System and design of cost effective chassis design for networking products

摘要

An electrical equipment chassis includes a frame open to a first side and an opposite second side and a power board located near a mid-plane of the chassis coupling power supply modules to first networking modules and a second networking module. A first region open to the first side can receive first power supply modules. A second region open to the first side is adjacent to the first region and can receive the first networking modules and the second networking module oriented with a first orientation. A third region open to the second side can receive fan trays with fans and third networking modules. The third networking modules are oriented orthogonal to the first orientation. The power board at least partially separates the first and third regions and only partially separates the second and third regions. The chassis permits air flow from the first side to the second side.

主权项

1. An electrical equipment chassis, the chassis comprising:
a frame open to a first side of the chassis and a second side of the chassis opposite the first side; a first region being open to the first side of the chassis, and configured to receive one or more first networking modules oriented with a first orientation; a second region being open to the second side of the chassis and configured to receive one or more fan trays and one or more second networking modules, the one or more second networking modules being oriented with a second orientation orthogonal to the first orientation; and a power distribution board located near a mid-plane of the chassis and including one or more power connectors for coupling the one or more first networking modules to power being distributed on the power distribution board; wherein:
the power distribution board only partially separates the first region from the second region; andthe chassis is sufficiently open to permit air flow from the first side to the second side.