US 12,301,372 B2
Modular system (switch boards and mid-plane) for supporting 50G or 100G ethernet speeds of FPGA+SSD
Sompong Paul Olarig, Pleasanton, CA (US)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Nov. 27, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/202,079.
Application 16/202,079 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/256,495, filed on Sep. 2, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/366,622, filed on Jul. 26, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/638,040, filed on Mar. 2, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/745,967, filed on Oct. 15, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2019/0109720 A1, Apr. 11, 2019
Int. Cl. G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 30/331 (2020.01); H03K 19/173 (2006.01); H04L 12/04 (2006.01); H04L 12/44 (2006.01); G06F 13/38 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 12/04 (2013.01) [G06F 30/331 (2020.01); H03K 19/1733 (2013.01); H04L 12/44 (2013.01); G06F 13/385 (2013.01); G06F 13/4022 (2013.01); H04L 2012/445 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An Ethernet device, comprising:
a switch element, a processor, and a mid-plane connector to connect to a mid-plane; and
the mid-plane including at least one storage device connector to connect to at least one storage device and a speed logic to inform the at least one storage device of a speed of the Ethernet device, the Ethernet device supporting a first Ethernet speed and a second Ethernet speed,
wherein the Ethernet device communicates over an Ethernet connection with a second device at the speed of the Ethernet device; and
wherein the storage device configures itself based at least in part on the speed of the Ethernet device received from the speed logic.