AdvancedTCA Backplanes
|
Top News
The
PICMG 3.0 core specification for AdvancedTCA has been ratified since
December 2002. The sub-specifications for Ethernet (PICMG 3.1),
Infiniband (PICMG 3.2), StarFabric (PICMG 3.3), PCI Express (PICMG
3.4) and RapidIO (PICMG 3.5). The AdvancedTCA Interoperability Workshop
continue and are for any participant who brings working product
to test interoperability.
Bustronic
and sister company Elma TreNew have developed a 14-slot Dual Star,
14-slot Full Mesh, 16-slot Full Mesh, 5-slot Replicated Mesh and
2-slot Replicated Mesh ATCA backplanes (some details below).
* IPM Sentry
is a trademark of Pigeon Point Systems
|
|
|
|
|
Background
Advanced TCA,
via the PICMG 3.0 specification, is a major effort by over 100 companies
to develop a next-generation telecom architecture. The specification
is geared towards the telco carrier grade market. Utilizing Dual
Star, Dual Dual Star, and Mesh switched fabric topologies, the spec
will be able to handle the massive bandwidth requirements, High
Availability (99.999% uptime), and Quality of Service issues demanded
by the industry. The form factor will go to an 8U x 280mm card size
plugging into an approx. 5U (or 8U) backplane spaced at 1.2".
The larger cards allow more space for more components, while the
wider spacing between slots allows for taller components. In addition,
the backplane allows for 48VDC input from an external source to
be distributed to the individual slot cards.
|
Feature Products
Elma Bustronic, Elma TreNew
Elma Bustronic and sister company Elma TreNew have co-developed a 14-slot Dual Star and a 5-slot Mesh backplane compliant to the PICMG 3.0 specifications. (More) |
|
Elma
Bustronic
Elma Bustronic has released new 2-slot, 5-slot, and 6-slot ATCA backplanes with dense connectors for plugging shelf managers. The design saves space and can facilitate plugging of multiple shelf managers without increasing the chassis height and rack space required. (More) |
|
Elma Bustronic, Z Plane Inc.
The Bustronic ATCA backplane with links offers up to triple the performance of traditional versions of the architecture at a reduced cost. This is achieved using the Z-plane Links which carry the high speed signals with long traces via a small PCB board that plugs directly into the rear of the backplane. (More)
Download Z Plane White Paper
|
Best of Show Award, ATCA Summit 2009 |
Elma
Electronic
Elma Electronic has announced
a unique 5U ATCA Development Chassis that offers 48V DC to A/C
conversion for plugging to a conventional wall outlet. Also
features direct shelf manager plugging. A N+1 Redundant version
is now available. (More)
|
|
Elma
Electronic
Elma Electronic has developed
a 4U horizontal ATCA chassis and 12U and 13U vertical chassis
compliant to the PICMG 3.0 specifications. The Elma IPM Sentry
Shelf Manager is specifically designed for AdvancedTCA solutions.
(More)
|
 |
Elma
Electronic
The 2U ATCA chassis from Elma
uses 33% less rack space than any standard AdvancedTCA chassis
in the market today. Ideal for prototyping and development,
it features a 250W A/C power supply for versatility. (More) |
 |
ERNI
ERNI Components and Tyco International have developed the
ZD line of high-speed connectors, which was chosen as the
connector for the PICMG 3.0 specification (More)
FAQs
AdvancedTCA
FAQs (17KB)
AdvancedTCA
Short Form Specification
|
|
|