Serial RapidIO® GEN-2 Switch complies with OpenVPX/VITA-65.

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OpenVPX(TM) and VITA-65 compliant VPX6-6902 combines Ethernet and Serial RapidIO® (SRIO) switching in one slot for management, control, and dataplane switching in high-performance, embedded military systems. Available in air- and conduction-cooled versions, 6U VPX board supports Gen-1 SRIO (1.25, 2.5, 3.125 Gbaud) and Gen-2 SRIO (5.0, 6.25 Gbaud). It offers up to 20 Gbps throughput on each of its 28, 4-lane ports and helps architect systems that adhere to VITA-65/OpenVPX(TM) specifications.



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Curtiss-Wright Controls Announces its First OpenVPX/VITA-65 Serial RapidIO® GEN-2 Switch



VPX6-6902 Delivers High-Speed VITA-65 Compliant Management, Control and Dataplane Switching with up to 28x SRIO (x4) Ports

OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX, OpenVPX(TM), and CompactPCI® products for the rugged deployed aerospace and defense (A&D) market, has announced the availability of the new OpenVPX(TM)/VITA-65 compliant VPX6-6902 Serial RapidIO® (SRIO) switch card. This rugged 6U VPX board, available in both air- and conduction-cooled versions, combines Ethernet and SRIO switching in a single slot for management, control and dataplane switching in high performance embedded military systems. Supporting both Gen-1 SRIO (1.25, 2.5, 3.125 Gbaud) and Gen-2 SRIO (5.0, 6.25 Gbaud), the VPX6-6902 enables systems integrators to quickly and easily architect small to large high performance systems that adhere to the VITA-65 OpenVPX(TM) systems specification.

"The VPX6-6902 SRIO switch extends Curtiss-Wright Controls' leadership in high-performance mission computing environments" said Lynn Patterson, vice president and general manager Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing. "By integrating SRIO and Ethernet switching, we can support embedded processing systems with the highest possible data bandwidths in the smallest footprints possible."

SRIO is a next-generation data-plane interconnect, and combines extremely high data rates with low system latency. Eclipsing existing Generation 1 SRIO switches, the VPX6-6902 doubles the available bandwidth with SRIO Gen-2 technology, offering up to 20Gbps throughput on each of it's 28 4-lane ports. The VPX6-6902 is designed to form the interconnect backbone of extremely high-performance mission computing environments, and simplifies systems design with features designed for redundant and fail-safe architectures.

The VPX6-6902 is available in a variety of system configurations, and supports a number of standard OpenVPX(TM) profiles. Popular configurations include:
  • 24 x SRIO (x4) ports to the VPX backplane and 4x SRIO (x4) ports to the front, with no Ethernet switching.
  • 20 x SRIO (x4) ports to the VPX backplane and 4x SRIO (x4) ports to the front, along with 16x SerDes GbE ports and 2x 1000Base-T ports to the rear with an additional 2x 10GbE and one (1) 1000Base-T port to the front.

    The VPX6-6902's on-board management processor can be used to manage and configure the Ethernet switch, and also performs SRIO management and configuration. IPMI is also supported for system level management.

    VPX6-6902 Key Features:
  • 6U VPX Form Factor, complies with OpenVPX(TM) / VITA-65 standards
  • Combined SRIO Data plane and Ethernet Management and Control plane switch fabrics
  • Enables easy implementation of scalable high performance centralized DSP clusters for small, medium and large systems
  • Available with SRIO only, or SRIO + Ethernet switch fabrics
    - SRIO switch offers up to 24x 4-lane ports to the backplane, and 4x 4-lane ports to the front.
    - Second generation SRIO switching technology support both Gen-1 (1.25, 2.5 and 3.125 Gbaud) or Gen-2 (5.0 and 6.25 Gbaud) speeds
    - Integrated Ethernet switch offers up to 16x SerDes GbE and 2x 1000Base-T ports to the VPX backplane, along with + 2x 10GbE and 1x 1000Base-T ports to the front.
  • On-board management processor for both SRIO and GbE fabrics
  • Supports star and dual-star topologies for redundant and fail-safe architectures
  • Pre-configured for 3rd party SRIO diagnostic Probe to provide system monitoring, analysis and diagnostics
  • Air-cooled and Conduction-cooled models available in all ruggedization levels (L0, L100, L200)

    The VPX6-6902 complements Curtiss-Wright Controls' growing family of high-speed Single-Board Computer (SBC) and Digital Signal Processing (DSP) cards, including the recently announced CHAMP-AV5 with the Intel® Core(TM) i7 processor and the HPE720 Hybrid Processor Board with dual Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGAs and dual-core PPC processor. The VPX6-6902 board supports multiple backplane profiles, and conforms to the OpenVPX® / VITA-65 standard. For more information on the VPX6-6902 click here.

    Sales inquiries: Please forward all Sales and reader service inquiries to Jerri-Lynne Charbonneau, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, Tel: (613) 254-5112; Fax: (613) 599-7777; e-mail: sales@cwcembedded.com.

    About Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing
    Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing is the industry's most comprehensive and experienced single source for embedded solutions, ranging from Processing, Subsystems, Data Communication, DSP, and Video & Graphics to the most advanced board level components and fully integrated custom systems. The Embedded Computing group serves the defense, aerospace, commercial and industrial markets and is part of Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc.

    About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
    Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Curtiss-Wright Controls is the motion control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW). With manufacturing facilities around the world, Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading technology-based organization providing niche motion control products, subsystems and services internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit http://www.cwcontrols.com/.
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