Abstract: A payload module (202) includes a payload subunit (212) coupled to the payload module, where the payload module has one of a 3U form factor, a 6U form factor and a 9U form factor. At least one multi-gigabit connector (218) is coupled to a rear edge (219) of the payload module and to the payload subunit, where the at least one multi-gigabit connector is coupled to communicatively interface the payload subunit to a backplane (204), where the backplane includes a switched fabric (206) coincident with at least one of a VMEbus network and a PCI network, and where the switched fabric and at least one of the VMEbus network and the PCI network are communicatively coupled with the payload subunit through the at least one multi-gigabit connector.

Abstract: A multi-service platform system (100) includes a computer chassis (101), a backplane (104) integrated in the computer chassis, a switched fabric (106) on the backplane. At least one of a VMEbus network and a PCI network are coincident with the switched fabric on the backplane. A payload module (102) has one of a 3 U form factor, a 6 U form factor and a 9 U form factor, where the payload module is communicatively coupled with the backplane using the switched fabric and at least one of the VMEbus network and the PCI network. At least one multi-gigabit connector (118) is coupled to a rear edge (119) of the payload module, where the at least one multi-gigabit connector is coupled to communicatively interface the payload module to the backplane, and where the switched fabric and at least one of the VMEbus network and the PCI network are communicatively coupled with the payload module through the at least one multi-gigabit connector.

Abstract: A switched fabric mezzanine storage module (560) includes a storage module (562) and a switched fabric connector (563) coupled to the storage module. The storage module is coupled to directly communicate with a switched fabric (506), where the switched fabric storage mezzanine module is coupled to a payload module (502) having one of a 3U form factor, a 6U form factor and a 9U form factor. The payload module can include at least one multi-gigabit connector (518) coupled to a rear edge (519) of the payload module, where the at least one multi-gigabit connector is coupled to communicatively interface with a backplane (504). The backplane includes the switched fabric coincident with at least one of a VMEbus network and a PCI network, where the switched fabric and at least one of the VMEbus network and the PCI network are communicatively coupled to the storage module through the at least one multi-gigabit connector.

Abstract: A switch module includes a board (114) having one of a 3U form factor and a 9U form factor, and a central switching resource (116) coupled to the board, where the central switching resource is coupled to operate a switched fabric (106) on a backplane (104), where the switched fabric operates coincident with at least one of a VMEbus network and a PCI network on the backplane.

Abstract: A multi-service platform system, includes a backplane (104), a switched fabric (106) on the backplane, and at least one of a VMEbus network and a PCI network coincident with the switched fabric on the backplane. A payload module (102) has one of a 3U form factor, a 6U form factor and a 9U form factor, where the payload module is communicatively coupled with the backplane using the switched fabric and at least one of the VMEbus network and the PCI network. At least one multi-gigabit connector (118) is coupled to a rear edge (119) of the payload module, where the at least one multi-gigabit connector is coupled to communicatively interface the payload module to the backplane, and where the switched fabric and at least one of the VMEbus network and the PCI network are communicatively coupled with the payload module through the at least one multi-gigabit connector. A switched fabric link coupling payload module and a rear transition module (175) operates using a switched fabric protocol.

Abstract: A multi-service platform system, includes a backplane (104), a switched fabric (106) on the backplane, and at least one of a VMEbus network and a PCI network coincident with the switched fabric on the backplane. A payload module (102) has one of a 3U form factor, a 6U form factor and a 9U form factor, where the payload module is communicatively coupled with the backplane using the switched fabric and at least one of the VMEbus network and the PCI network. At least one multi-gigabit connector (118) is coupled to a rear edge (119) of the payload module, where the at least one multi-gigabit connector is coupled to communicatively interface the payload module to the backplane, and where the switched fabric and at least one of the VMEbus network and the PCI network are communicatively coupled with the payload module through the at least one multi-gigabit connector. A storage module (112, 113) is coupled to the payload module, where the storage module is coupled to communicate with the switched fabric.

Abstract: A multi-service platform system, includes a backplane (104), a switched fabric (106) on the backplane, and at least one of a VMEbus network and a PCI network coincident with the switched fabric on the backplane. A payload module (102) has one of a 6U form factor and a 9U form factor, where the payload module is communicatively coupled with the backplane using the switched fabric and at least one of the VMEbus network and the PCI network. At least one multi-gigabit connector (118) is coupled to a rear edge (119) of the payload module, where the at least one multi-gigabit connector is coupled to communicatively interface the payload module to the backplane, and where the switched fabric and at least one of the VMEbus network and the PCI network are communicatively coupled with the payload module through the at least one multi-gigabit connector. At least one of a payload subunit (112) and an I/O element (105) are coupled to the payload module.

Abstract: A multi-service platform system, includes a backplane (104), a switched fabric (106) on the backplane, and at least one of a VMEbus network and a PCI network coincident with the switched fabric on the backplane. A payload module (102) has one of a 3U form factor, a 6U form factor and a 9U form factor, where the payload module is communicatively coupled with the backplane using the switched fabric and at least one of the VMEbus network and the PCI network. At least one multi-gigabit connector (118) is coupled to a rear edge (119) of the payload module, where the at least one multi-gigabit connector is coupled to communicatively interface the payload module to the backplane, and where the switched fabric and at least one of the VMEbus network and the PCI network are communicatively coupled with the payload module through the at least one multi-gigabit connector.

Abstract: A VXS multi-service platform system (200) includes a VXS computer chassis (103), a monolithic backplane (102) in the VXS computer chassis, a VMEbus network (108) on the monolithic backplane, and a switched fabric (110) operating coincident with the VMEbus network on the monolithic backplane. A front module (105) is coupled to a front portion (104) of the monolithic backplane. A rear transition module (118, 120) is coupled to a rear portion (106) of the monolithic backplane, where the rear transition module is substantially coplanar with the front module. A switched fabric link (260, 360) extends from the front module through the monolithic backplane to the rear transition module, where the switched fabric link operates using a switched fabric protocol (270, 370).

Abstract: A hot-swappable power module (414) includes a power supply (540) and a switched fabric connector (527) coupled to communicatively interface with a switched fabric (406), where the switched fabric operates concurrently with a VMEbus network (408) on a backplane (404) of a computer chassis (412), where the hot-swappable power module is coupled to interface with and supply power to the computer chassis, where the hot-swappable power module has a 3U form factor (529), and where at least one of coupling and decoupling the hot swappable power module to the computer chassis fails to disrupt power to the computer chassis. Hot-swappable power module (414) can also include a switched fabric data unit (542) coupled to the power supply and the switched fabric connector, wherein the switched fabric data unit is coupled to communicate with the switched fabric.

Abstract: A stacked 3U payload module unit (207) includes a base module (220), where the base module has a 3U form factor (229), and where the base module is coupled to directly communicate with a switched fabric (106) on a backplane (104) of a computer chassis (112), where the backplane comprises the switched fabric and a VMEbus network (108) operating concurrently. Stacked 3U payload module unit (207) can also include a stacking module (222) coupled to the base module, wherein the stacking module has the 3U form factor, wherein the stacking module is communicatively coupled to the base module through a stacking switched fabric connector (209), and wherein the stacking module is communicatively coupled to the switched fabric via the base module and the stacking switched fabric connector.

Abstract: A method of performing a VMEbus split-read transaction (701) includes providing a master VMEbus module (502) coupled to a slave VMEbus module (504) through a VMEbus network (506). The master VMEbus module initiates a VMEbus split-read transaction request (524) in a VME address encoding phase (601) to the slave VMEbus module, where the VMEbus split-read transaction request comprises a return address (660) for the VMEbus master module in the VMEbus address encoding phase, and where the VMEbus split-read transaction request requests a set of data (544). The master VMEbus module releases the VMEbus network and the slave VMEbus module acquires the VMEbus network. The slave VMEbus module places the set of data on the VMEbus network, where the set of data comprises the return address for the VMEbus master module, and the master VMEbus module retrieves the set of data.

Abstract: A method of performing a VMEbus split-read transaction (401) includes providing a master VMEbus module (102) coupled to a slave VMEbus module (104) through a VMEbus network (106). The master VMEbus module initiates a VMEbus split-read transaction request (124) in a VME address encoding phase (201) to the slave VMEbus module, where the VMEbus split-read transaction request includes a tag identifier (206, 306) in the VMEbus address encoding phase corresponding to the VMEbus split-read transaction request, where the tag identifier is unique to the VMEbus split-read transaction request, and where the VMEbus split-read transaction request requests a set of data (144). The master VMEbus module releases the VMEbus network and the slave VMEbus module acquires the VMEbus network. The slave VMEbus module places the set of data on the VMEbus network, wherein the set of data includes the tag identifier.

Abstract: A multi-service platform system (100) includes a monolithic backplane (104), a slot (108) coupled to the monolithic backplane, wherein the slot is coupled to receive a payload module (102), and a backplane data device (106) integrally embedded in the monolithic backplane, wherein the backplane data device comprises backplane system data (424) for communication to the payload module when the payload module is coupled to the monolithic backplane.

Abstract: A multi-service platform system (100) includes a VXS backplane (104), a switched fabric (106) operating on the VXS backplane, a parallel bus (108) operating coincident with the switched fabric on the VXS backplane, a VXS payload module (102) coupled to the VXS backplane, and a storage module (110) coupled to the VXS payload module, wherein the storage module is coupled to communicate with the switched fabric.

Abstract: A multi-service platform system (100) includes a switched fabric backplane (102), a baseboard (104) coupled to interface with the switched fabric backplane, a full-span switched fabric carrier module (106) coupled to interface with the baseboard, and a switched fabric link (108), wherein the full-span carrier interfaces with the baseboard via the switched fabric link.

Abstract: In a multi-service platform system (103), a method of transfer speed (119) negotiation includes an initiator VME module (402) communicating a negotiation code (406) to a responder VME module (404) using a two edge source synchronous protocol. If the responder VME module recognizes the negotiation code, the responder VME module communicating to the initiator VME module a negotiation ready signal (408). The initiator VME module and the responder VME module auto-negotiating for a transfer speed (119) and setting a negotiated transfer speed between the initiator VME module and the responder VME module.

Abstract: A multi-service platform system (200) having a VXS backplane (204) includes a VXS payload module (202) coupled to the VXS backplane, a first switched fabric enabled mezzanine card (212) coupled to the VXS payload module, and a second switched fabric enabled mezzanine card (213) coupled to the VXS payload module. VXS payload module also includes a switching element (215) communicatively interposed between the first and second switched fabric enabled mezzanine card and the switching element, wherein the first and second switched fabric enabled mezzanine card are coupled to directly communicate with a switched fabric (206, 207) via the switching element.

Abstract: A multi-service platform system (100) having a VXS backplane (104) includes a VXS payload module (102) coupled to the VXS backplane, and a switched fabric enabled mezzanine card (112) coupled to the VXS payload module, wherein the switched fabric enabled mezzanine card is coupled to directly communicate with the VXS backplane.

Abstract: A computer system (300) includes a monolithic VMEbus backplane (304) and a VME bridge module (302) integrally embedded in the VMEbus backplane. The VME bridge module segments the monolithic VMEbus backplane into the plurality of VME backplane segments.