Bustronic is your resource for the latest in the development of next-gen backplanes and systems. On a periodic basis, we will post news and advancements in the ATCA backplane (AdvancedTCA, PICMG 3.x), Starfabric (PICMG 2.17), Compact Packet Switching (cPSB, PICMG 2.16), Serial Mesh (PICMG 2.20), VXS (VITA 41.0), VME 320, and optical backplanes.
Bustronic and our European sister company have both announced cPSB backplanes based on the PICMG 2.16 draft specification Bustronic, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performace backplanes, announces that they have designed a Compact Packet Switching Backplane (cPSB) based on the PICMG 2.16 draft specification. Bustronic's cPSB backplane comes in 16-slots, with up to four 47-pin power supply connectors, and distributed power bugs for V I/O, GND, and +5V. Utilizing stripline design technology, the backplane has virtually zero crosstalk. Bustronic has also been working together with its European sister company, TreNew, renowned for their high-speed backplane designs. Sharing engineering resources, the two companies have formed a powerhouse team for switched fabric and high-speed backplanes. TreNew recently released one of the first cPSB backplanes on the market, an 18-slot version, based on the PICMG 2.16 draft specification. The performance of CompactPCI is vastly improved with the new cPSB protocol. It provides the ideal solution for third-generation wireless, Internet protocol, voice over IP (VoIP), and other applications. CPSB increases system performance by moving data traffic off the shared bus, and onto an embedded switched Ethernet network fabric (10/100/1000 Mbit/s), accessed via the J3 connector. Full Hot Swap support enables the creation of zero-downtime, High Availability solutions and allows SBC insertion/removal from a running system without the need to reboot. System MTBF and reliability is also improved because cPSB reduces the number of cables and connectors requirement. The specification currently reserves pins for optional H.110 telephony bus implementation. CPSB is also fully backwards-compatible to today's CompactPCI technology. Call Bustronic for more details on cPSB backplanes available today.
The ZX4500P with OpenArchitect™ is an extensible managed switch for embedded high-availability Ethernet in CarrierClass™ telecommunications systems. The 6U switch provides Layer 2 switching and Layer 3 IP routing, at line-rate, plus Layer 4-7 packet classification and filtering for telco chassis based on the PICMG 2.16 CompactPCI Packet Switched Backplane (CPSB) standard. The integrated OpenArchitect software environment provides a broad range of "out-of-the-box" protocols to establish extensible routing, control and management policies. The switch also eases and enhances remote manageability by incorporating the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) standard. The ZX4500P
switched fabric component integrates 24 10/100-Mbit Ethernet ports
and dual 1-gigabit Ethernet ports. The switch fabric maintains the
forwarding table on silicon, providing the capability to switch
and route 6.6 million packets per second full line rate performance
on every port. 100% Compliant with PICMG 2.16 Placing the ZX4500P
in a fabric slot provides embedded Ethernet services to each node
card across the Packet Switching Backplane of the chassis. A rear
transition board (RTB) can be added to provide five external 10/100-Mbit
Ethernet ports in addition to the already available front-access
dual 1-gigabit Ethernet ports. A standard configuration is ZX4500Ps
placed in both fabric slots for creation of a redundant, high availability
system. The ZX4500P, and a corresponding RTB, can also be used in
a node slot as a "stand alone" switch providing addition
external Ethernet ports. This configuration produces two Ethernet
ports connect to the Packet Switching Backplane, 22 external 10/100-Mbit
Ethernet ports and dual front access 1-gigabit Ethernet ports. |
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