ATCA building blocks show up in Korea

Adlink Technology is introducing a new series of advanced telecomms platform building blocks this week at ITU Telecom Asia 2004.

Adlink Technology is introducing a new series of advanced telecomms platform building blocks this week at ITU Telecom Asia 2004.

They include the ATCA-3120 PICMG 3.1 base and fabric interface switch, the ATCA-6890 processor blade, and the ATCA-8014 10U 14-slot chassis rated at 200W per slot.

The ATCA-6890 is based on dual Intel Xeon LV 2.8GHz processors or a single 3.2GHz Xeon processor, the Lindenhurst E7520 memory controller hub (MCH), and supports up to 16Gbyte DDR2-400 memory.

Adlink's ATCA building blocks are ground breaking products based on the PICMG 3.0 spec targeted for telecommunication equipment manufacturers.

Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (AdvancedTCA) platforms are ideally suited for mission critical applications that require functionality, reliability, serviceability, and manageability.

These new offerings from Adlink complement the Intel processor-based modular solutions Adlink currently offers, such as the cPCI-6240, an Intel IXP2400 network processor-based single board computer that is targeted for computing intensive, wire line speed communication applications.

The ATCA-3120 is an AdvancedTCA hub switch board that combines the base interface with PICMG 3.1 fabric interface for ATCA shelves up to 14 slots (two hub slots and 12 node slots).

The base interface provides 1000Base-T Ethernet connections between the fabric slot and the node slots.

A 1000Base-T uplink connection is provided on the front panel for easy access to the base interface.

The fabric interface provides PICMG 3.1 compliant 1000Base-X Gigabit Ethernet between the fabric slot and the node slots on each fabric slot.

Alternatively, the fabric switch can support dual redundant 10 Gigabit external uplink ports.

Adlink plays a vital role in the development of the ATCA family of specifications and has been an active participant since its inception.

"Adlink is the first Asia based company to introduce ATCA products to the market", said Jeff Munch, Adlink Chief Technology Officer.

"The breadth of our product offering shows our commitment to the development of standards based building blocks and platforms".

"This is an exciting time for Adlink as we continue to drive leading edge technology into Greater China".

"Our strength in Asia as well as our product offering is a formidable combination".

He continued: "Our extensive work with the blade server platform led to the creation of the 10U ATCA shelf, providing the highest density of ATCA boards in a 42U rack available anywhere".

"With Adlink products, customers can always expect cutting-edge technology today".

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