US 12,155,979 B2
Cable pillar for director switch systems
Ofer Levy, Kiryat Ono (IL); Avi Gibbs, Rehovot (IL); Samer Khoury, Nof Haglil (IL); and Igor Loiferman, Yokneam Ilit (IL)
Assigned to MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., Yokneam (IL)
Filed by MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., Yokneam (IL)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/706,119.
Prior Publication US 2023/0308785 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. H04Q 1/06 (2006.01)
CPC H04Q 1/064 (2013.01) [H04Q 1/068 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cable pillar layer configured to be included in a cable pillar for use in a director switch, the cable pillar layer comprising:
a main support structure comprising a first face, a second face, a top end, a bottom end, a first side end, and a second side end, wherein the first face opposes the second face;
a first rail mounted on the main support structure, wherein the first rail comprises a first set of access paths and wherein the first rail is configured to attach to a chassis of the director switch; and
a second rail mounted on the main support structure, wherein the second rail comprises a second set of access paths, wherein the second rail is configured to attach to the chassis of the director switch, and wherein the first rail and the second rail, when mounted on the main support structure, create a cavity adjacent to the first face of the main support structure that enable a plurality of cables to pass from the first side end of the main support structure across the first face of the main support structure and to the second side end of the main support structure.