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News Release from: Kaparel Corp | Subject: PS4900 Compact Packet Switching Backplanes
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 28 May 2001
Compact Packet Switching Backplanes
The PS4900 Series of Compact Packet Switching Backplanes (cPSB) from Kaparel support Switched Ethernet, as defined by the PICMG 2.16 draft specification and offer high capacity CompactPCI.
The PS4900 Series of Compact Packet Switching Backplanes (cPSB) from Kaparel support Switched Ethernet, as defined by the PICMG 2.16 draft specification and offer high capacity CompactPCI, incorporating packet-switching architecture for developers of next-generation telecomms networks The Compact Packet Switching Backplane provides a way to design telephony and high availability systems that combine CompactPCI with Ethernet for high-speed systems
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 25 May 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Compact packet switching backplanes
Kaparel Corp has announced the launch of the PS4900 Series of compact packet switching backplanes (cPSB).
This allows OEMs to build systems that are now more reliable, less expensive and faster to market, without waiting for the future switched fabrics.
Kaparel's President and CEO, Ben Robitaille, stated, "Kaparel has been designing custom Switch Fabric backplanes up to speeds of 1.25Gbit/s since 1998 and welcome standardisation in the industry".
Robitaille continued," Kaparel has been a member of the PICMG 2.16 subcommittee since its inception and the Compact Packet Switching Backplanes drastically improve the speed, scalability and reliability of CompactPCI, while maintaining its mechanical, power and hot-swap features.
Our PS4900 Series backplanes offer the market a product that can be easily configured for application-specific custom designs".
The key elements of cPSB according to the PICMG 2.16 committee are that Compact Packet Switching Backplanes have an Ethernet infrastructure embedded in the CompactPCI midplane that is accessed via the J3 connector.
The Ethernet switching element resides on one or more of the cPCI slots, interconnecting all the slots in the chassis.
Also, all subsystems operate as stand-alone "systems on a card" and the interface with each through a network stack on top of the Ethernet.
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