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News Release from: Force Computers | Subject: Centellis CO 21000-12U
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 22 July 2002
Server gains Gigabit Ethernet
capabilities
The PICMG 2.16-compliant Centellis CO 21000-12U cPSB server series now offers Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) capability via redundant 24-port CPC6400 GigE switches from Performance Technologies.
The PICMG 2.16-compliant Centellis CO 21000-12U cPSB server series from Force Computers now offers Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) capability via redundant 24-port CPC6400 GigE switches from Performance Technologies As the first PICMG 2.16-adherent system to offer this speed to the market, this GigE-capable CompactPCI packet-switching backplane (cPSB) server with its CPCI-910 dual Intel IXP network processor blade also includes a 14-port GigE switch-fabric and a ProcessorPMC slot - Force's first cPSB blade with this level of functionality
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 12 Dec 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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With its 17 GigE-enabled node slots, the Centellis CO 21000-12U offers a versatile, technology-neutral building-block approach to configuring systems with up to 40 times the performance of typical CompactPCI systems.
Fully configured, it is ideal for network applications that demand flexible, reliable wireline performance as well as enhancing high-density edge and access interfacing with advanced network processing.
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Adhering to the PICMG 2.16 cPSB standard, the GigE-capable Centellis CO 21000-12U has been engineered to be easily integrated into larger systems, so telecomms/datacomms equipment developers can immediately start designing and implementing it into products.
The system also features: optional PICMG 2.16 Pentium III 1.2GHz, PowerPC 700MHz or SPARC 500MHz processor-based SBCs; hot-swappable, redundant N+1 (N=2), 500W DC 48V power supplies; and hot-swappable fan trays.
The system also offers redundant (N+1) fabric slots, a 12U FaultZone Technology NEBS Level 3-tested 19 or 23in rack-mount and a PICMG 2.9 IPMI-compliant platform controller module supporting SNMP as well as an option for N+1.
Inside the Centellis CO 21000-12U, the CPCI-910 network processor blade uses leading-edge technology to maximise parallel or pipelined Internet protocol (IP) packet processing for communications.
With dual IXP1250 network processors, 14-port multilayer GigE switch-fabric, CompactPCI form-factor and switch-fabric support for Layer 2 routing/Layer 3 IP forwarding, it offers up to ten GigE interfaces for quality of service, network address translation and more.
Its ProcessorPMC slot, allows it to provide scaleable ATM functionality by adding Force's PMC-8260/ATM155 module.
GigE-enabled Centellis 21000-12Us will be available in June 2002 through Force's Early Access Unit programme with volume shipments scheduled for August 2002.
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