Blade Server Exchange Backboard Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current blade servers face high costs and significant network exchange delays due to multiple networks (high-speed, Ethernet, KVM, management) requiring external switches and numerous connecting cables, which hinder computing performance.
Innovation Solution
A blade server design integrating a high-speed exchange backboard for direct data exchange between modules, shared I/O and management modules, and redundant network connections to unify networks, reducing external dependencies and enhancing data transmission efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If external switches and numerous connecting cables are used for high-speed network exchange, then network connectivity is achieved, but cost increases and network exchange delay increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the high-speed network exchange function directly into the backboard by embedding exchange chips, merging previously separate components (blades, external switches, and connecting cables) into a unified integrated structure. This eliminates the need for external switches and numerous cables, thereby reducing network exchange delay and cost while maintaining reliable connectivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the high-speed network exchange function from external switches and relocates it directly onto the backboard through integrated exchange chips. This extraction eliminates the intermediate external switching layer and extensive cabling, directly reducing network exchange delay and component cost.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate networks (high-speed, Ethernet, KVM, management) are used, then specific network functions are achieved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a unified network architecture where the integrated exchange chips on the backboard provide multi-functional network capabilities. The same exchange infrastructure supports high-speed network, Ethernet, KVM, and management functions simultaneously, eliminating the need for separate physical networks while maintaining all required network functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple separate network infrastructures (high-speed network, Ethernet, KVM, management networks) into a single unified network architecture based on integrated exchange chips. This consolidation reduces device complexity and the number of separate network components while preserving all necessary network功能的 adaptability.
3Speed
If high-speed network sub-cards are inserted in each blade and connected through external switches, then high-speed data exchange is achieved, but the cost for high-speed exchange increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the high-speed network exchange functionality directly into the backboard through integrated exchange chips, eliminating the need for separate high-speed network sub-cards in each blade and external high-speed switches. This integration maintains high-speed data exchange capability while significantly reducing the overall cost and complexity of the high-speed network infrastructure.
Data Source
AI summary
A blade server that includes at least two data processing modules for receiving data and processing the received data; an exchange backboard for achieving data exchange between the data processing modules, and also for achieving data exchange between each of the data processing modules and an interconnection module; the interconnection module for achieving connection and high-speed data exchange between the data processing modules; an I/O interface module for achieving a connection between the blade server and an external network; and a management and control module for controlling the switching between the data processing modules and also for monitoring and managing the blade server. The blade server unites multiple networks such as a high-speed network, an Ethernet, a KVM network and a management network, reduces the cost for high-speed exchange, and reduces the delay for network exchange.