Kontron AT8901 - Manual (Page 14)

AT8901 Introduction
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1. Introduction
The Board described in this manual is designed for the Advanced Telecom Computing Archi-
tecture (AdvancedTCA® or ATCA) defined by the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers
Group (PICMG). The main advantages of AdvancedTCA include high throughput, multi-proto-
col support, high-power capability, hot swappability, high scalability and integrated system
management. For further information regarding the AdvancedTCA standards and their use,
please consult the complete AdvancedTCA specification or visit the PICMG web site.
1.1 Product Overview
The Kontron AT8901 is a PICMG 3.0 compliant Hub Board for AdvancedTCA shelves, de-
signed according to the RoHS directive. Suitable for 14 and 16 slot systems, it also provides 2
AMC slots for customization. This unique versatile design allows cost-optimised tailoring to the
requirements of the application.
The Base Interface switch provides Gigabit Ethernet services on Base Channels 2-16 and Fast
Ethernet to the Shelf Managers. AMC slots can be equipped with
• Processor-AMC, e.g. acting as the system controller (saving one ATCA slot)
• Storage-AMC as mass storage device for the Processor-AMC
• SETS-AMC providing network synchronisation for telecom applications
Performance
The AT8901 employs leading-edge switching technology providing full wire-speed throughput
at all load conditions. A powerful control processor runs higher layer protocols based on the
market leading LVL7 software suite.
Management
The AT8901 is managed either in-band or out of band via 10/100 Ethernet or RS232 manage-
ment ports. The comprehensive set of supported protocols rounds out the feature set of Kon-
trons' second generation AdvancedTCA Hub Board.