Compounds. There are more carbon compounds than there are compounds of all other elements combined. The study of carbon compounds, both natural and synthetic, is called organic chemistry. Plastics, foods, textiles, and many other common substances contain carbon.
backplane is the shared capacity between interfaces on a switch switch fabric is also the shared capacity between interfaces on a switch and can also be the shared capacity between interfaces on multiple switches using some sort of interconnect, typically vendor specific.
The BoardVantage Services are a little pricier than rival consumer-grade services. MeetX, with volume discounts, costs $550 to 1,000 per user per year, while Backplane is priced $80 to $350 per user per year.