| CPC G11B 33/128 (2013.01) [G11B 33/126 (2013.01); G06F 1/187 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A device comprising:
a backplane configured to mount in a sled of a data storage system and configured to couple with interposer cards coupled to mass storage devices of the data storage system,
wherein the backplane comprises:
a network connector configured to couple, via one or more cables, with a network external to the sled;
connectors configured to couple with connectors of the interposer cards;
a network switching circuit; and
network connections configured to connect the network connector to the network switching circuit and to connect the network switching circuit to the connectors configured to couple with the connectors of the interposer cards,
wherein the network connector, the network switching circuit, the network connections, and the connectors of the backplane are configured to provide Ethernet network connectivity to the interposer cards.
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