit 600 takes in air from the inside of the apparatus and exhausts it from the outlet to the outside
- the outlet of the FAN unit 600 on the back side of the apparatus may be used as the inlet.
- the ventilation openings 900 and 950 on the front side of the apparatus serve as exhaust openings, and the flow of air is in the direction opposite to the flow shown in FIGS.
- the inter-device connection cable 550 does not prevent the air intake by the FAN unit 600, and the cable does not oscillate due to the air intake, as in the above-described embodiment. Also, the following other forms or application examples Give up.
- the soot communication device in which a basic control unit, a network interface unit, a packet routing unit, and a front power supply unit are mounted from the front of the device, and a switch fabric unit, a FAN unit, and a power supply from the back of the device A power receiving unit is installed.
- Each unit is connected to the basic control unit via the backplane and controlled.
- the flow of the cooling air of the device adopts a structure of front and rear intake and exhaust, and the backplane is provided with a ventilation port for passing the cooling air, and the basic control unit has a connection part for transmitting and receiving control signals to and from other communication devices.
- the switch fabric unit includes a first connection portion that can be connected to an electric cable by a high-density connector on the back surface, and a second connection portion having the same configuration in the same part of another communication device.
- the first connection portion and the second connection portion are connected by an electric cable having a bandwidth that is equal to or greater than the total bandwidth of the external ports provided in the network interface unit.
- the switch fabric unit is provided with a first connection portion that can be connected to an electric cable by a high-density connector on the back surface, and the same part of the other communication device has the same configuration.
- the speed conversion circuit mounted in the switch fabric unit while the first connection unit and the second connection unit maintain a bandwidth that is equal to or greater than the total bandwidth of the external ports provided in the network interface unit. Via an electric cable, the number of connections is reduced to increase the data rate.
- the back surface of the switch fabric unit includes a first connection unit to which an optical cable can be connected, and the same parts of other communication devices have the same configuration. Two connection parts are provided.
- the first connection unit and the second connection unit maintain a bandwidth that is equal to or greater than the total bandwidth of the external ports included in the network interface unit. It is converted from an electrical signal to an optical signal and connected by an optical cable.
- non-blocking connection is possible while maintaining the volume of the device by improving the cable mounting density
- the external port that can be used by the user is suppressed because it does not require an external device dedicated for switching. Effects such as “does not reduce the number”, “can avoid interference with external ports provided on the front of the device because it is connected at the rear of the device”, and “cables that connect the devices can prevent the cooling performance of the device from being reduced” Play at least one of the following.
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特許文献1には、各装置の転送エンジン間をノンブロッキング接続し、複数のコントロールプレーン間を制御系リピータを設けて接続し、運用系コントロールプレーンから全ての装置を跨ってデータプレーンを制御することが開示される。
以下、本発明を実施するための形態を図1乃至図4を用いて詳細に説明する。初めに、本実施例を適用するネットワーク装置の機能及び構成を図1を用いて説明する。
スイッチファブリックユニット500の回路基板ユニットと、データプレーン250の回路基板ユニットと、バックプレーン800の基板は、基板面で互いに垂直な関係にある。
B.第一変形例:
以下、本実施例の第一変形例を詳細に説明する。
C.第二変形例:
以下、本実施例の第二変形例を図7及び図8を用いて詳細に説明する。
D.第三変形例:
図9は、通信装置1000の変形例である通信装置5000を示す。通信装置5000は、図1や図2の通信装置1000や2000とは異なり、スイッチファブリックユニットを用いない構成の一例である。通信装置5000におけるノンブロッキング接続構成の一例を示している。
E.第四変形例:
図11は、装置内を冷却するための空気の流れが前後吸排気構造ではなく、左右吸排気構造の通信装置6000におけるノンブロッキング接続構成の一例を示している。装置右側面には各ユニットに搭載される部品を冷却するための冷却風を通す通風口900を備える。同じく、装置左側面にはFANユニット600及び空気を通す排気口を備える。左右吸排気構造の場合、空気の流れを妨げるため、図2乃至図10で示したようなスイッチファブリックユニット500の垂直実装は困難である。このため、図11のように、装置前面にスイッチファブリックユニット500を水平実装する。
F.第五変形例:
図12は、3装置間でのノンブロッキング接続構成の一例を示している。図12では、3装置の装置背面側のコネクタ501間を装置間接続電気ケーブル550で接続されている。
また、以下の他の形態又は適用例を挙げる。
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- 待機系の他の通信装置と冗長構成を外部に提供し、情報処理端末間のデータをネットワークを介して中継する運用系の通信装置であって、
通信装置の前面に前記ネットワークとの間でデータを送受信するポートを備える第一の回路基板ユニットと、
前記第一の回路基板ユニットの少なくとも一に接続される複数の第一のコネクタと、複数の前記第一の回路基板ユニットにより収容される帯域を少なくとも収容可能であり、かつ、待機系である前記他の通信装置とケーブルを介して接続される第二のコネクタと、データの出力先が前記第一のコネクタと前記第二のコネクタとの間で選択的にデータを出力するクロスバススイッチとを備える第二の回路基板ユニットと、
前記第一の回路基板ユニット及び前記第二の回路基板ユニットそれぞれと前記通信装置の外部との間に流れる空気の流れを制御する通気制御部と、を備え、
前記空気の流れを妨げない位置に前記ケーブルが配置される、通信装置。 - 請求項1記載の通信装置であって、
前記第二の回路基板ユニットは、前記通信装置の背面に配置される前記第二のコネクタを有し、
前記第一の回路基板ユニットは、前記ポートと同じ前面側に外部との通気を行うための第一の通気口を有し、
前記通気制御部は、前記空気の流れを制御するFANと前記通信装置の外部との通気を行うための第二の通気口を装置の背面側に有し、
前記通信装置は、前記第2の通気口による通気が妨げられないよう、前記通信装置の上下少なくとも一の方向に配置される待機系の通信装置と前記ケーブルを介して接続される、通信装置。 - 請求項2記載の通信装置であって、
第三の回路基板ユニットを間にして、前記通信装置の前面側に複数の前記第一の回路基板ユニットが上下方向に配置され、前記通信装置の背面側に複数の第二の回路基板ユニットが水平方向に配置され、
前記第二の通気口は、前記第二の回路基板ユニットと水平方向に並んで配置される、通信装置。 - 請求項3記載の通信装置であって、
前記第一の通気口と異なり、かつ前記第一の通気口と前記第二の通気口との間に形成される空気の流路とは異なる流路が前記第二の通気口と形成される第三の通気口を前記通信装置の前面に備える、通信装置。 - 請求項1記載の通信装置であって、
前記通信装置の前面側に前記第一の回路基板ユニットと前記第二の回路基板ユニットとを制御する制御部を備える第四の回路基板ユニットと、前記制御部と前記第二の回路基板ユニットとの間に中継用回路基板ユニットを有し、
前記制御部は、入力されるパケットをルーティング情報に従い転送するパケットルーティング部及びスイッチファブリック部のどちらか一方又は両方と、ルーティング情報を学習するCPU及び制御系リピータとを有し、
前記第二の回路基板ユニットは、前記第二のコネクタは、前記ポートが配置される異なる面に配置され、前記CPUの指示に従って、前記ポートのいずれかで受信したパケットを、前記第一のコネクタあるいは、前記第2のコネクタに向けて出力する、通信装置。 - 請求項1記載の通信装置であって、
前記第2のコネクタは、電気ケーブルに接続可能である、通信装置。 - 請求項5記載の通信装置であって、
前記第二の回路基板ユニットは、データレート変換部を前記第2のコネクタと前記クロスバスイッチの間に有し、
前記データレート変換部は、前記電気ケーブルのレーンに対応するデータレートに前記出力するパケットのデータレートを変換する、通信装置。 - 請求項1記載の通信装置であって、
前記第二の回路基板ユニットは、電気信号を光信号に変換し、電気信号を光信号に変換する光電変換回路を前記第2のコネクタと前記クロスバスイッチの間に有し、
前記クロスバススイッチから前記第2のコネクタにパケットが出力される場合、前記光電変換回路により、前記パケットは、光信号に変換されて、前記第2のコネクタを介して冗長構成をとる他の通信装置に向けて出力し、
前記クロスバススイッチから前記第1のコネクタにパケットが出力される場合、前記ポートから電気信号によりパケットが、宛先に向けて出力される、通信装置。 - 請求項1記載の通信装置であって、
前記第2のコネクタに接続されるケーブルの一部において待機系の他の通信装置に接続するための誘導部と、前記ケーブル側のコネクタが前記第二の回路基板ユニットの前記第2のコネクタに接続するための空間とを有するカートリッジを有する、通信装置。 - 請求項2記載の通信装置であって、
前記通気制御部は、通信装置の前面の前記第一の通気口より空気を流入させ、前記ファンは、背面側から装置内の空気を排出させ、
前記前記カートリッジは、前記通気制御部により排出される空気によりケーブルが揺動することを防ぐ覆いを有する、通信装置。 - 他の通信装置と冗長構成をとり、パケットを中継する通信装置であって、
ネットワークとパケットを送受信するポートとパケット転送処理部とを基板面に有する複数の第一の回路基板ユニットと、
複数の第一の回路基板ユニット間のパケットの伝送あるいは、冗長構成をとる他の通信装置とのパケットの送受信を制御するクロスバスイッチと、前記他の通信装置と通信可能で前記通信装置が有する前記ポートが収容可能な帯域を少なくとも収容可能で、装置の背面側に配置される複数のコネクタを有する第二の回路基板ユニットと、
前記通信装置の筐体の前面側の第一の回路基板ユニットと背面側の第二の回路基板ユニットとは垂直に配置される第三の回路基板ユニットと、
前記通信装置の背面側に前記第3の回路基板ユニットと水平方向に並んで配置され、装置内の空気を排出する排気制御部とを、有し、
複数の前記第一の回路基板ユニットは前記ポートと同じ前面側に、第一の通気口を設け、
前記背面側に第二の通気口を設け、
筐体の前面における両機で、前記第一の回路基板ユニットとは異なる領域に第二の通気口を設け、
さらに、前記排気制御部は、前記第一の通気口と前記第二の通気口との間及び第三の通気口と第二の通気口との間の空気の流れを制御するFANを装置の背面側に有する、通信装置。 - 請求項11記載の通信装置であって、
前記第2の回路基板ユニットは、前記コネクタと前記クロスバスイッチの間に、電気信号を光信号に変換する光電変換部を配置し、前記クロスバススイッチからのパケットを光信号に変換し、前記他の通信装置に向けて光ケーブルを介してパケットを送信し、
前記クロスバススイッチから複数の前記第一の回路基板ユニットいずれかにパケットが出力される場合、さらに、前記ポートを介して当該パケットの宛先に向けてパケットが出力される、通信装置。 - 請求項11記載の通信装置であって、
前記第2の回路基板ユニットは、前記コネクタと前記クロスバスイッチの間に、前記コネクタに向けて流れるデータのデータレートを高くするデータレート変換部を有する、通信装置。
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