IP Library Granted Patent US 11,239,921
Granted Patent B2
US 11,239,921 · App. 16/966,059 · Granted Feb 1, 2022

Blade device

Inventor: Tatsuhiro Nakada (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
H04B10/572H04B10/07H04B10/11H04B10/803H05K7/1487
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Patent No.
US 11,239,921
App. No.
16/966,059
Granted
Feb 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

In order to reduce the number of wires between blades, this blade device is provided with: a control blade for sending first information, which is at least one of control information for controlling a blade to be controlled and monitor information for monitoring the blade to be controlled, to the blade to be controlled by wireless communication; and the blade to be controlled which performs a process in accordance with the first information that has been received.

Claims (20)

1. A blade device comprising:

a control blade configured to send, by wireless communication, to a controlled blade, first information being at least one of control information for controlling the controlled blade and monitoring information for monitoring the controlled blade; and

the controlled blade configured to perform processing that follows the received first information,

wherein the controlled blade is configured to send second information to the control blade by third optical space communication, and

wherein the wireless communication is based on first optical space communication, and a wavelength of used light differs between the first optical space communication and the third optical space communication.

2. The blade device according to claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication is optical space communication.

3. The blade device according to claim 1 , wherein the first information includes sending-destination information representing the controlled blade as a sending destination.

4. The blade device according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of the controlled blades,

wherein, the control blade is configured to, via a first controlled blade as the controlled blade adjacent to the control blade, send the first information to a second controlled blade as the controlled blade unadjacent to the control blade, by second optical space communication between the first controlled blade and the second controlled blade.

5. The blade device according to claim 4 , wherein the control blade is configured to send the first information to the second controlled blade by the second optical space communication performed via two or more of the controlled blades.

6. The blade device according to claim 4 , wherein the control blade is configured to send the first information to the second controlled blade by the second optical space communication performed via all of the controlled blades installed between the control blade and the second controlled blade.

7. The blade device according to claim 1 , wherein the second information includes sending-source information representing the controlled blade as a sending source.

8. The blade device according to claim 1 , wherein the second information includes response information to the first information.

9. The blade device according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of the controlled blades,

wherein a fourth controlled blade as the controlled blade unadjacent to the control blade is configured to send the first information to the control blade via a third controlled blade as the controlled blade adjacent to the control blade, by fourth optical space communication between the third controlled blade and the fourth controlled blade.

10. The blade device according to claim 9 , wherein the fourth controlled blade is configured to send the second information to the control blade by the fourth optical space communication performed via two or more of the controlled blades.

11. The blade device according to claim 9 , wherein the fourth controlled blade is configured to send the second information to the control blade by the fourth optical space communication performed via all of the controlled blades installed between the fourth controlled blade and the control blade.

12. The blade device according to claim 1 , wherein the control blade and the controlled blade are substantially parallel to each other.

13. The blade device according to claim 1 , wherein the control blade and the controlled blade are stored in a shelf.

14. The blade device according to claim 1 , wherein an electric wiring is provided between the control blade and the controlled blade.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2021
From: NAKADA, TATSUHIRO
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057892/0500 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-027513 · Feb 20, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200403708A1 · Dec 24, 2020