Chassis Guide Apparatus for Multi-Speed Network Switch Modules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional Ethernet switches are inflexible and cannot support different types of external network ports, particularly failing to accommodate higher speed interfaces such as 10 Gbps, limiting their ability to adapt to emerging network demands.
Innovation Solution
The design includes a chassis with guide apparatuses, such as concave and convex slides, that allow for the installation of various high-speed external network modules like 10 G XFP, 10 G XENPAK, and other modules, enabling flexible configuration and support for different physical package interfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional Ethernet switch chassis use fixed openings for external network ports, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the device cannot support different types of external network ports with different physical packages or speeds
Solution Approach 1:
The guide apparatus is designed with multiple guide parts that can accommodate different types of external network ports (optical ports, high-speed network ports, 10 Gbps ports) through a single unified structure. The guide parts include different guide grooves and positioning structures that universally support various port types without requiring separate chassis designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide apparatus is divided into multiple independent guide parts, each responsible for guiding specific components of the external network ports. The guide parts include first guide parts for optical ports, second guide parts for high-speed network ports, and third guide parts for 10 Gbps ports, allowing each segment to be optimized for its specific function while working together as a unified system.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional Ethernet switches provide only one form of external network interface, then the device complexity is low, but the adaptability to emerging 10 Gbps optical module interfaces is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The guide apparatus incorporates multiple guide parts that can universally accommodate different interface types including 10 Gbps optical modules. The first guide parts accommodate optical ports, second guide parts accommodate high-speed network ports, and third guide parts specifically accommodate 10 Gbps ports, allowing the single apparatus to support emerging interfaces without requiring separate chassis designs.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the chassis openings are designed to match only one type of external network port, then the manufacturing precision requirement is low, but the device cannot meet diverse network speed demands from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps
Solution Approach 1:
The guide apparatus is segmented into multiple guide parts with different geometric configurations. First guide parts have dimensions suitable for optical ports, second guide parts for high-speed network ports, and third guide parts for 10 Gbps ports. Each segment is designed with specific dimensional tolerances appropriate for its function, allowing the overall apparatus to support diverse transmission speeds without requiring all openings to meet the highest precision requirements.
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AI summary
The invention relates to an electronic device chassis, comprising at least an opening on the chassis and an inward guide apparatus along the opening; the guide apparatus comprises at least a first guide part and a second guide part which are respectively a concave slide and a convex slide, to guide modules in at least two different structural specifications into the electronic device to establish electrical connection with the electronic device. The module is inserted through the opening along the slides, and is fitted to the corresponding connector on the mainboard. The invention can solve the problem that traditional switch devices can not support different transmission speeds and transmission modes between networks. With the slides, a device can be compatible with data transmission modules with different speeds and different interface forms. Functions of a device are enhanced and device configuration is increased; in addition, the structure is compact, which flexibly meets changing market demands for a device. The invention also relates to a network switch device with the chassis.