Patent ID: 7136290
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. An electronic component adapted to connect to a backplane, the electronic component comprising: a first connector pair comprising a first connector and a second connector each adapted to couple with a first connector pair of a backplane for peer-to-peer communications to a remote first connector pair of the backplane, the first connector pair of the backplane comprising a first backplane connector and a second backplane connector, the remote first connector pair comprising a remote first connector and a remote second connector, the backplane being adapted to cross-connect the first backplane connector to the remote second connector and to cross-connect the second backplane connector to the remote first connector; a second connector pair comprising a third connector and a fourth connector each being adapted to connect to a second connector pair of the backplane for peer-to-peer communications to a remote second connector pair of the backplane, the second connector pair of the backplane comprising a third backplane connector and a fourth backplane connector, the remote second connector pair comprising a remote third connector and a remote fourth connector, the backplane being adapted to cross-connect the third backplane connector to the remote forth connector and to cross-connect the fourth backplane connector to the remote third connector; a first circuit entity comprising a first transmit output communicatively coupled to the first connector and further comprising a first receive input communicatively coupled to the third connector; and a second circuit entity comprising a second transmit output communicatively coupled to the fourth connector and further comprising a second receive input communicatively coupled to the second connector.