AdvancedTCA platform lays foundation

Kontron has unveiled its AdvancedTCA platform, signalling its intention of taking a leadership role in the adoption and deployment of the new carrier grade system standard.

Kontron has unveiled its Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture platform, signalling its intention of taking a leadership role in the adoption and deployment of the new carrier grade system standard.

Using the annual Supercomm Show as backdrop for the announcement, Kontron rolled out its AdvancedTCA platform complete with Kontron system chassis, high performance ATCA processing blades and high-availability base fabric switches.

Kontron's hardware, IPMI firmware and HPI support are complemented with operating system, applications software and high-availability (HA) middleware from industry-leading companies, including: Solid Information Technology, IP Fabrics, GoAhead Software, Monta Vista Software and ZNYX Networks.

Industry sources estimate that AdvancedTCA will grow from first deployments in 2005 to several billion dollars in just two years.

"Kontron is strategically committed to AdvancedTCA platform solutions", said Thomas Sparrvik, President and CEO of Kontron America.

"We have forged an alliance with the best-in-class software providers so that, together with Kontron's core ATCA hardware, we are positioned to become the industry's leading supplier".

"We are pleased that Kontron has selected Solid as the hot-standby data manager for their new ATCA platform, supporting the carrier-grade application needs of Kontron customers", said Jussi Harvela, President and CEO of Solid Information Technology.

"The combination of Solid and Kontron provides a very cost-effective option for companies developing high-availability applications".

"AdvancedTCA is quickly becoming the de-facto standard for communications and network equipment", said Glen Myers, CEO IP Fabrics.

"Kontron's AdvancedTCA platform shows very clearly how sophisticated platforms can be built incorporating high performance network processors together with general purpose processors in a well managed, highly available configuration".

"IP Fabrics' advanced Packet Processing Language and PPL Virtual Machine for Intel IXP2XXX network processors adds 'ease of programming' to the list of benefits available with Kontron's ATCA platform".

"Using IP Fabrics' approach to network processor application development, developers can build and modify network processor dataplane applications without having to write, debug or validate machine-specific microcode".

"Kontron is clearly taking a lead by introducing an ATCA-based chassis that is SA Forum HPI compliant", said Dr Asif Naseem, Senior Vice President and CTO of GoAhead Software.

"With GoAhead's HPI-compliant high availability software managing their chassis and system software, Kontron is offering a carrier-grade, standards-based chassis ready for application developers".

"MontaVista Software is committed to supporting open standards such as AdvancedTCA and Carrier Grade Linux", said Robert Monkman, Senior Product Marketing Manager for MontaVista Software Carrier Grade Edition Linux.

"Collaboration with Kontron and its partners enables the delivery of application-ready, carrier-grade platforms to an industry rapidly adopting these standards-based solutions".

"ZNYX Networks is the leading provider of AdvancedTCA High Availability open-standard Ethernet switching solutions", said Benoit Robert, Kontron's Manager of Strategic Partnerships.

"ZNYX's OpenArchitect provides a comprehensive High Availability and QoS suite that creates maximum leverage to rapidly deploy solutions to meet the evolving demands of Kontron's customer base".

"Kontron's ATCA platform combined with OpenArchitect's extensible QoS, Layer 2 switching and Layer 3 routing framework provides the building blocks for carrier grade solutions with the full benefit of a standard platform", said Connie Austin, President and CEO, ZNYX Networks.

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