Backplanes are compliant to PICMG 2.17.
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StarFabric Series enables scalable performance, while maintaining full compatibility to CompactPCI. Offered in 17-slot version, PICMG 2.17 Development Backplane suits prototype development, allowing system designers to test implementation of StarFabric as well as standard cards using CompactPCI bus and/or H.110 bus. Unit offers 10 basic node slots, dual fabric slots, 2 node slots with H.110, StarFabric system slot with cPCI and H.110, and 2 standard cPCI with H.110 slots.
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Bustronic Announces StarFabric Backplanes Compliant To PICMG 2.17
FREMONT, California, Oct. 21, 2002 - Bustronic Corporation, an industry leading designer and manufacturer of high performance backplanes, has announced a series of StarFabric backplanes compliant to PICMG 2.17. StarFabric enables scalable high-performance, while maintaining full compatibility to CompactPCI.
Bustronic's "StarFabric Series" of PICMG 2.17 backplanes will be offered in various configurations. The first in the series is a 17-slot PICMG 2.17 Development Backplane, designed for prototype development of a system compliant to the recently ratified specification. The development backplane allows the system designer to test the implementation of StarFabric, along with standard cards using the CompactPCI bus and/or the H.110 bus. Once the designers have tested their solution with the development backplane, they can contact Bustronic for custom design needs. The 17-slot PICMG 2.17 Development Backplane features 10 basic node slots, dual fabric slots, two node slots with H.110, a StarFabric system slot with cPCI and H.110, and two standard cPCI with H.110 slots. This topology allows ample testing of system designs in various configurations, with a separate segment for CompactPCI and H.110.
The Bustronic PICMG 2.17 backplane series features StarFabric links that are redundant between the fabric slots and the StarFabric system slot. Point-to-point links are between fabric slots and node slots on P3 and P5. Each link is made up of four transmit pairs and four receive pairs for 2.5 Gbps full duplex bandwidth.
Bustronic and parent company Elma have been the leaders in switched fabric backplanes, developing the first StarFabric, PICMG 2.16 (Compact Packet Switching), and GigaBridge HA backplanes on the market. The group's backplane center in Europe, ElmaTreNew, has collaborated with Bustronic in developing several switched fabric solutions.
"As founding members of the StarFabric Trade Association, Bustronic is committed to developing StarFabric and PICMG 2.17 solutions for the market", commented Fred Hirsch, General Manager of Bustronic. "This development backplane will make it easier for customers to do testing and prototyping for StarFabric based systems".
For more information on Bustronic's StarFabric products, visit www.bustronic.com
About BUSTRONIC:
Founded in 1989, Bustronic specializes in the design and manufacture of high-performance backplanes. Bustronic has a complete line of industry-standard backplanes, including CompactPCI, VME, VME64x, VME320, H.110 CTEL, and VXI. Bustronic's custom design service combines creative engineering, highly sophisticated computer simulation and modern design techniques to offer customized backplanes that meet the most specialized system requirements. A member of the ELMA Electronic group, Bustronic is located in Fremont, California. Bustronic is a member of PICMG* and VITA and can be found on the World Wide Web at www.Bustronic.com.
Justin Moll
Marketing Manager, Bustronic
Manager of PR, Elma Americas
510-490-7388 x16
www.bustronic.com
