N × N connector for optical bundles of transmit / receive duplex pairs to implement supercomputer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9348791
APP PUB NO 20150055949A1
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14510653

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Compute clusters to implement a high performance computer are provided. For example, a compute cluster includes an optical redistribution box, and a processor module comprising M processors. The optical redistribution box includes N optical input connectors, N optical global connectors, and internal optical connections configured to connect each optical input connector to every optical global connector such that each duplex pair of a given optical input bundle connected connected to the optical global connectors. A first group of N processors (wherein N=M/2) of the processor module is optically connected to one of the optical input connectors via one of the optical input bundles, and second group of N processors of the processor module is optically connected to one of the optical global connectors via one of the optical global bundles.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Colgan, Evan G Chestnut Ridge, US 140 2839
Denneau, Monty M Brewster, US 19 374
Kuchta, Daniel M Patterson, US 45 301

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