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AT8901M
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 AT8901M 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
mid-size AMC slots for customization. This unique versatile design allows cost-optimised tai-
loring 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
• Master Clock Generator AMC providing network synchronisation for telecom applications
Performance
The AT8901M employs leading-edge switching technology providing full wire-speed through-
put at all load conditions. A powerful control processor runs higher layer protocols based on the
market leading LVL7 software suite.
Management
The AT8901M is managed either in-band or out of band via 10/100 Ethernet or RS232 man-
agement ports. The comprehensive set of supported protocols rounds out the feature set of
Kontrons' second generation AdvancedTCA Hub Board.
1.1.1
AT8901M Features
PICMG 3.0 compliant Hub Board
• Supports Base Interface (GbE)
• For 14 and 16 slot shelves
• 2 mid-size AMC slots for customization
• Uplinks for Base Interface
• Comprehensive protocol support
• Full Hot-Swap capabilities
• Full Redundancy support
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