Abstract: A subrack having a front side and a rear side, wherein the subrack is coupled to receive an Advanced Mezzanine Card module, the subrack includes a monolithic backplane having a first portion and second portion, where the first portion runs substantially along the front side and the second portion runs substantially along the rear side. A first slot is to receive the Advanced Mezzanine Card module inserted via the front side and connect the Advanced Mezzanine Card module directly to the second portion of the monolithic backplane. A second slot is to receive the Advanced Mezzanine Card module inserted via the rear side and connect the Advanced Mezzanine Card module directly to the first portion of the monolithic backplane.

Abstract: A telco hub in a chassis having a front side and a rear side, where the chassis includes a midplane having a first side and a second side, the telco hub includes an interposer module coupled to slidably insert into a switch slot on the rear side and connect to the second side of the midplane, a mezzanine module coupled to the interposer module, where the mezzanine module includes a telco I/O interface, where the mezzanine module is coupled to receive non-packetized telephony data. The telco hub is coupled to convert the non-packetized telephony data to packetized data, and communicate the packetized data to one or more of a plurality of payload modules over a switched fabric on the midplane, where each of the one or more payload modules is coupled to the first side of the midplane via a payload slot on the front side of the chassis.

Abstract: A telco hub in a chassis having a front side and a rear side, where the chassis includes a midplane having a first side and a second side, the telco hub includes an interposer module coupled to slidably insert into a switch slot on the rear side and connect to the second side of the midplane, a mezzanine module coupled to the interposer module, where the mezzanine module includes a telco I/O interface, where the mezzanine module is coupled to receive non-packetized telephony data. The telco hub is coupled to convert the non-packetized telephony data to packetized data, and communicate the packetized data to one or more of a plurality of payload modules over a switched fabric on the midplane, where each of the one or more payload modules is coupled to the first side of the midplane via a payload slot on the front side of the chassis.

Abstract: A subrack having a front side and a rear side, wherein the subrack is coupled to receive an Advanced Mezzanine Card module, the subrack includes a monolithic backplane having a first portion and second portion, where the first portion runs substantially along the front side and the second portion runs substantially along the rear side. A first slot is to receive the Advanced Mezzanine Card module inserted via the front side and connect the Advanced Mezzanine Card module directly to the second portion of the monolithic backplane. A second slot is to receive the Advanced Mezzanine Card module inserted via the rear side and connect the Advanced Mezzanine Card module directly to the first portion of the monolithic backplane.

Abstract: A subrack having a front side and a rear side, wherein the subrack is coupled to receive an Advanced Mezzanine Card module, the subrack includes a backplane having a first side and second side, where the first side is opposite the second side. A first slot is to receive the Advanced Mezzanine Card module inserted via the front side and connect the Advanced Mezzanine Card module directly to the first side of the backplane. A second slot is to receive the Advanced Mezzanine Card module inserted via the rear side and connect the Advanced Mezzanine Card module directly to the second side of the backplane. A virtual carrier manager, where the virtual carrier manager provides a control management function for the Advanced Mezzanine Card module, where the virtual carrier manager provides a central switching function for the Advanced Mezzanine Card module, and where the virtual carrier manager provides a power control function for the Advanced Mezzanine Card module.