Patent ID: 7017001

Claim:
A Compact peripheral component interconnect (CompactPCI) backplane comprising: a plurality of CompactPCI connectors; a plurality of channels in each CompactPCI connector of a portion of said plurality of CompactPCI connectors; wherein: said pluralities of channels are interconnected to form an orthogonal network; a plurality of first CompactPCI connectors; a plurality of second CompactPCI connectors adjacent to said plurality of first CompactPCI connectors; a plurality of third CompactPCI connectors adjacent to said plurality of CompactPCI connectors; a plurality of fifth CompactPCI connectors adjacent to said plurality of CompactPCI connectors; and N board receivers; wherein: said plurality of CompactPCI connectors are a plurality of fourth CompactPCI connectors; N is an integer greater than two; a first one of said N board receivers is comprised of a first one of said plurality of first CompactPCI connectors, a first one of said plurality of second CompactPCI connectors, a first one of said plurality of third CompactPCI connectors, a first one of said portion of said plurality of CompactPCI connectors, and a first one of said plurality of fifth CompactPCI connectors; a second one of said N board receivers adjacent to said first one of said N board receivers is comprised of a second one of said plurality of first CompactPCI connectors, a second one of said plurality of second CompactPCI connectors, a second one of said plurality of third CompactPCI connectors, a second one of said portion of said plurality of CompactPCI connectors, and a second one of said plurality of fifth CompactPCI connectors; and a third one of said N board receivers adjacent to said second one of said N board receivers is comprised of a third one of said plurality of first CompactPCI connectors, a third one of said plurality of second CompactPCI connectors, a third one of said plurality of third CompactPCI connectors, a third one of said portion of said plurality of CompactPCI connectors, and a third one of said plurality of fifth CompactPCI connectors.