US 11,812,580 B2
Modular breakout cable
Eric Michael Tunks, Austin, TX (US); and Travis Christopher West-Edwards, Round Rock, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/450,568.
Prior Publication US 2023/0116864 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/1491 (2013.01) [G02B 6/4472 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A breakout cable for use in a computing rack, including:
a first portion of the cable coupled to a network switch, the first portion of the cable physically located within the computing rack, wherein at least a first section of the first portion of the cable is located within a volume inside of side walls of the computing rack, the first section of the first portion of the cable including first and second connectors and extending in a first direction, wherein the first portion further includes a second section and a third section of the cable that are located between the network switch and the first section of the cable, the second section and the third section of the first portion of the cable extending in a second direction transverse to the first direction;
a second portion of the cable physically located within the computing rack, the second portion of the cable including a third connector and a first network interface module, the third connector coupled to the first connector of the first portion of the cable and the first network interface module connected to a first server of the computing rack, the second portion of the cable extending in the second direction; and
a third portion of the cable physically located within the computing rack, the third portion of the cable including a fourth connector and a second network interface module, the fourth connector coupled to the second connector of the first portion of the cable and the second network interface module connected to a second server of the computing rack, the third portion of the cable extending in the second direction;
wherein the second portion and the third portion of the cable are independently removable i) to retain connectivity between the switch and the second server when the second portion of the cable is removed and ii) retain connectivity between the switch and the first server when the third portion of the cable is removed,
wherein the first section of the first portion of the cable further includes a fifth connector positioned at a first end of the first section of the first portion of the cable, the first connector of the first section of the first portion of the cable positioned at a second end opposite to the first end, wherein the second section of the first portion of the cable further includes a sixth connector coupled to the fifth connector of the first section of the first portion of the cable.