Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Reexamination Certificate
2002-05-31
2009-11-17
Thompson, Gregory D (Department: 2835)
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
C361S695000, C454S184000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07619886
ABSTRACT:
The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for providing a common support services infrastructure that allows a network element shelf to be used with circuit card configurations that provide enhanced and/or new data path functionality without requiring the expensive and time consuming redesign of the entire shelf unit. In one embodiment, the invention provides support services including common control and housekeeping services to a subshelf bay into which one or more subshelves may be installed. In one embodiment, the common support services that are provided include power supply services, environmental control services, information display services, and operational control and management services. In one embodiment, the subshelf bay is provided with standardized means used to supply the common support services to the subshelves. In one embodiment, each sub-shelf contains its own midplane and is operationally independent from other subshelves. The use of subshelves and the separation of providing support services (provided by the infrastructure) from providing data path functionality (provided by the subshelves) allows data path functionality to be enhanced by replacement of a subshelf without requiring redesign of the entire shelf unit.
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Gonsalves Gavin
Pike Dion
Soetemans Joseph
Spratley Jonathan
Alcatel-Lucent Canada Inc.
Ross D. Snyder & Associates Inc.
Thompson Gregory D
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