Nvidia patents rack panel that swaps fiber optic connections
Nvidia describes a server rack component called an optical patch panel that uses a removable cartridge to link different types of fiber optic connections. This design allows processing units to connect to a datacenter network through a single, swappable module rather than fixed wiring.
In the filing’s own words
A server rack includes an optical patch panel and a plurality of processing units. The optical patch panel includes a plurality of L1 connections, a plurality of L2 connections, and a removable connectivity cartridge optically connecting the plurality of L1 connections and the plurality of L2 connections. The plurality of processing units is connected to an L2 domain of a datacenter through the removable connectivity cartridge of the optical patch panel.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An optical patch panel comprising: a plurality of L1 connections; a plurality of L2 connections; and a removable connectivity cartridge optically connecting the plurality of L1 connections and L2 connections.
Facts
- Company
- Nvidia (Nvidia Corporation)
- Official title
- OPTICAL PATCH PANEL
- Publication number
- US20260276933A1
- Application number
- 19079606
- Filed
- Mar 14, 2025
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
- Inventors
- 6
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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