Patent CA-3092963-A1 (CA)
Title: Combined power, data, and cooling delivery in a communications network
Inventor: GOERGEN JOE RICHARD
IPC: H04B7/00
Filed: 2019-02-22
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY  (PCT) CORRECTED VERSION (19) World Intellectual Property             11111110111101100 0101111111111 Organization International Bureau                             (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date                WO 2019/168761 A8 06 September 2019 (06.09.2019) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification:    60189 (US). TWISS, Robert, Gregory; 405 BowdenRoad, HO4L 12/10 (2006.01)    HO4B 7/00 (2006.01)    Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (US).  ACHKIR, D., Brice; 2423 Tait St., Livermore, CA 94550 (US). (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2019/019259 (74) Agent: KAPLAN, Cindy, S.; P.O. Box 2448, Saratoga, CA 95070 (US). (22) International Filing Date: 22 February 2019 (22.02.2019) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (25) Filing Language:                   English AO, Ar, AU, AZ, EA, 13E, EG, EH, EN, ER, EW, E Y, EZ, (26) Publication Language:              English    CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GII, GM, GT, IIN, (30) Priority Data:                          HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, 15/910,203        02 March 2018 (02.03.2018)    US KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, (71) Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. [US/US]: 170    MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134-1706 (US).    OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, (72) Inventors: GOERGEN, Joel, Richard; 18129 Clouds    TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW.  Rest Road, Soulsbyville, CA 95372 (US) BYERS, Charles, Calvin; 2S710 Wendelin Court, Wheaton, IL (54) Title: COMBINED POWER, DATA, AND COOLING DELIVERY IN A COMMUNICATIONS  NETWORK   REMOTE NETWORK  DEVICE  REMOTE }  NETWORK DEVICE  10i CENTRAL HUB                 NETWORK (NETWORK                                                DEVICE   DEVICE) _________________________ -7-15 REMOTE ¨Power __________ P.     PSU NETWORK DEVICE  -4¨Data _________ r. LINE CARDS =    REMOTE     -41-Cooling                EXCHANGER -                                                               REMOTE NETWORK  DEVICE  CABLE WITH POWER, DATA, AND COOLING                                               L-12 r=-= cc (57) Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes delivering power, data, and cooling from a central network device to a plurality of remote communications devices over cables connecting the central network device to the remote communications devices, each of the cables carrying said power, data, and cooling, and receiving at the central network device, power and thermal data from the remote CT communications devices based on monitoring of power and cooling at the remote communications devices. The remote communications 1-1 devices are powered by the power and cooled by the cooling delivered from the central network device. An apparatus is also disclosed el herein. C.) Date Recue/Date Received 2020-12-07 [Continued on next page]   WO 2019/168761 A8 111E1101M I Ell l 11111 1111111111 10 1111111111 11111 (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): AREPO (BW, GH.  GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ.  UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: ¨    with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (48) Date of publication of this corrected version: 15 October 2020 (15.10.2020) (15) Information about Correction: see Notice of 15 October 2020 (15.10.2020) Date Recue/Date Received 2020-12-07