Distributing data from a DS3 signal over a packet switched backplane
A multi-service platform system ( 100 ) includes a switch node ( 102, 104 ) coupled to receive a DS 3 signal ( 114, 116 ), wherein the DS 3 signal is translated to a packet-based signal ( 115 ) at the switch node. A packet switched backplane ( 110 ) couples the switch node and a plurality of payload nodes ( 106, 108 ), wherein data from the DS 3 signal is distributed to one or more of the plurality of payload nodes via the packet switched backplane.
1 . A multi-service platform system, comprising:
a switch node coupled to receive a DS 3 signal, wherein the DS 3 signal is translated to a packet-based signal at the switch node;
a plurality of payload nodes; and
a packet switched backplane coupling the switch node and the plurality of payload nodes, wherein data from the DS 3 signal, as the packet-based signal, is distributed to one or more of the plurality of payload nodes via the packet switched backplane.
2 . The multi-service platform system of claim 1 , wherein the packet-based signal can be one of an InfiniBand, Serial RapidIO and Ethernet packet based signal.
3 . The multi-service platform system of claim 1 , wherein the packet switched backplane comprises a plurality of packet-based links, wherein the switch node receives a plurality of DS 3 signals, and wherein data from two of the plurality of DS 3 signals, as the packet-based signal, are distributed over one of the plurality of packet-based links from the switch node to one of the plurality of payload nodes.
4 . The multi-service platform system of claim 1 , wherein the packet switched backplane is an embedded packet switched backplane.
5 . The multi-service platform system of claim 1 , wherein the packet switched backplane is an overlay packet switched backplane.
6 . The multi-service platform system of claim 1 , wherein the DS 3 signal is processed at one or more of the plurality of payload nodes.
7 . The multi-service platform system of claim 1 , wherein the packet switched backplane is a CompactPCI Serial Mesh backplane.
8 . The multi-service platform system of claim 1 , wherein the packet switched backplane is a VMEbus switched serial standard backplane.
9 . The multi-service platform system of claim 1 , wherein distribution of the DS 3 signal to one or more of the plurality of payload nodes is dynamically remapped.
10 . A method, comprising:
receiving a DS 3 signal at a switch node;
translating the DS 3 signal to a packet-based signal at the switch node; and
distributing data from the DS 3 signal, as the packet-based signal, to one or more of a plurality of payload nodes via a packet switched backplane.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the packet-based signal can be one of an InfiniBand, Serial RapidIO and Ethernet packet based signal.
12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the packet switched backplane comprises a plurality of packet-based links between the switch node and the plurality of payload nodes, wherein receiving a DS 3 signal comprises receiving a plurality of DS 3 signals at the switch node, and wherein distributing the DS 3 signal comprises distributing data from two of the plurality of DS 3 signals, as the packet-based signal, over one of the plurality of packet-based links from the switch node to one of the plurality of payload nodes.
13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the packet switched backplane is an embedded packet switched backplane.
14 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the packet switched backplane is an overlay packet switched backplane.
15 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising processing the DS 3 signal at one or more of the plurality of payload nodes.
16 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the packet switched backplane is a CompactPCI Serial Mesh backplane.
17 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the packet switched backplane is a VMEbus switched serial standard backplane.
18 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising dynamically remapping distribution of the DS 3 signal to one or more of the plurality of payload nodes.
19 . A switch node comprising a computer-readable medium containing computer instructions for instructing a processor to perform a method of receiving and processing a DS 3 signal in a multi-service platform system, the instructions comprising:
receiving the DS 3 signal at the switch node;
translating the DS 3 signal to a packet-based signal at the switch node; and
distributing data from the DS 3 signal, as the packet-based signal, to one or more of a plurality of payload nodes via a packet switched backplane.
20 . The computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the packet-based signal can be one of an InfiniBand, Serial RapidIO and Ethernet packet based signal.
21 . The computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the packet switched backplane comprises a plurality of packet-based links between the switch node and the plurality of payload nodes, wherein receiving a DS 3 signal comprises receiving a plurality of DS 3 signals at the switch node, and wherein distributing the DS 3 signal comprises distributing data from two of the plurality of DS 3 signals, as the packet-based signal, over one of the plurality of packet-based links from the switch node to one of the plurality of payload nodes.
22 . The computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the packet switched backplane is an embedded packet switched backplane.
23 . The computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the packet switched backplane is an overlay packet switched backplane.
24 . The computer-readable medium of claim 19 , further comprising processing the DS 3 signal at one or more of the plurality of payload nodes.
25 . The computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the packet switched backplane is a CompactPCI Serial Mesh backplane.
26 . The computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the packet switched backplane is a VMEbus switched serial standard backplane.
27 . The computer-readable medium of claim 19 , further comprising dynamically remapping distribution of the DS 3 signal to one or more of the plurality of payload nodes.