Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-28
2008-12-30
Gandhi, Jayprakash N (Department: 2835)
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
C361S689000, C710S002000, C710S003000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07471512
ABSTRACT:
A storage system assembly includes a storage processor (SP) module and an input/output (I/O) expansion module disposed between an and opening of an enclosure and a midplane circuit board. The SP module includes (i) a storage processor, (ii) first I/O interface modules at the end opening, and (iii) circuit traces of high-speed serial data links, the circuit traces including first circuit traces interconnecting the storage processor with the first I/O interface modules, and second circuit traces interconnecting the storage processor with the circuit traces of the midplane. The I/O expansion module includes (i) second I/O interface modules at the end opening of the enclosure, (ii) a set of repeater amplifiers, and (iii) circuit traces of the high-speed serial data links, the circuit traces including third circuit traces interconnect the repeater amplifiers with the second I/O interface modules, and fourth circuit traces interconnect the repeater amplifiers with circuit traces of the midplane, such that the second, third and fourth circuit traces along with the circuit traces of the midplane interconnect the storage processor with the second I/O interface modules via the repeater amplifiers. The repeater amplifiers perform electrical regeneration of high-speed binary data signals between the third and fourth circuit traces.
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BainwoodHuang
EMC Corporation
Gandhi Jayprakash N
Haughton Anthony M
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