BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
Features and advantages of the claimed subject matter will be apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments consistent therewith, which description should be considered with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a side schematic view of a computer system chassis including circuit boards coupled to a common backplane, consistent with one embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 2 is a top schematic view of a system for interconnecting node boards and a switch board using a rear transition module (RTM), consistent with one embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating a system for interconnecting node boards and a switch board by providing conversion between node board signals and switch board signals, consistent with one embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 4 is a top schematic view of a rear transition module (RTM) coupled to node slots of a backplane using flexible film circuits, consistent with one embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 5 is a rear schematic view of a backplane in a computing system including two RTMs coupled to a node slot using flexible film circuits, consistent with another embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 6 is diagrammatic view of node boards interconnected with redundant switch boards using an interconnect system, consistent with another embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 7 is a top schematic view of a system for interconnecting node boards and a switch board using interconnect modules and optical fibers coupled to node slots, consistent with a further embodiment of the present disclosure; and
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a system including a cabinet and a plurality of chassis, consistent with another embodiment of the present disclosure.
Although the following Detailed Description will proceed with reference being made to illustrative embodiments, many alternatives, modifications, and variations thereof will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, it is intended that the claimed subject matter be viewed broadly.
Patent Application
20070230148
