Patent ID: 9454191
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L,H04Q

Claim Text:
1. An Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture ATCA backplane to be installed in an ATCA shelf, comprising at least one backplane pair of a front backplane and a rear backplane interconnected via a connector and a fastener between the backplanes, such that the front backplane and the rear backplane connected to each other are taken as a separate backplane with both front and rear faces having slots for board insertion, wherein each backplane in the at least one backplane pair contains slots for at least one node board, wherein a board to be connected to a backplane in the at least one backplane pair comprises areas 1, 2, and 3 of interfaces; an interface for connecting the board to the backplane is defined in the area 1 or the area 2 by function; and a user-defined interface is arranged in the area 3 on the board, wherein the backplane in the at least one backplane pair extends to the area 3 on the board to which the backplane is to be connected, and is arranged with a plug to be connected to a slot for the area 3 on the board, wherein a slot for an area 3 on a node board connected to a backplane in the at least one backplane pair is connected to one or more slots of the front backplane or the rear backplane via backplane wiring, the one or more slots being for providing an external interface or internal interface of the ATCA shelf.