SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DUAL CONNECTIVITY ON AN OPTICAL PORT
An active device module may include an active device, a housing configured to house the active device, and a plurality of breakout ports communicatively coupled to the active device, wherein each breakout port of the plurality of breakout ports is configured to receive a cable, wherein the active device and the plurality of breakout ports are configured such that one breakout port of the plurality of breakout ports at a time is selected and activated for communication to and from an information handling system into which the active device module is inserted.
1 . An active device module, comprising:
an active device;
a housing configured to house the active device; and
a plurality of breakout ports communicatively coupled to the active device, wherein each breakout port of the plurality of breakout ports is configured to receive a cable;
wherein the active device and the plurality of breakout ports are configured such that one breakout port of the plurality of breakout ports at a time is selected and activated for communication to and from an information handling system into which the active device module is inserted.
2 . The active device module of claim 1 , wherein the active device is an optical transceiver.
3 . The active device module of claim 1 , wherein the active device and the plurality of breakout ports are further configured such that the one breakout port is selected and activated by an input/output interface of the information handling system.
4 . The active device module of claim 3 , wherein the active device comprises:
a port interface configured to interface with the input/output interface;
a first set of communication lanes coupled between the port interface and the first breakout port of the plurality of breakout ports; and
a second set of communication lanes coupled between the port interface and the first breakout port of the plurality of breakout ports.
5 . The active device module of claim 4 , wherein the first set of communication lanes and the second set of communication lanes are configured such that:
the first set of communication lanes is selected and activated when the first breakout port is selected and activated for communication to and from the information handling system; and
the second set of communication lanes is selected and activated when the second breakout port is selected and activated for communication to and from the information handling system.
6 . A method, comprising:
housing an active device in a housing;
communicatively coupling a plurality of breakout ports to the active device, wherein each breakout port of the plurality of breakout ports is configured to receive a cable; and
configuring the active device and the plurality of breakout ports such that one breakout port of the plurality of breakout ports at a time is selected and activated for communication to and from an information handling system into which the active device is inserted.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the active device is an optical transceiver.
8 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising configuring the active device and the plurality of breakout ports such that the one breakout port is selected and activated by an input/output interface of the information handling system.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the active device comprises:
a port interface configured to interface with the input/output interface;
a first set of communication lanes coupled between the port interface and the first breakout port of the plurality of breakout ports; and
a second set of communication lanes coupled between the port interface and the first breakout port of the plurality of breakout ports.
10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising configuring the active device and the plurality of breakout ports such that:
the first set of communication lanes is selected and activated when the first breakout port is selected and activated for communication to and from the information handling system; and
the second set of communication lanes is selected and activated when the second breakout port is selected and activated for communication to and from the information handling system.
11 . A method, comprising, in an active device module comprising an active device, a housing configured to house the active device, and a plurality of breakout ports communicatively coupled to the active device, wherein each breakout port of the plurality of breakout ports is configured to receive a cable:
selecting and activating one breakout port of the plurality of breakout ports at a time for communication to and from an information handling system into which the active device module is inserted.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the active device is an optical transceiver.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein selecting and activating the one breakout port comprises selecting and activating the one breakout port by an input/output interface of the information handling system.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the active device comprises:
a port interface configured to interface with the input/output interface;
a first set of communication lanes coupled between the port interface and the first breakout port of the plurality of breakout ports; and
a second set of communication lanes coupled between the port interface and the first breakout port of the plurality of breakout ports.
15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
selecting and activating the first set of communication lanes when the first breakout port is selected and activated for communication to and from the information handling system; and
selecting and activating the second set of communication lanes when the second breakout port is selected and activated for communication to and from the information handling system.