| Publisher | Fulcrum Microsystems | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | 818.3KB PDF | Date added | 01 Sep 2005 |
| Topics | Ethernet, Switching | ||
| Downloads | 1 | ||
High performance embedded systems form the basis for telecommunications and networking equipment as well as for enterprise server applications, storage and high performance computing platforms. Independently designed and optimized for their respective applications, these embedded systems have historically been expensive. The common drive toward cost reduction across all these markets has led toward standardization in the physical and electrical aspects of system design. One of the leading examples of this movement is the ATCA (Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture) specification developed by PICMG (the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group). In the ATCA specification the backplane fabric interconnect however, remains open to a number of standards, a situation that has led to a splintering of the ecosystem, in conflict with the basic principles of driving toward commoditization through uniformity.
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