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Granted Patent B2
US 9,913,399 · App. 14/617,548 · Granted Mar 6, 2018

System and method for wireless rack management controller communication

Inventors: Jinsaku Masuyama (Cedar Park, TX); Sajjad S. Ahmed (Round Rock, TX); John R. Palmer (Georgetown, TX)
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
H05K7/1498
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Patent No.
US 9,913,399
App. No.
14/617,548
Granted
Mar 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information handling system, includes a server rack including a first communication device. The server rack has a mounting flange with a plurality of mounting holes. The information handling system also includes a server installed in the server rack and secured to the mounting flange via a first mounting hole of the plurality of mounting holes. The server includes a second communication device, that is coupled to the first communication device via a second mounting hole of the plurality of mounting holes.

Claims (31)

1. An information handling system, comprising:

a server rack including:

a mounting flange having a plurality of first mounting holes, the mounting flange and the first mounting holes being in conformance with an Electronics Industries Alliance (EIA) Standard EIA-310; and

a first communication device affixed to a back side of the mounting flange and collocated with a first one of the first mounting holes; and

a server chassis including:

a mounting ear having a plurality of second mounting holes, the mounting ear and the second mounting holes being in conformance with the EIA Standard EIA-310; and

a second communication device affixed to a front side of the mounting ear and collocated with a first one of the second mounting holes;

wherein:

the server chassis is installed in the server rack such that a back side of the mounting ear is in contact with a front side of the mounting flange and is secured to the server rack via a fastener through a second one of the first mounting holes and a second one of the second mounting holes; and

the second communication device is coupled to the first communication device through the first one of the first mounting holes and the first one of the second mounting holes.

2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the first communication device is coupled to the second communication device via a wireless communication interface that is transmitted through the first one of the first mounting holes and the first one of the second mounting holes.

3. The information handling system of claim 2 , wherein the wireless communication interface comprises a radio-based communication interface.

4. The information handling system of claim 3 , wherein the wireless communication interface comprises an optical-based communication interface.

5. A method, comprising:

providing, on a server rack, a mounting flange having a plurality of first mounting holes, the mounting flange and the first mounting holes being in conformance with an Electronics Industries Alliance (EIA) Standard EIA-310;

providing, on the server rack, a first communication device affixed to a back side of the mounting flange and collocated with a first one of the first mounting holes;

providing, on a server chassis, a mounting ear having a plurality of second mounting holes, the mounting ear and the second mounting holes being in conformance with the EIA Standard EIA-310;

providing, on the server chassis, a second communication device affixed to a front side of the mounting ear and collocated with a first one of the second mounting holes;

securing the server chassis to the server rack such that a back side of the mounting ear is in contact with a front side of the mounting flange, wherein the server chassis is secured to the server rack via a fastener through a second one of the first mounting holes and a second one of the second mounting holes; and

coupling the first communication device to the second communication device through the first one of the first mounting holes and the first one of the second mounting holes.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first communication device is coupled to the second communication device via a wireless communication interface that is transmitted through the second mounting hole.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the wireless communication interface comprises a radio-based communication interface.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the wireless communication interface comprises an optical-based communication interface.

9. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the first communication device is coupled to the second communication device to provide a network fabric connection to the server chassis.

10. The information handling system of claim 9 , wherein the network fabric comprises one of an Ethernet fabric and a FiberChannel fabric.

11. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the server rack further includes a top-of-rack switch coupled to the first communication device, wherein a cable between the top-of-rack switch and the first communication device is route in a side of the server rack on the back side of the server rack.

12. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first communication device is coupled to the second communication device to provide a network fabric connection to the server chassis.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the network fabric comprises one of an Ethernet fabric and a FiberChannel fabric.

14. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

coupling the first communication device to a top-of-rack switch of the server rack; and

routing a cable between the top-of-rack switch and the first communication device in a side of the server rack on the back side of the server rack.

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