WO2022242190A1

WO2022242190A1 - Electronic assembly, switch, and computer system

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Publication number: WO2022242190A1
Application number: PCT/CN2021/143783
Authority: WO
Inventors: 高俊恩
Original assignee: 华为技术有限公司
Priority date: 2021-05-17
Filing date: 2021-12-31
Publication date: 2022-11-24
Also published as: CN115426541A

Abstract

The present application provides an electronic assembly, a switch, and a computer system. The electronic assembly comprises a chip, a signal cable, and a plurality of signal ports; the chip comprises a plurality of chip ports; the signal cable comprises a first end portion and a second end portion; and the first end portion of the signal cable is inserted into at least one of the plurality of chip ports, and the second end portion is inserted into at least one of the plurality of signal ports. The signal cable is connected to the chip ports and the signal ports, thereby achieving signal transmission. In addition, the signal cable is inserted into the signal ports and the chip ports, and therefore can inserted/retracted at any time so as to replace the signal port and the chip port that are connected to the signal cable, and change a signal transmission path, so that different networking configurations are realized, and the networking flexibility is high. In addition, compared with connecting the signal ports and the chip ports by means of circuit board wiring, the solution can reduce the complexity of the circuit board wiring, reduce the number of layers of the circuit board, and reduce the cost.

Description

Electronic components, switches and computer systems

Cross References to Related Applications

This application claims the priority of a Chinese patent application with application number 202110536454.0 and application title "Electronic Components, Switches, and Computer Systems" filed with the China Patent Office on May 17, 2021, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference .

technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of computer equipment, in particular to an electronic component, a switch and a computer system.

Background technique

Servers and switches are IT equipment commonly used in the field of Internet Technology (IT). Among them, the server is mainly used for data calculation and storage. The switch is used to realize the transmission and exchange of data between different devices. According to different network locations, switches can be classified into access switches and aggregation switches. in. The aggregation switch can be understood as the upper-level switch of the access switch. The access switch includes an uplink port and a downlink port. The uplink port is used to connect to an upper-level switch, such as the aggregation switch mentioned above; the downlink port is used to connect to a network interface of a server to transmit data of the server.

In the prior art, a switching board of a switch includes a circuit board, a chip and a signal port. The topology of the switch board is fixed and cannot be configured flexibly. The application scenarios of the switch board are severely limited.

Contents of the invention

The present application provides an electronic component, a switch, and a computer system, so as to realize flexible networking and enrich application scenarios of the electronic component.

In a first aspect, the present application provides an electronic component for flexible networking, and the electronic component includes a chip, a signal cable and a plurality of signal ports. The above-mentioned chip includes a plurality of chip ports, and the chip ports are connected with pins of the chip. The above signal cable includes a first end and a second end. The first end of the signal cable is plugged into at least one chip port of the multiple chip ports, and the second end of the signal cable is plugged into at least one signal port of the multiple signal ports. That is to say, the signal cable is connected with the chip port and the signal port, so as to realize signal transmission. In addition, the above-mentioned signal cable is plugged into the signal port and the chip port, so it can be plugged and pulled out at any time to replace the connected signal port and chip port, and to replace the signal transmission path. By changing the signal transmission path between the chip and the signal port, the networking of electronic components can be changed, and the networking flexibility is high. In addition, compared with connecting signal ports and chip ports with circuit board traces, this solution can avoid the problem of cross traces on the circuit board, reduce the number of layers of the circuit board, and reduce costs.

Specifically, the above-mentioned plurality of signal ports may include a first signal port and a second signal port, and the chip port may include a first chip port and a second chip port. When the first end of the signal cable is plugged into the first chip port, and the second end of the signal cable is plugged into the first signal port, the first signal transmission path can be formed when the electronic component is working. When the first end of the signal cable is still plugged into the first chip port, and the second end of the signal cable is plugged into the second signal port, a second signal transmission path can be formed when the electronic component is working. In the above embodiment, the first end of the signal cable is plugged into the port of the first chip without any change, and only the signal port to which the second end is plugged is changed to form different signal transmission paths. Alternatively, the first end of the signal cable can also be plugged into the second chip port, and the second end of the signal cable can be plugged into the first signal port, then when the electronic component is working, a third signal transmission can be formed. path. When the first end of the signal cable is plugged into the second chip port and the second end of the signal cable is plugged into the second signal port, a fourth signal transmission path can be formed when the electronic component is working. The first signal transmission path, the second signal transmission path, the third signal transmission path and the fourth signal transmission path are different. Different signal transmission paths form different networking. Therefore, this solution can flexibly configure the networking of electronic components.

When the above-mentioned signal cable is specifically arranged, the first end portion of the above-mentioned signal cable includes one or at least two ports, and the above-mentioned second end portion includes one or at least two ports. That is to say, the signal cable can be connected to multiple signal ports and/or to multiple chip ports at the same time. In addition, the number of signal ports connected to both ends of the signal cable may be the same as or different from the number of chip ports, which is not limited in this application. In this solution, the cable may have multiple ports, thereby reducing the number of cables and reducing the space occupied by the cables.

When specifically setting up the signal ports of the above-mentioned electronic components, a plurality of signal ports may be separately arranged on the first side and the second side of the chip, and the first side and the second side are adjacent to or away from each other. Compared with the prior art, where all the signal ports are arranged on the same side of the chip, the signal ports are more scattered. When all the signal ports are arranged on the same side of the chip, the area occupied by the signal ports is relatively large. In the technical solution of the present application, the signal ports can be arranged on both sides, and the occupied areas can be overlapped, thereby facilitating the miniaturization of electronic components. In addition, using the signal cable to configure the signal transmission path can make the signal port and the opposite device to be connected on the same side when the signal port is connected to the opposite device, which facilitates the connection with the opposite device.

Specifically, the above-mentioned signal port includes an uplink port and a downlink port, the downlink port can be arranged on the first side of the above-mentioned chip, and the uplink port can be arranged on the second two sides of the above-mentioned chip. In this way, it is convenient for the electronic components to connect with different peer devices by using the uplink port and the downlink port respectively.

When the above-mentioned chip is specifically arranged, the chip can be arranged on a circuit board, the chip port is also arranged on the circuit board, and the chip port is connected to the pins of the chip through the circuit board. Alternatively, the above-mentioned chip port can also be arranged on the body of the chip, so as to facilitate the modularization of the chip and the preparation of the electronic components in the technical solution of the present application.

The electronic assembly may further include a first circuit board and a second circuit board, the chip is arranged on the first circuit board, and the signal port is arranged on the second circuit board. The above-mentioned first circuit board and the second circuit board can be connected by a fixing member, or fixed to the casing respectively, so as to realize mutual fixing. In this solution, the position of the second circuit board can be set according to the connection requirements of the signal port, so as to facilitate the connection between the signal port and the connection port of the peer device.

In addition, the above-mentioned signal ports may also be disposed on the fixing plate, which is not limited in this application.

The number of chips included in the electronic component is not limited, and may include one chip, or may include at least two chips, and each of the above chips has a chip port. That is to say, the electronic component has one chip or multiple chips, which is not limited in the present application.

In a second aspect, the present application further provides a switch, which includes a housing and the electronic component in any of the above technical solutions, and the electronic component is arranged in the housing. In this solution, networking can be flexibly configured according to requirements. In addition, it is also beneficial to improve the miniaturization degree of the switch.

In a third aspect, the present application further provides a computer system, the computer system including a cabinet and the electronic component in the above first aspect, and the electronic component is arranged in the cabinet. The electronic components of the computer system in this solution can be flexibly configured and networked according to requirements. When the network configuration of the computer system needs to be changed, the signal transmission path of the electronic components can be changed through cables, and the network configuration can be changed without replacing the electronic components, which has high efficiency and low cost.

The above computer system further includes a peer device, which is also arranged in the cabinet, and the peer device includes a connection port, and the connection port is connected to a signal port for signal transmission.

In order to realize the connection between the connection port and the signal port, the above computer system further includes a backplane. The connection port is located at the end of the peer device facing the back of the cabinet; the signal port and the connection port at the end of the electronic component facing the back of the cabinet are connected through the backplane. In this solution, there is no need to use cables to connect the above-mentioned signal port and the connection port, so the occupied space is small, which is beneficial to realize the miniaturization of the computer system, and the cost is low. In addition, errors due to human operations are less likely to occur.

In a specific technical solution, the above-mentioned electronic component is an access switching board, and the peer device is a server. The signal port connected to the switch board includes a first downlink port, and the first downlink port is connected to the connection port through the backplane. The specific type of the server is not limited, for example, it may be a computing server, a storage server, a heterogeneous server, an interface server, and the like.

In another specific technical solution, the above-mentioned electronic components are access switching boards, and the peer device is a convergence switching board. The signal port includes a first uplink port, the connection port of the aggregation switch board includes a second downlink port, and the first uplink port and the second downlink port are connected through a backplane.

In order to realize the connection between the backplane and the signal port and the connection port, the above-mentioned backplane has a high-speed connector, and the signal port and the connection port are respectively connected to the high-speed connector. In this solution, the connection mode of the backplane, the signal port and the connection port is relatively simple and less prone to errors.

The specific type of the backplane is not limited. For example, the backplane may be a cable backplane, a circuit board backplane, or an optical backplane. Specifically, the type and structure of the backplane can be designed according to the requirements of the computer system.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic component in an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 2 is another schematic structural diagram of the electronic component in the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is another schematic structural view of an electronic component in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is another schematic structural view of an electronic component in an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 5 is another schematic structural diagram of the electronic component in the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is another schematic structural diagram of an electronic component in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a switch in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a computer system in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a backplane in an embodiment of the present application.

Reference signs:

1-electronic components; 11-chips;

111-chip port; 12-signal cable;

13-signal port; 131-uplink port;

132-downstream port; 14-circuit board;

141-the first circuit board; 142-the second circuit board;

10-switch; 101-housing;

1011-panel; 100-computer system;

110-cabinet; 1101-back side;

120-peer device; 121-connection port;

130-backplane; 1301-high-speed connector.

Detailed ways

In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the application clearer, the application will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

The terms used in the following examples are for the purpose of describing particular examples only, and are not intended to limit the application. As used in the specification and appended claims of this application, the singular expressions "a", "an", "said", "above", "the" and "this" are intended to also Expressions such as "one or more" are included unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

Reference to "one embodiment" or "a particular embodiment" or the like described in this specification means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in one or more embodiments of the present application. The terms "including", "comprising", "having" and variations thereof mean "including but not limited to", unless specifically stated otherwise.

In order to facilitate the understanding of the electronic component, the switch and the computer system provided by the embodiments of the present application, the application scenarios thereof are firstly introduced below. A chip is an important component of IT equipment. During its working process, it usually needs to be connected to a signal port to realize signal transmission with other equipment. For example, the above-mentioned chip can be installed in an electronic component. In the prior art, the connection relationship between the chip and the signal port is fixed, so the signal transmission path is fixed, that is, the topological networking of the electronic component is fixed, and it is impossible to flexibly network according to actual needs. If a different network needs to be replaced, the electronic components need to be replaced. To this end, the present application provides an electronic component for flexible networking, as well as a switch and a computer system with the electronic component. The electronic components, switches, and computer systems in the technical solution of the present application are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic component in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 1 , the electronic component 1 includes a chip 11 , a signal cable 12 and a plurality of signal ports 13 . The above-mentioned chip 11 includes a plurality of chip ports 111 , and the chip ports 111 are connected to the pins of the chip 11 . The signal cable 12 is connected between the chip port 111 and the signal port 13 . On the one hand, the signal port 13 is connected to the chip port 111 , and on the other hand, it is used to connect to the opposite device, so as to realize the connection between the electronic component 1 and the opposite device. Specifically, the signal cable 12 includes a first end and a second end, the first end is plugged into at least one chip port 111 of the plurality of chip ports 111, and the second end is connected to the plurality of signal ports 13 At least one of the signal ports 13 is plugged in. In this solution, the signal cable 12 is respectively plugged into the chip port 111 and the signal port 13, and the signal cable 12 can be connected to a certain chip port 111 and signal port 13 according to the requirement to form a certain signal transmission path, and then form a Certain networking configurations. When the networking needs to be replaced, the signal cable 12 can be unplugged from the chip port 111; or the signal cable 12 can be unplugged from the signal port 13; or the signal cable 12 can be unplugged from the chip port 111, and the The signal cable 12 is disconnected from the signal cable 1 . Then, according to requirements, reconnect the signal port 13 and the chip port 111 to form other signal transmission paths, thereby forming different networking configurations. That is to say, the electronic component 1 in the technical solution of the present application uses the signal cable 12 to connect the chip port 111 and the signal port 13, so that the signal transmission path can be replaced according to actual needs to replace the networking configuration. Therefore, this solution can realize flexible networking, which is conducive to enriching the application scenarios of the electronic component 1 and reducing the cost of electronic equipment. In addition, this solution does not need to use a circuit board to realize the connection between the chip port 111 and the signal port 13, so there will be no problem of wire crossing, and the number of layers of the circuit board can be reduced.

In a specific embodiment, when the working scene of the electronic component changes and the type of service changes, the required networking is also different, so the signal transmission path will also change. Taking the above-mentioned electronic component as a switch board as an example, when the switch board is first connected to the first server and then replaced to connect to the second server, the number of required ports and the type of networking will also change. Therefore, by adopting the technical solution of the present application, the connection mode of the chip port and the signal port can be flexibly changed to form different networking and adapt to different working scenarios.

Specifically, the above-mentioned plurality of signal ports 13 may include a first signal port and a second signal port, and the chip port 111 includes a first chip port and a second chip port. When the first end of the signal cable 12 is plugged into the first chip port, and the second end of the signal cable 12 is plugged into the first signal port, then when the electronic component 1 is working, the first signal can be formed. transfer path. When the first end of the signal cable 12 is still plugged into the first chip port, the second end of the signal cable 12 is plugged into the second signal port, then when the electronic component 1 is working, a second signal can be formed. transfer path. In the above embodiment, the first end of the signal cable 12 is plugged into the first chip port, without any change, only the signal port 13 to which the second end is plugged is changed to form different signal transmission paths. Alternatively, the first end of the signal cable 12 can also be plugged into the second chip port, and the second end of the signal cable 12 can be plugged into the first signal port, then when the electronic component 1 works, a second chip can be formed. Three signal transmission paths. When the first end of the signal cable 12 is plugged into the second chip port, and the second end of the signal cable 12 is plugged into the second signal port, then when the electronic component 1 is working, a fourth signal transmission can be formed. path. The first signal transmission path, the second signal transmission path, the third signal transmission path and the fourth signal transmission path are different. Different signal transmission paths form different networking. Therefore, this solution can flexibly configure the networking of electronic components.

The electronic component 1 in the technical solution of the present application can be connected to different combinations of chip ports 111 and signal ports 13 through the plugging and unplugging of the signal cable 12 , so that the signal transmission path can be replaced. Therefore, this solution can flexibly form the network formed by the electronic components 1. When the network of electronic devices needs to be replaced, the signal transmission path can be changed by plugging and unplugging the cables, without replacing the electronic components 1, and the cost is low. In addition, this solution is beneficial to the preparation of standard parts of the electronic component 1 and reduces the production cost. There is no need to design the wiring of the electronic component 1 according to the actual requirement, and the user can use a cable to connect the chip port 111 and the signal port 13 of the electronic component 1 according to the requirement.

As shown in FIG. 1 , in a specific embodiment, the above-mentioned electronic component 1 may include a chip 11 . In addition, FIG. 2 is another schematic structural diagram of the electronic component in the embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 2 , the above-mentioned electronic component 1 may also include two chips 11 or more chips 11 , and the application does not limit the number of chips 11 of the electronic component 1 .

FIG. 3 is another schematic structural diagram of an electronic component in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 3, the number of ports included at both ends of the above-mentioned signal cable 12 is not limited, specifically, the first end of the above-mentioned signal cable 12 includes at least one port, for example, may include one port, two ports , four ports, or eight ports, etc., are not limited in this application. The second end of the signal cable 12 includes at least one port, for example, may include one port, two ports, four ports, or eight ports, etc., which is not limited in this application. The number of ports at both ends of the signal cable 12 may be the same or different, which is not limited in this application. For example, the first end of the signal cable 12 can have one port, and the second end has two ports; or the first end of the signal cable 12 has two ports, and the second end has one port; or The first end of the signal cable 12 has two ports, and the second end has four ports; or the first end of the signal cable 12 has four ports, and the second end has four ports. Not to list them all here. That is to say, using the signal transmission path formed by the signal cable 12, one end of the signal transmission path can be connected to at least one chip port 111, which can be one or more, and the other end of the signal transmission path can be connected to at least one signal port 13, which can be One or more ports are not limited in this application, and the number of ports of the above-mentioned signal cable 12 can be designed according to actual needs.

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , when specifically setting the signal ports 13 of the electronic component 1 , a plurality of signal ports 13 can be separately arranged on both sides of the chip 11 . Specifically, the plurality of signal ports can be arranged on the first side and the second side of the chip, and the first side is adjacent to or away from the second side, that is to say, the above-mentioned plurality of signal ports are arranged on the adjacent side of the chip. Two of them, or separate the two sides away from the chip. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 , a part of the signal ports 13 in the plurality of signal ports 13 is arranged on the first side of the chip 11, and another part of the signal ports 13 is arranged on the second side of the chip 11. The two sides are located on opposite sides of the chip 11 . Another example is in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 , so that when the electronic component 1 is connected to the peer device, the connection port of the peer device to be connected is located on the same side as the signal port 13 of the electronic component 1 . Specifically, the signal line can be used Cable 12, so that the signal port 13 on the same side as the connection port of the peer device is connected to the set chip port 111, so as to facilitate the connection between the two. In addition, the signal port 13 is located on both sides of the chip 11 , which is beneficial to reduce the space occupied by the signal port 13 on one side of the electronic component 1 .

Please refer to FIG. 3 , in a specific embodiment, the above-mentioned electronic component 1 may be a switch board, and the chip 11 is a switch chip. Then the above-mentioned plurality of signal ports 13 can be uplink ports 131 and downlink ports 132 , and the above-mentioned uplink ports 131 and downlink ports 132 can be separately arranged on opposite sides of the chip 11 . For example, the uplink port 131 is disposed on the first side of the chip 11 of the electronic component 1 , and the downlink port 132 is disposed on the second side of the chip 11 of the electronic component 1 . The above switch board may be an access switch board, the downlink port 132 of the access switch board may be used to connect to the server, and the uplink port 131 may be used to connect to the aggregation switch. The downlink port 132 of the access switch board can be located on the same side as the connection port of the server, which facilitates the connection of the downlink port 132 of the access switch board with the connection port of the server. The uplink port 131 of the access switch board can be connected to the connection port of the aggregation switch, so that the connection port of the aggregation switch and the above-mentioned uplink port 131 are on the same side, so that the uplink port 131 of the access switch board is connected to the connection port of the aggregation switch .

In another embodiment, multiple signal ports of the electronic component can also be arranged on the same side of the chip and on the back side of the electronic component. The above-mentioned back side may refer to the side where the connection port of the server is located, and the connection port of the above-mentioned aggregation switch is also located on the above-mentioned back side, so that the signal port of the electronic component is located on the same side as the connection port of the connected peer device, so that for signal connection.

In a specific embodiment, the chip includes a plurality of chip ports, which means that the chip is connected with a plurality of chip ports, and signal transmission with the chip can be realized through the chip ports. Specifically, there is no limitation on the position where the chip port is set, for example, it can be set on a circuit board and then connected to the chip. Alternatively, the chip port can also be arranged on the chip body. Please continue to refer to FIG. 3 , when the above-mentioned electronic component 1 is specifically arranged, the electronic component 1 may include a circuit board 14 , and the above-mentioned chip 11 is disposed on the circuit board 14 . When the chip port 111 is provided, the chip port 111 may be arranged on the circuit board 14 and be connected to the chip 11 through the circuit board 14 for signal connection.

FIG. 5 is another schematic structural diagram of an electronic component in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 4 , in another embodiment, the chip port 111 may also be provided on the chip 11 , that is, the chip 11 body is provided with the chip port 111 . The chip port 111 is disposed on the body of the chip 11 , so the integration of the chip 11 is higher, which is beneficial to simplify the assembly of the electronic component 1 . The present application does not limit the setting method of the chip port 111 .

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 , the chip 11 , the chip port 111 and the signal port 13 can be arranged on the same circuit board 14 . Alternatively, FIG. 6 is another schematic structural diagram of the electronic component in the embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 6 , in another embodiment, the electronic component 1 may further include a first circuit board 141 and a second circuit board 142 . The aforementioned chip 11 and the chip port 111 are disposed on the first circuit board 141 , and the signal port 13 is disposed on the second circuit board 142 . The above-mentioned first circuit board 141 and the second circuit board 142 may be fixed by a fixing member, or the first circuit board 141 and the second circuit board 142 are respectively fixed to structures such as a casing. In this solution, on the one hand, the signal port 13 is connected to the chip port 111 through a cable; on the other hand, the first circuit board 141 and the second circuit board 142 are not in an integral structure. Therefore, the position of the second circuit board 142 can be set according to the actual position requirements, so that the position of the signal port 13 can be reasonably set to facilitate the connection between the signal port 13 and the peer device. When the above-mentioned second circuit board 142 is specifically arranged, the specific number of the second circuit board 142 is not limited. For example, as shown in FIG. 6 , each group of signal ports 13 corresponds to one second circuit board 142 .

In addition, the above-mentioned electronic assembly 1 may also include a first circuit board 141 and a fixing board, the above-mentioned chip 11 and the chip port 111 are arranged on the first circuit board 141, and the signal port 13 is arranged on the fixing board, and the fixing board can be used only in terms of structure The fixed signal port 13 does not need to transmit electrical signals. The above-mentioned first circuit board 141 and the fixing plate can be fixed by a fixing member, or the first circuit board 141 and the fixing plate are respectively fixed to structures such as a housing. In this solution, on the one hand, the signal port 13 is connected to the chip port 111 through a cable; on the other hand, the first circuit board 141 and the fixing board are not in an integral structure. Therefore, the position of the fixing plate can be set according to the actual position requirements, so that the position of the signal port 13 can be reasonably set to facilitate the connection between the signal port 13 and the opposite device.

Of course, in other embodiments, the chip 11, the chip port 111 and the signal port 13 in the above-mentioned electronic component 1 can be arranged on the same circuit board, and the chip port 111 and the signal port 13 are electrically connected through the circuit board to improve the electronic component 1. The density of the server with the electronic component 1 is increased.

Based on the same inventive concept, the present application also provides a switch 10 . FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a switch in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 7 , the switch 10 includes a casing 101 and the electronic component 1 in any of the above-mentioned technical solutions, and the electronic component 1 is arranged in the casing 101 . In this solution, the signal port 13 of the switch 10 can be connected to the chip port 111 of the chip 11 according to requirements, so as to configure the signals that can be transmitted in each signal port 13, and the flexibility is high.

Please continue to refer to FIG. 7, the switch 10 includes a panel 1011, the panel 1011 can be located on the first side of the chip 11 of the electronic component 1, then the second side of the chip 11 is located on the side of the switch 10 away from the panel 1011, which can make the signal The ports 13 are distributed on both sides of the switch 10 . On the one hand, reducing the area occupied by the signal ports 13 on the panel 1011 is beneficial to improving the integration of the switch 10 . On the other hand, it is beneficial to disperse the cable distribution when the electronic component 1 is connected to the peer device.

In addition, the uplink port 131 of the switch 10 may be located on the side where the panel 1011 of the switch 10 is located, and is used for connecting with devices such as aggregation switches. The downlink port 132 is located on the side of the switch 10 away from the panel 1011 , and is used for connecting with devices such as servers. The connection port of the server is usually located on the back side, and the downlink port 132 of the switch 10 is located on the back side of the switch 10, and the distance between the downlink port 132 and the connection port is relatively close to facilitate connection.

The application also provides a computer system. FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a computer system in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 8 , the computer system 100 includes a cabinet 110 and the electronic component 1 in any of the above-mentioned embodiments, and the above-mentioned electronic component 1 is arranged in the cabinet 110 .

The electronic components 1 of the computer system 100 in this embodiment can configure signal transmission paths according to actual needs, and the networking flexibility is high. Therefore, the computer system 100 can also change the networking configuration more conveniently without replacing the electronic component 1 , which has high efficiency and low cost.

Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 8 , the above computer system 100 may further include a peer device 120 , and the peer device 120 may also be disposed in the cabinet 110 . The aforementioned peer device 120 includes a connection port 121, which is connected to the signal port 13 for transmitting signals. Specifically, the specific type of the peer device 120 is not limited, and may be a server, such as a computing server, a storage server, a heterogeneous server, an interface server, and the like. Alternatively, the peer device 120 may also be a device such as a switch, which is not limited in this application.

When the above-mentioned computer system 100 is specifically set up, the connection port 121 of the above-mentioned peer device 120 can be located at one end of the peer device 120 facing the back side 1101 of the cabinet 110, and the electronic component 1 has a signal port facing the end of the back side 1101 of the cabinet 110. The port 13 , the above-mentioned signal port 13 and the connection port 121 can be connected through the backplane 130 . In this solution, the electronic component 1 and the peer device 120 are connected through the backplane 130 , which occupies less space, which is beneficial to reducing the space occupied by the computer system 100 and improving the integration of the computer system 100 . This solution can also avoid connection errors caused by manual access. In addition, there is no need to use structures such as cables to connect the signal port 13 and the connection port 121 , which can reduce costs. In addition, the backplane 130 can support signal transmission at different rates, without changing the type of cables according to the rate of transmission signals.

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a backplane in an embodiment of the present application. Please refer to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 , the above-mentioned backplane 130 may specifically be provided with a high-speed connector 1301. The signal port 13 and the connection port 121 are respectively connected to the high-speed connector 1301 , so as to realize the connection between the signal port 13 and the connection port 121 . Using the high-speed connector 1301 facilitates the connection between the signal port 13 and the connection port 121 , the operation is relatively simple, and the connection process is relatively reliable.

In a specific embodiment, the above-mentioned electronic component 1 may be an access switch board, and the peer device 120 may be a server. The above access switch board includes a first downlink port, the first downlink port is set on the side of the access switch board facing the back side 1101 of the cabinet 110, and the connection port 121 of the server is also set on the side facing the back side 1101 of the cabinet 110. side. Therefore, the access switch board and the server in the technical solution of the present application can use the backplane 130 to implement signal transmission.

In another embodiment, the above-mentioned electronic component 1 is an access switch board, and the peer device 120 is a convergence switch board. The signal port 13 of the access switch board includes a first uplink port, and the connection port 121 of the aggregation switch board includes a second downlink port. The above-mentioned first uplink port is set on the side of the access switching board facing the back side 1101 of the cabinet 110 , and the second downlink port of the aggregation switching board is also set on the side facing the back side 1101 of the cabinet 110 . Therefore, the access switch board and aggregation switch in the technical solution of the present application can also use the backplane 130 to implement signal transmission.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 , the backplane 130 is a circuit board backplane, and the specific shape is a cross. However, when actually preparing the above-mentioned circuit board backplane, the shape of the circuit board backplane can be specifically set according to the distribution of the signal ports 13 and the connection ports 121 . In addition, when the above-mentioned backboard 130 is specifically arranged, the specific shape of the backboard 130 is not limited. For example, in addition to being a circuit board backplane, the above-mentioned backplane 130 may also be a cable backplane or an optical backplane, which is not limited in this application.

The above is only the specific implementation of the application, but the scope of protection of the application is not limited thereto. Anyone familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the application, and should cover Within the protection scope of this application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

An electronic component, characterized in that it includes a chip, a signal cable and a plurality of signal ports, the chip includes a plurality of chip ports, the signal cable includes a first end and a second end, the first The end portion is plugged into at least one chip port among the plurality of chip ports, and the second end portion is plugged into at least one signal port among the plurality of signal ports;

The plurality of signal ports include a first signal port and a second signal port; when the first end of the signal cable is plugged into the first chip port of the chip ports, the second signal port of the signal cable The two ends are plugged into the first signal port to form a first signal transmission path; or, when the first end of the signal cable is plugged into the first chip port among the chip ports When, the second end of the signal cable is plugged into the second signal port to form a second signal transmission path; the first signal transmission path is different from the second signal transmission path.
The electronic assembly of claim 1, wherein the first end portion of the signal cable includes at least one port, and/or the second end portion includes at least one port.
The electronic component according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of signal ports are respectively arranged on the first side and the second side of the chip, and the first side is adjacent to the second side or Deviate from.
The electronic component according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of signal ports include an uplink port and a downlink port, the downlink port is set on the first side of the chip, and the uplink port is set on the the second side of the chip.
The electronic component according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the chip port is arranged on the chip or on a circuit board connected to the chip.
The electronic component according to any one of claims 1-5, further comprising a first circuit board and a second circuit board, the chip is arranged on the first circuit board, and the signal port is arranged on the Describe the second circuit board.
The electronic component according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that it comprises at least two chips, and each chip includes a plurality of chip ports.
A switch, characterized by comprising a casing and at least one electronic component according to any one of claims 1-7, the electronic component being arranged in the casing.
A computer system, characterized by comprising a cabinet and the electronic component according to any one of claims 1-7, the electronic component being arranged in the cabinet.
The computer system according to claim 9, further comprising a peer device, the peer device is arranged in the cabinet, the peer device includes a connection port, and the connection port is connected to the signal port , for signal transmission.
The computer system according to claim 10, further comprising a backplane, the connection port is located at one end of the peer device facing the back side of the cabinet; the electronic component is at one end facing the back side of the cabinet The signal port and the connection port are connected through the backplane.
The computer system according to claim 11, wherein the electronic component is an access switch board, and the peer device is a server; the signal port includes a first downlink port, and the first downlink port It is connected with the connection port through the backplane.
The computer system according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the electronic component is an access switch board, and the peer device is a convergence switch board; the signal port includes a first uplink port, and the convergence switch The connection ports of the board include a second downlink port, and the first uplink port and the second downlink port are connected through the backplane.
The computer system according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein the backplane has a high-speed connector, and the signal port and the connection port are respectively connected to the high-speed connector.
The computer system according to any one of claims 11 to 14, wherein the backplane is a cable backplane, a circuit board backplane or an optical backplane.