Patent ID: 9274299
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: G02B,H04B

Claim Text:
1. A system for decomposing an all-to-all interconnection network topology into a plurality of smaller all-to-all interconnection network elements, comprising: a server computer comprising a plurality of drawers; a shuffle cable assembly comprising a plurality of shuffle cables, where each of the plurality of shuffle cables comprises a plurality of optical fibers and a plurality of connectors, wherein each of the plurality of shuffle cables implements a 4×4 all-to-all topology with a link width of at least one fiber per link direction and each drawer includes at least eight switching elements, and wherein each shuffle cable includes at least four connectors on each of two ends, and wherein each connector includes a standard MT or MPO Multi-fiber Push On/Pull Off optical connector; a block configured to organize, align, and maintain the plurality of connectors; and at least one handle coupled to the block and configured to actuate the plurality of connectors with respect to the plurality of drawers.