Ethernet-Switched Data Transfer Architecture to Overcome 50 Gb/s Bottlenecks

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Solution Overview

Problem

Standard computer architectures encounter bottlenecks at high-speed data transmission rates due to hardware interactions, processor scheduling, operating system delays, and inefficient data transfer protocols, making it difficult to achieve data transfer rates exceeding 50 Gb per second.

Innovation Solution

An architecture utilizing a high-speed ethernet switch to connect components independently of the standard computer architecture and operating system, employing a burst buffer and network processors to achieve parallel, scalable data transfer exceeding 50 Gb per second, with commercially available hardware.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Speed

If standard computer architecture is used for data transmission, then ease of operation is maintained, but data transfer speed is limited below 50 Gb per second due to bottlenecks

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata transfer speedVSAvoidarchitecture complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the data transfer path into two independent parts: (1) a conventional computer architecture segment for data preparation and buffering, and (2) a high-speed Ethernet switch segment for rapid data transmission. This segmentation allows each segment to be optimized independently, enabling data transfer speeds exceeding 50 Gb per second while maintaining ease of operation for data preparation tasks.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A high-speed Ethernet switch acts as an intermediary device between the conventional computer architecture and the network. The switch receives data from the computer's Ethernet interface and transmits it at high speeds, mediating between the limited-speed conventional architecture and the high-speed transmission requirement, thereby achieving speeds in excess of 50 Gb per second.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If high-speed transmission is implemented using standard architecture, then data transfer rate increases, but bottlenecks increase due to hardware interactions and operating system delays

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata transfer rateVSAvoidprocessing delay

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The high-speed data transmission function is extracted from the conventional computer architecture and placed in a dedicated high-speed Ethernet switch. This extraction removes the transmission bottleneck from the general-purpose processor and operating system, eliminating delays caused by hardware interactions, processor scheduling, and OS overhead, thereby achieving data transfer rates exceeding 50 Gb per second with minimal processing delay.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Speed

If specialized components are designed to address bottlenecks, then data transfer speed exceeds 50 Gb per second, but device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata transfer speedVSAvoidsystem implementation ease

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges conventional computer hardware components with a high-speed Ethernet switch in a unified architecture. Rather than requiring entirely new specialized components, the invention combines existing standard computer parts (processor, memory, storage, Ethernet interface) with a high-speed switch to achieve data transfer speeds in excess of 50 Gb per second, thereby maintaining ease of manufacture and implementation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS20250219966A1Apparatus For High-Speed Data Transfer

Publication Date: 2025.07.03 ZETTAR

AI summary

An architecture for high-speed data transfer in excess of 50 Gb per second streamlines data transfer by interconnecting a burst buffer of solid-state drives with data processing units through a high-speed Internet backbone avoiding internal computer bottlenecks and operating system delays.