Electronic device, mainboard and network management component

Abstract

The application discloses an electronic device, a mainboard and a network management component, and relates to the technical field of servers.The electronic device comprises a mainboard, a network switch and a network card, a plurality of processors are arranged in a first region of the mainboard along a first direction, one side of the processor along a second direction is provided with a plurality of high-speed connectors corresponding to the processor, and at least one connection line between the processor and each high-speed connector is parallel to the second direction; one side of the first region along the second direction is provided with a controller, a connection line between the center of the controller and the center of the first region is parallel to the second direction; a plurality of electrical standard interfaces are arranged on the controller, the controller is connected with the network switch and the network card through the plurality of electrical standard interfaces; one side of the controller along the first direction is provided with a programmable controller device, and the controller and the programmable controller device are separated by the high-speed connector. In this way, the size of the mainboard can be reduced, and the waste rate of mainboard resources can be reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of server technology, and more particularly to an electronic device, a motherboard, and a network management component. Background Technology

[0002] The server motherboard can integrate a Local Area Network Switch (LANSwitch), which allows the motherboard to communicate with expandable components within the server. These expandable components could include network interface cards (NICs). However, the LAN switch functionality on the motherboard may be redundant, leading to a high rate of wasted motherboard resources. Summary of the Invention

[0003] This application provides an electronic device, a motherboard, and a network management component to at least solve the technical problems of large motherboard size and high motherboard resource waste rate in related technologies.

[0004] In a first aspect, this application provides an electronic device, which includes a motherboard, a network switch, and a network interface card (NIC), wherein...

[0005] Multiple processors are arranged along a first direction in the first area of ​​the motherboard;

[0006] For any processor, the processor has multiple high-speed connectors on one side along the second direction. The processor is connected to each high-speed connector via connecting lines. At least one of the connecting lines between the processor and each high-speed connector is parallel to the second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

[0007] A controller is provided on one side of the first region along the second direction, and the line connecting the center of the controller and the center of the first region is parallel to the second direction.

[0008] The high-speed connectors corresponding to each processor and the controller are located on the same side of the first region along the second direction;

[0009] The controller is equipped with multiple standard electrical interfaces, which are used to connect to network switches and network interface cards.

[0010] The controller has a programmable controller on one side along the first direction, and there is a second area between the controller and the programmable controller.

[0011] In one possible implementation, for any processor, multiple high-speed connectors corresponding to the processor are arranged along a first direction in a second region on one side of the processor along a second direction;

[0012] If the processor corresponds to two high-speed connectors, the two high-speed connectors are arranged symmetrically about the center of the second region along the first direction;

[0013] If the processor corresponds to more than two high-speed connectors, then the multiple high-speed connectors are evenly arranged along the first direction in the second region.

[0014] In one possible implementation, the motherboard also includes multiple first physical units and multiple first physical standard interfaces; the number of electrical standard interfaces, the number of first physical units, and the number of first physical standard interfaces are the same.

[0015] Multiple first physical units are disposed on the side of the controller away from the first region along the second direction, and the multiple first physical units are arranged along the first direction;

[0016] Multiple first physical standard interfaces are disposed in multiple first physical units, on the side away from the controller along the second direction, and the multiple first physical standard interfaces are arranged along the first direction; the first physical standard interfaces are configured to be detachably connected to components in the electronic device that are independent of the motherboard;

[0017] For any given first physical unit, one end of the first physical unit is connected to an electrical standard interface, and the other end of the first physical unit is connected to a first physical standard interface; wherein, different first physical units are connected to different electrical standard interfaces and different first physical standard interfaces.

[0018] In one possible implementation, multiple first physical standard interfaces exist, each connected to a network switch and a network interface card (NIC), respectively.

[0019] In one possible implementation, the electronic device includes one or more motherboards and network interface cards (NICs) corresponding to each motherboard, wherein the number of motherboards is the same as the number of NICs.

[0020] In one possible implementation, for any given motherboard, the motherboard connects to the network switch and the corresponding network card via different first physical standard interfaces.

[0021] In one possible implementation, the electronic device further includes at least one first network management component, which is used to expand the number of first physical standard interfaces on the motherboard.

[0022] The motherboard is detachably connected to the first network management component via the first physical standard interface.

[0023] In one possible implementation, the first network management component is provided with at least one network switching unit, multiple second physical units, and multiple second physical standard interfaces. The network switching unit is provided with multiple ports, and the second physical standard interfaces are configured to be detachably connected to components in the electronic device independent of the first network management component. The total number of ports, the number of second physical units, and the number of second physical standard interfaces on at least one network switching unit are the same.

[0024] For any given second physical unit, one end of the second physical unit is connected to the port, and the other end of the second physical unit is connected to the second physical standard interface;

[0025] Different second physical units are connected to different ports and different second physical standard interfaces.

[0026] In one possible implementation, the second physical standard interface and the first physical standard interface are of the same type, and the second physical standard interface and the first physical standard interface are connected by a connecting cable.

[0027] In one possible implementation, for any given port, the port includes configurable physical layer circuitry that allows the port to be configured to support any one of a variety of communication protocols.

[0028] In one possible implementation, the ports and the electrical standard interfaces on the controller support the same communication protocol.

[0029] In one possible implementation, the electronic device includes one or more motherboards, for any one of the motherboards:

[0030] The motherboard connects to the first network management component through the first physical standard interface and the second physical standard interface.

[0031] One possible implementation, for any motherboard:

[0032] The motherboard connects directly to the network switch via the first physical standard interface;

[0033] The motherboard is indirectly connected to the network card through the first network management component.

[0034] In one possible implementation, one or more motherboards share the same network card, and a first network management component connects to the network card through a second physical standard interface.

[0035] In one possible implementation, the second physical standard interface in the first network management component that connects to the network card is configured as follows:

[0036] Traffic from different motherboards is distributed to different virtual local area networks (VLANs), and at the same time, traffic from at least one VLAN is carried.

[0037] In one possible implementation, for any given motherboard, the electronic device contains a network card corresponding to that motherboard; however, different motherboards correspond to different network cards.

[0038] The first network management component connects to the corresponding network card on each motherboard through different second physical standard interfaces.

[0039] In one possible implementation, the electronic device further includes at least one graphics processing component, for any one of the graphics processing components:

[0040] The graphics processing component connects to the first network management component via a second physical standard interface.

[0041] In one possible implementation, the electronic device further includes a second network management component, which is used to expand the number of second physical standard interfaces on the first network management component, wherein...

[0042] The first network management component is detachably connected to the second network management component via a second physical standard interface.

[0043] In one possible implementation, the second network management component is provided with multiple third physical standard interfaces; wherein, a portion of the multiple third physical standard interfaces are connected to the second physical standard interface, and another portion of the multiple third physical standard interfaces are configured to connect to scalable components in the electronic device.

[0044] Secondly, this application also provides a motherboard, wherein a plurality of processors are disposed in a first region of the motherboard along a first direction;

[0045] For any processor, the processor has multiple high-speed connectors on one side along the second direction. The processor is connected to each high-speed connector via connecting lines. At least one of the connecting lines between the processor and each high-speed connector is parallel to the second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

[0046] A controller is provided on one side of the first region along the second direction, and the line connecting the center of the controller and the center of the first region is parallel to the second direction.

[0047] The high-speed connectors corresponding to each processor and the controller are located on the same side of the first region along the second direction;

[0048] The controller is equipped with multiple standard electrical interfaces, which are used to connect to network switches and network interface cards.

[0049] A programmable controller is provided on one side of the controller along the first direction, and a high-speed connector is spaced between the controller and the programmable controller.

[0050] Thirdly, this application also provides a network management component, characterized in that the network management component is provided with at least one network switching unit, multiple physical units, and multiple physical standard interfaces. The network switching unit is provided with multiple ports, and the physical standard interfaces are configured to be detachably connected to external components of the network management component; wherein the total number of ports, the number of physical units, and the number of physical standard interfaces on at least one network switching unit are the same.

[0051] For any given physical unit, one end of the physical unit is connected to a port, and the other end of the physical unit is connected to a physical standard interface; different physical units are connected to different ports and different physical standard interfaces.

[0052] In the electronic device provided in this application embodiment, a LAN switch may not be required on the motherboard, reducing the motherboard size and manufacturing cost. In electronic devices that do not require LAN switch functionality, this reduces the waste rate of motherboard resources. Attached Figure Description

[0053] To more clearly illustrate the embodiments of this application, the accompanying drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0054] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a motherboard structure;

[0055] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in this application embodiment. Figure 1 ;

[0056] Figure 3A A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in this application embodiment. Figure 2 ;

[0057] Figure 3B A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in this application is shown in Figure 3.

[0058] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in this application embodiment. Figure 4 ;

[0059] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in this application embodiment. Figure 5 ;

[0060] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a first network management component provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0061] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in this application embodiment. Figure 6 ;

[0062] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in this application embodiment. Figure 7 ;

[0063] Figure 9 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in this application embodiment. Figure 8 ;

[0064] Figure 10 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in this application embodiment. Figure 9 ;

[0065] Figure 11 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in this application embodiment. Figure 10 . Detailed Implementation

[0066] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of this application.

[0067] It should be noted that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," and "circumferential," etc., indicating orientation or positional relationships based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this application. The terms "installed," "connected," and "linked" should be interpreted broadly, for example, they can be fixed connections, detachable connections, or integral connections; they can be mechanical connections or electrical connections; they can be direct connections or indirect connections through an intermediate medium; they can be internal connections between two elements. The terms "parallel," "perpendicular," and "equal" include the described situation and situations similar to the described situation, the range of which is within an acceptable deviation range, wherein the acceptable deviation range is determined by those skilled in the art taking into account the measurement under discussion and the error associated with the measurement of a particular quantity (i.e., the limitations of the measurement system). For example, "parallel" includes absolute parallelism and approximate parallelism, where an acceptable deviation range for approximate parallelism can be, for example, within 5°; "perpendicular" includes absolute perpendicularity and approximate perpendicularity, where an acceptable deviation range for approximate perpendicularity can also be, for example, within 5°. "Equal" includes absolute equality and approximate equality, where an acceptable deviation range for approximate equality can be, for example, a difference between the two equal items being less than or equal to 5% of either one. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application based on the specific circumstances.

[0068] It should be noted that, in the description of this application, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. The terms "first," "second," etc., in this application are used to distinguish similar objects and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence.

[0069] To facilitate understanding, the technical terms involved in the embodiments of this application will be explained first.

[0070] A Local Area Network Switch (LAN Switch) is a hardware-based network connection device whose core function is to intelligently forward data from one port to one or more specific ports within a local area network, based on the target Media Access Control (MAC) address of the data frame.

[0071] Against the backdrop of the rapid development of technologies such as the Internet of Things, cloud computing, big data, and Open AI large-scale models, servers, as core hardware carriers, undertake the tasks of storing, processing, and distributing massive amounts of data. Server equipment is typically deployed in data centers or server rooms and needs to maintain high availability and stability for extended periods. In practical applications, server architectures are showing a trend towards diversification.

[0072] For example, a server can be a multi-node server, a single-node artificial intelligence (AI) server, or a general-purpose server.

[0073] For example, a multi-node server can be configured with two compute node motherboards sharing a network interface card (NIC); a single-node AI server can be configured with a single compute node motherboard and eight graphics processing unit (GPU) nodes; a general-purpose server can be configured as a single-node server or a dual-node server without GPU nodes. Here, the compute node motherboard can also be simply called a motherboard.

[0074] In the aforementioned different types of servers, the motherboard needs to communicate with the GPU and / or network card via a LAN switch.

[0075] In related technologies, a design that integrates a LAN switch on the motherboard is typically used. Below, we will discuss... Figure 1 The structure of the motherboard in the relevant technology is explained.

[0076] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a motherboard structure. Please refer to [link / reference]. Figure 1The motherboard can accommodate multiple Central Processing Units (CPUs), multiple Dual In-line Memory Modules (DIMMs), multiple Voltage Regulators (VRs), multiple high-speed connectors, a LAN switch, a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), a Complex Programmable Logic Device (CPLD), multiple Power Connectors (power CONNs), and Push-button Switch Connectors (PUS CONNs). The BMC features two Reduced Gigabit Media Independent Interfaces (RGMIIs), namely RGMII2 and RGMII3.

[0077] in, Figure 1 In this code, CPU0 and CPU1 represent multiple CPUs, CONN0, CONN1, CONN2, and CONN3 represent multiple high-speed connectors, and power CONN0 and power CONN1 represent multiple power connectors.

[0078] like Figure 1 As shown, multiple DIMMs, CPU0, and CPU1 are arranged vertically in a row, with multiple VRs arranged vertically on both sides of this row. Multiple high-speed connectors are arranged vertically along the right edge of the motherboard, and the LAN switch is located between CONN1 and CONN2. The BMC and CPLD are located in the lower right corner of the motherboard. Specifically, CPU0 is connected to CONN0 and CONN1 via two PCIe cables, while CPU1 is connected to CONN2 and CONN3 via two Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) cables. The BMC is connected to the LAN switch via an RGMII cable (not shown in the diagram).

[0079] It should be noted that, Figure 1 In the diagram, the distance between CPU0 and CONN0 and CONN1 is relatively small, while the distance between CPU1 and CONN2 and CONN3 is relatively large. Therefore, the PCIe connection cable between CPU1 and CONN2 and CONN3 is relatively long.

[0080] The integration of the LAN switch in the aforementioned motherboards results in a larger overall size. Furthermore, in some server architectures, although the motherboard integrates a LAN switch, the LAN switch functionality is redundant, leading to a high rate of wasted motherboard resources.

[0081] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this application proposes the following technical concept: separating the LAN switch from the motherboard and setting up an independent LAN switch board to solve the technical problems of large motherboard size and high motherboard resource waste rate.

[0082] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present application, the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0083] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in this application embodiment. Figure 1 Please see. Figure 2 Electronic devices include motherboards, network switches, and network interface cards (NICs). For example, an electronic device can be a server, and a NIC can be a smart NIC.

[0084] Multiple processors are arranged along a first direction in the first area of ​​the motherboard. For example, the multiple processors can be CPU0 and CPU1.

[0085] It should be noted that, Figure 2 The example given is based solely on two processors on the motherboard and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided in this application. In actual implementation, the motherboard may have more or fewer processors.

[0086] In this embodiment, the motherboard is also provided with multiple high-speed connectors corresponding to each processor. Figure 2 In this context, CONN0, CONN1, CONN2, and CONN3 are used to represent high-speed connectors. For example, the motherboard has CONN0 and CONN1 corresponding to CPU0, and CONN2 and CONN3 corresponding to CPU1.

[0087] It should be noted that the relative positions of each processor and its corresponding high-speed connectors are the same. For example, the relative positions of CPU0 and its corresponding high-speed connectors are the same as those of CPU1 and its corresponding high-speed connectors. Below, we will use any one processor as an example to explain the placement of its corresponding high-speed connectors.

[0088] For any processor, the processor has multiple high-speed connectors on one side along the second direction. The processor is connected to each high-speed connector via connecting lines. At least one of the connecting lines between the processor and each high-speed connector is parallel to the second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

[0089] For example, CPU0 and CONN0 are connected by a connecting line, and the connecting line between CPU0 and CONN0 is parallel to the second direction; CPU0 and CONN1 are connected by a connecting line, and the connecting line between CPU0 and CONN1 is also parallel to the second direction.

[0090] A controller is located on the side of the first region that is closer to the second direction, and the line connecting the center of the controller and the center of the first region is parallel to the second direction. For example, the controller can be a BMC.

[0091] like Figure 2 As shown, the high-speed connectors corresponding to each processor and the controller are located on the same side of the first region along the second direction.

[0092] It should be noted that, compared to Figure 1 As shown in the related technology, the motherboard provided in this embodiment does not have a LANSwitch, so the center of the controller and the center of the first area can be aligned along the first direction, which reduces the length of the motherboard along the first direction, thereby reducing the size of the motherboard and lowering the manufacturing cost of the motherboard.

[0093] The controller has multiple standard electrical interfaces, which connect to network switches and network interface cards (NICs). For example, the standard electrical interface could be RGMII. Figure 2 As shown, the controller can be connected to the network switch via RGMII3 and to the network card via RGMII2.

[0094] A programmable controller is provided on one side of the controller along the first direction, and a second area is separated between the controller and the programmable controller. For example, the programmable controller can be a CPLD.

[0095] In the electronic device provided in this embodiment, a LAN switch may not be required on the motherboard, reducing the motherboard size and manufacturing cost. This also reduces the waste of motherboard resources in electronic devices that do not require LAN switch functionality.

[0096] Based on the above embodiments, the number of high-speed connectors corresponding to the processor is greater than or equal to 2. Below, in conjunction with... Figures 3A-3B Further explanation is provided regarding the high-speed connector corresponding to the processor.

[0097] Figure 3AA schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in this application embodiment. Figure 2 Please see. Figure 3A ,exist Figure 2 Based on this, for any given processor, multiple high-speed connectors corresponding to the processor are arranged along a first direction in a second region on one side of the processor along a second direction.

[0098] like Figure 3A As shown, if the processor corresponds to two high-speed connectors, the two high-speed connectors are arranged symmetrically about the center of the second region along the first direction.

[0099] Figure 3B This is a schematic diagram (3) of an electronic device provided as an embodiment of this application. Please refer to [link / reference]. Figure 3B ,exist Figure 2 Based on this, for any given processor, the number of high-speed connectors corresponding to that processor is three. In other words, a processor may have more than two high-speed connectors. For example... Figure 3B As shown, multiple high-speed connectors are evenly arranged along the first direction in the second region.

[0100] It should be noted that in this embodiment, at least one of the connection lines between the processor and the corresponding multiple high-speed connectors is parallel to the second direction. This arrangement allows for shorter connection lines between the processor and the corresponding multiple high-speed connectors. Figure 1 In the related technology shown, the distance between the center of CPU1 and the center of the area where its corresponding high-speed connector is located is relatively large in the first direction, resulting in a longer connection line between CPU1 and its corresponding high-speed connector. Compared to Figure 1 As shown in the related technology, in this embodiment, the connection lines between each processor and its corresponding multiple high-speed connectors are shorter, which reduces the cost of using the connection lines between the processor and the high-speed connectors on the motherboard.

[0101] Based on the above embodiments, the controller can also be detachably connected to other components in the electronic device via a physical standard interface. For example, the physical standard interface can be a Registered Jack (RJ45) connector. Below, in conjunction with... Figure 4 The electronic devices provided in the embodiments of this application will be further described.

[0102] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in this application embodiment. Figure 4 Please see. Figure 4 ,exist Figure 3AIn addition to this, the motherboard also features multiple first physical units and multiple first physical standard interfaces. For example, a first physical unit can be a physical layer (PHY), and a first physical standard interface can be an RJ45 interface.

[0103] In this embodiment, the number of electrical standard interfaces on the controller, the number of first physical units, and the number of first physical standard interfaces are the same. Figure 4 The example only uses two electrical standard interfaces, two first physical units, and two first physical standard interfaces as an example, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application.

[0104] Multiple first physical units are disposed on the side of the controller away from the first region along the second direction, and the multiple first physical units are arranged along the first direction.

[0105] Furthermore, if the number of first physical units is greater than 2, multiple first physical units can be evenly arranged along the first direction.

[0106] Multiple first physical standard interfaces are located in multiple first physical units, on the side away from the controller along the second direction, and the multiple first physical standard interfaces are arranged along the first direction.

[0107] Furthermore, if the number of first physical standard interfaces is greater than 2, multiple first physical standard interfaces can be evenly arranged along the first direction.

[0108] The first physical standard interface is configured for detachable connection to components in electronic devices that are independent of the motherboard. In other words, the motherboard can be detachably connected to components in electronic devices that are independent of the motherboard via the first physical standard interface.

[0109] For any given first physical unit, one end of the first physical unit is connected to an electrical standard interface, and the other end of the first physical unit is connected to a first physical standard interface; different first physical units are connected to different electrical standard interfaces and different first physical standard interfaces. That is, the first physical unit is configured with a corresponding electrical standard interface and a first physical standard interface, and the first physical unit can be connected to the corresponding electrical standard interface and first physical standard interface respectively.

[0110] Multiple primary physical standard interfaces exist, each with a different primary physical standard interface, connecting to the network switch and network interface card (NIC) respectively. Figure 4 For example, Figure 4The motherboard shown has two RJ45 ports. The BMC can connect to one of the RJ45 ports via a PHY and can also connect to a network switch via the RJ45 port. The BMC can also connect to the other RJ45 port via the other PHY and can also connect to a network card via the RJ45 port.

[0111] In the electronic device provided in this embodiment, a LAN switch is not required on the motherboard, reducing the motherboard size and manufacturing cost. This also reduces the waste of motherboard resources in electronic devices that do not require LAN switch functionality. Furthermore, the controller can directly connect to the first physical standard interface via the first physical unit, and can also connect to network switches and network cards via the first physical standard interface. The use of the physical standard interface during this connection process simplifies maintenance and troubleshooting.

[0112] Based on any of the above embodiments, the electronic device may include one or more motherboards and network interface cards (NICs) corresponding to each motherboard, wherein the number of motherboards is the same as the number of NICs. For any given motherboard, the motherboard connects to a network switch and its corresponding NIC through different first physical standard interfaces.

[0113] For example, Figure 4 The electronic device shown may include a motherboard and a network card corresponding to the motherboard. The motherboard can be connected to the network switch and the network card corresponding to the motherboard through different first physical standard interfaces.

[0114] The following is combined Figure 5 This section explains situations where electronic devices include multiple motherboards.

[0115] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in this application embodiment. Figure 5 .exist Figure 4 Based on this, an electronic device may include two motherboards and corresponding network cards for each motherboard. For example, the two motherboards can be motherboard 1 and motherboard 2. It should be noted that motherboard 1 and motherboard 2 can have completely identical structures.

[0116] like Figure 5 As shown, for any given motherboard, it can connect to a network switch and its corresponding network card via different first physical standard interfaces.

[0117] In this embodiment, the electronic device can be a general-purpose server with a single computing node, for example... Figure 4 The electronic device shown can also be a general-purpose server with dual computing nodes and independent network cards, for example... Figure 5The electronic device shown. In any of the above-described configurations of the electronic device, the motherboard provided in this application embodiment can be reused, resulting in a high reusability rate and thus lower development costs for the electronic device.

[0118] Based on any of the above embodiments, the electronic device provided in this application embodiment may further include at least one first network management component. The first network management component is used to expand the number of first physical standard interfaces on the motherboard, wherein the motherboard is detachably connected to the first network management component through the first physical standard interfaces.

[0119] The following is combined Figure 6 The structure of the first network management component will be described.

[0120] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a first network management component provided in an embodiment of this application. Please refer to [link / reference]. Figure 6 The first network management component includes at least one network switching unit, multiple second physical units, and multiple second physical standard interfaces. For example, the network switching unit can be a LAN switch, the second physical unit can be a PHY, and the second physical standard interface can be an RJ45 interface. It should be noted that... Figure 6 The example of setting up one network switching unit on the first network management component is only used for illustration and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution provided in the embodiments of this application. In actual implementation, a larger number of network switching units can be set up on the first network management component.

[0121] The network switching unit has multiple ports. Figure 6 In this context, Port0 to Port9 represent multiple ports.

[0122] The second physical standard interface is configured to be detachably connected to a component in the electronic device that is independent of the first network management component. For example, the second physical standard interface can be connected to a network interface card (NIC) in the electronic device.

[0123] At least one network switching unit has the same total number of ports, the same number of second physical units, and the same number of second physical standard interfaces. Figure 6 For example, Figure 6 The following example illustrates the concept of a first network management component where at least one network switching unit has 10 total ports, 10 second physical units, and 10 second physical standard interfaces.

[0124] For any given second physical unit, one end of the second physical unit is connected to a port, and the other end is connected to a second physical standard interface. Different second physical units are connected to different ports and different second physical standard interfaces. In other words, the second physical unit is configured with a corresponding port and second physical standard interface, and the second physical unit can be connected to its respective port and second physical standard interface.

[0125] In this embodiment, the second physical standard interface and the first physical standard interface are of the same type and are connected by a connecting cable. For example, both the second and first physical standard interfaces can be RJ45 interfaces. The use of physical standard interfaces can enhance the compatibility of the first network management component and reduce maintenance and troubleshooting difficulties.

[0126] With the above settings, the first network management component can be detachably connected to the motherboard directly via a physical standard interface and a connecting cable.

[0127] For any given port, the port includes configurable physical layer circuitry that allows the port to be configured to support any of a variety of communication protocols. For example, the communication protocols could be RGMII, 1000BASE-X, and 1000BASE-T.

[0128] It should be noted that the ports and the electrical standard interfaces on the controller support the same communication protocol. For example, both the ports and the electrical standard interfaces on the controller can support the RGMII communication protocol.

[0129] In this embodiment, the port supports any one of multiple communication protocols, which makes the first network management component more compatible and allows it to be reused in electronic devices with different configurations.

[0130] The first network management component provided in this embodiment may include at least one network switching unit and can be set independently of the motherboard in the electronic device. This configuration allows the first network management component to be used independently in servers with different configurations, thereby increasing its reusability and reducing the development cost of the electronic device.

[0131] Based on any of the above embodiments, the electronic device includes one or more motherboards. For any one motherboard: the motherboard is connected to a first network management component through a first physical standard interface and a second physical standard interface. In this way, the number of first physical standard interfaces on each motherboard in the electronic device can be expanded through the first network management component. For any one motherboard: the motherboard is directly connected to a network switch through the first physical standard interface; the motherboard is indirectly connected to a network interface card (NIC) through the first network management component.

[0132] Furthermore, one or more motherboards in an electronic device can have independent network cards, or they can share a network card. These two scenarios will be explained below.

[0133] First, combine Figure 7 This section explains the case where an electronic device includes a motherboard, and the motherboard uses a network card.

[0134] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in this application embodiment. Figure 6 Please see. Figure 7 ,exist Figure 4 In addition, a first network management component can be set in the electronic device. Figure 7 Taking a motherboard with two primary physical standard interfaces as an example, the motherboard can directly connect to a network switch through one primary physical standard interface and to a primary network management component through the other primary physical standard interface. The primary network management component can then connect to the network card through a secondary physical standard interface. In other words, the motherboard can indirectly connect to the network card through the primary network management component.

[0135] Secondly, combine Figure 8 This section explains the situation where an electronic device includes two motherboards, and the two motherboards use a shared network card.

[0136] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in this application embodiment. Figure 7 .exist Figure 7 Based on this, an electronic device can include two motherboards, and the two motherboards can share a single network card. For example... Figure 8 As shown, for any motherboard, it can be directly connected to a network switch via a first physical standard interface, and to a first network management component via another first physical standard interface. The first network management component can be connected to the network card via a second physical standard interface.

[0137] exist Figure 8 In the illustrated electronic device, the second physical standard interface of the first network management component, connected to the network card, is configured to: distribute traffic from different motherboards to different virtual local area networks (VLANs), and simultaneously carry traffic from at least one VLAN. For example, Figure 8 The RJ45 9 interface of the first network component is connected to the network card. Therefore, the RJ45 9 interface is configured to divide the traffic of motherboard 1 and motherboard 2 into different virtual LANs, and simultaneously carry the traffic of at least one virtual LAN. In this way, the purpose of isolating the traffic of different motherboards can be achieved.

[0138] Secondly, combine Figure 9 This section explains the case where an electronic device includes two motherboards, each using an independent network card.

[0139] Figure 9 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in this application embodiment. Figure 8 .and Figure 7 The difference is that an electronic device can include two motherboards, and each motherboard uses a separate network card. For example, motherboard 1 uses network card 1, and motherboard 2 uses network card 2. Figure 9 As shown, for any given motherboard, it can connect directly to a network switch via one first physical standard interface and to a first network management component via another first physical standard interface. The first network management component can connect to the network cards corresponding to different motherboards via different second physical standard interfaces.

[0140] In this embodiment, the electronic device may include a motherboard and a network card corresponding to the motherboard, for example... Figure 7 The electronic device shown; multiple motherboards in the electronic device can also share a single network card, for example... Figure 8 The electronic device shown can also have multiple motherboards, and different motherboards can correspond to different network cards, for example... Figure 9 The electronic device shown. In any of the above-described configurations of the electronic device, the motherboard and the first network management component provided in this application embodiment can be reused. The first network management component of the motherboard has a high reuse rate, which reduces the development cost of the electronic device.

[0141] Based on any of the above embodiments, the first network management component in the electronic device can be detachably connected to an expansion component in the electronic device. For example, the expansion component can be a GPU, etc.

[0142] The following is combined Figure 10 The electronic devices provided in the embodiments of this application will be further described.

[0143] Figure 10 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in this application embodiment. Figure 9 .like Figure 10 As shown, in Figure 7 In addition to this, the electronic device also includes at least one graphics processing component. Figure 10The GPU0, GPU1, ..., and GPU7 represent multiple graphics processing units. For any given graphics processing unit: the graphics processing unit connects to the first network management unit through a second physical standard interface.

[0144] In the electronic device provided in this embodiment, the first network management component can be used to expand the number of first physical standard interfaces on the motherboard. The motherboard can be connected to multiple graphics processing components respectively through the first network management component. In this embodiment, the first network management component can be flexibly used in the electronic device according to its configuration needs, making the configuration of the electronic device highly flexible.

[0145] Based on any of the above embodiments, if the number of second physical standard interfaces on the first network management component is insufficient, the electronic device further includes a second network management component, which is used to expand the number of second physical standard interfaces on the first network management component.

[0146] It should be noted that the structure of the second network management component can be the same as that of the first network management component. Specifically, the first network management component can be directly connected to the motherboard, while the second network management component can be indirectly connected to the motherboard through the first network management component.

[0147] The following is combined Figure 11 The electronic devices provided in the embodiments of this application will be further described.

[0148] Figure 11 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in this application embodiment. Figure 10 .like Figure 11 As shown, in Figure 7 In addition, the electronic device may also include a second network management component, and the first network management component can be detachably connected to the second network management component through a second physical standard interface.

[0149] like Figure 11 As shown, the second network management component has multiple third physical standard interfaces. Figure 11 The RJ45 20 to RJ45 29 are used to represent multiple third physical standard interfaces. Some of these third physical standard interfaces are connected to the second physical standard interface, while others are configured to connect to expandable components in electronic devices.

[0150] In the electronic device provided in this embodiment, the number of first physical standard interfaces on the motherboard can be expanded through a first network management component and a second network management component. In this embodiment, the first network management component can be flexibly used in the electronic device according to its configuration needs, resulting in high configuration flexibility for the electronic device.

[0151] The embodiments of this application also provide a motherboard, the structure of which can be referred to the motherboard in any of the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0152] Embodiments of this application also provide a network management component, which can be either the first network management component or the second network management component shown in any of the above embodiments. The network management component is provided with at least one network switching unit, multiple physical units, and multiple physical standard interfaces. The network switching unit has multiple ports, and the physical standard interfaces are configured to be detachably connected to external components of the network management component. The total number of ports, the number of physical units, and the number of physical standard interfaces on at least one network switching unit are the same. For any given physical unit, one end of the physical unit is connected to a port, and the other end of the physical unit is connected to a physical standard interface. Different physical units are connected to different ports and different physical standard interfaces.

[0153] It should be noted that the physical unit can be either the first physical unit or the second physical unit shown in any of the above embodiments. The physical standard interface can be either the first physical standard interface or the second physical standard interface shown in any of the above embodiments.

[0154] The circuit board and server provided in this application have been described in detail above. Specific examples have been used to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of this application. The descriptions of the embodiments above are only for the purpose of helping to understand the method and core ideas of this application. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make several improvements and modifications to this application without departing from the principles of this application, and these improvements and modifications also fall within the protection scope of the claims of this application.

Claims

1. An electronic device, characterized in that, The electronic device includes a motherboard, a network switch, and a network interface card (NIC), wherein... Multiple processors are arranged along a first direction in the first area of ​​the motherboard; For any processor, the processor has multiple high-speed connectors on one side along the second direction, and the processor is connected to each high-speed connector via connecting lines. At least one of the connecting lines between the processor and each high-speed connector is parallel to the second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. A controller is provided on one side of the first region along the second direction, and the line connecting the center of the controller and the center of the first region is parallel to the second direction; The high-speed connectors corresponding to each processor and the controller are located on the same side of the first region along the second direction; The controller is provided with multiple electrical standard interfaces, and the controller is connected to the network switch and the network card through the multiple electrical standard interfaces respectively; The controller has a programmable controller on one side along the first direction, and a high-speed connector is spaced between the controller and the programmable controller. The electronic device also includes at least one first network management component, which is used to expand the number of first physical standard interfaces on the motherboard. The motherboard is detachably connected to the first network management component via the first physical standard interface; The electronic device includes one or more of the motherboards, and for any one of the motherboards: The motherboard is connected to the first network management component through a first physical standard interface and a second physical standard interface.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, For any given processor, a plurality of high-speed connectors corresponding to the processor are arranged along a first direction in a second region on one side of the processor along a second direction; If the processor corresponds to two high-speed connectors, then the two high-speed connectors are arranged symmetrically about the center of the second region along the first direction; If the processor corresponds to more than two high-speed connectors, then the multiple high-speed connectors are evenly arranged along the first direction in the second region.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The motherboard also has multiple first physical units and multiple first physical standard interfaces; the number of electrical standard interfaces, the number of first physical units, and the number of first physical standard interfaces are the same. The plurality of first physical units are disposed on the side of the controller away from the first region along the second direction, and the plurality of first physical units are arranged along the first direction; The plurality of first physical standard interfaces are disposed on the side of the plurality of first physical units away from the controller along the second direction, and the plurality of first physical standard interfaces are arranged along the first direction; the first physical standard interfaces are configured to be detachably connected to components in the electronic device that are independent of the motherboard; For any given first physical unit, one end of the first physical unit is connected to the electrical standard interface, and the other end of the first physical unit is connected to the first physical standard interface; wherein, different first physical units are connected to different electrical standard interfaces and different first physical standard interfaces.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3, characterized in that, Among the multiple first physical standard interfaces, there are different first physical standard interfaces, which are respectively connected to the network switch and the network card.

5. The electronic device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The electronic device includes one or more motherboards and network cards corresponding to each motherboard, wherein the number of motherboards is the same as the number of network cards.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first network management component is provided with at least one network switching unit, multiple second physical units, and multiple second physical standard interfaces. The network switching unit is provided with multiple ports, and the second physical standard interfaces are configured to be detachably connected to components in the electronic device that are independent of the first network management component. The total number of ports, the number of second physical units, and the number of second physical standard interfaces on the at least one network switching unit are the same. For any given second physical unit, one end of the second physical unit is connected to the port, and the other end of the second physical unit is connected to the second physical standard interface; Different second physical units are connected to different ports and different second physical standard interfaces.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The second physical standard interface is the same type of physical standard interface as the first physical standard interface, and the second physical standard interface and the first physical standard interface are connected by a connecting cable.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, For any given port, the port includes configurable physical layer circuitry that allows the port to be configured to support any of a variety of communication protocols.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8, characterized in that, The port and the electrical standard interface on the controller support the same communication protocol.

10. The electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, For any motherboard: The motherboard is directly connected to the network switch through the first physical standard interface; The motherboard is indirectly connected to the network card through the first network management component.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10, characterized in that, The one or more motherboards share the same network card, and the first network management component is connected to the network card through the second physical standard interface.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11, characterized in that, The second physical standard interface in the first network management component that is connected to the network card is configured as follows: Traffic from different motherboards is distributed to different virtual local area networks (VLANs), and at the same time, traffic from at least one VLAN is carried.

13. The electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, For any given motherboard, the electronic device contains a network card corresponding to that motherboard; however, different motherboards correspond to different network cards. The first network management component connects to the network card corresponding to each motherboard through different second physical standard interfaces.

14. The electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The electronic device further includes at least one graphics processing component, and for any one of the graphics processing components: The graphics processing component is connected to the first network management component through the second physical standard interface.

15. The electronic device according to claim 14, characterized in that, The electronic device further includes a second network management component, which is used to expand the number of the second physical standard interfaces on the first network management component, wherein... The first network management component is detachably connected to the second network management component through the second physical standard interface.

16. The electronic device according to claim 15, characterized in that, The second network management component is provided with a plurality of third physical standard interfaces; wherein, a portion of the plurality of third physical standard interfaces is connected to the second physical standard interface, and another portion of the plurality of third physical standard interfaces is configured to connect to scalable components in the electronic device.

17. A motherboard, characterized in that, In an electronic device as described in any one of claims 1-16, a plurality of processors are disposed in a first region of the motherboard along a first direction; For any processor, the processor has multiple high-speed connectors on one side along the second direction, and the processor is connected to each high-speed connector via connecting lines. At least one of the connecting lines between the processor and each high-speed connector is parallel to the second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. A controller is provided on one side of the first region along the second direction, and the line connecting the center of the controller and the center of the first region is parallel to the second direction; The high-speed connectors corresponding to each processor and the controller are located on the same side of the first region along the second direction; The controller is equipped with multiple electrical standard interfaces, and the controller is connected to the network switch and the network card through the multiple electrical standard interfaces respectively; The controller has a programmable controller on one side along the first direction, and a high-speed connector is spaced between the controller and the programmable controller. The electronic device also includes at least one first network management component, which is used to expand the number of first physical standard interfaces on the motherboard. The motherboard is detachably connected to the first network management component via the first physical standard interface; The electronic device includes one or more of the motherboards, and for any one of the motherboards: The motherboard is connected to the first network management component through a first physical standard interface and a second physical standard interface.

18. A network management component, characterized in that, In an electronic device as described in any one of claims 1-16, the network management component is provided with at least one network switching unit, multiple physical units, and multiple physical standard interfaces. The network switching unit has multiple ports, and the physical standard interfaces are configured to be detachably connected to external components of the network management component. The total number of ports, the number of physical units, and the number of physical standard interfaces on the at least one network switching unit are the same. The electronic device includes one or more motherboards. For any one motherboard: the motherboard is connected to the first network management component through a first physical standard interface and a second physical standard interface; for any one physical unit, one end of the physical unit is connected to the port, and the other end of the physical unit is connected to the physical standard interface. Different physical units are connected to different ports and different physical standard interfaces.

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