ATCA AMC Carrier Blade

ATCA/AMC.1 and 2 from Rittal are ATCA carrier blades with 2 – 4 AMC slots depending on the required AMC form factor. With carrier blades, the emphasis is on giving users the maximum possible flexibility with the use of AMC technology.

Depending on the required application, various processor AMCs may be combined with memory AMCs and interface AMCs in order to develop and configure individual systems based on the ATCA standard from the various standard AMCs using ATCA/AMC carriers.

2 standard ATCA/AMC carrier blades have been developed for the various applications in telecommunications and the IT industry which support the most widespread communication protocols GbE (AMC.2) and PCIe (AMC.1).

The carriers meet the specifications of PICMG 3.0/3.1.

AdvancedMC carrier ATCA/AMC.1

The serial interfaces for all AMC slots meet the specifications of AMC.2 type E2 (GbE for the Common Option Region) and AMC.1 Type 4 (PCIe for the Fatpipe Region), whereby 1 AMC slot additionally conforms to AMC.1 type 8.

The 2 GbE ports for the Common Region (AMC.2 type E2) are used for control functions and data transfer, as well as for backup requirements. Each PCIe and GbE port in the AMCs is connected to a non-blocking switch for maximum performance.

Additionally, all AMC slots are likewise AMC.3 compatible (port 2 and 3) to support applications requiring storage media such as SAS/SATA. The ATCA/AMC.1 carrier is designed for CARRIER GRADE SERVICES.

AdvancedMC carrier ATCA/AMC.2

The serial interfaces for all AMC slots conform to the specification AMC.2 type E2 (GbE for the Common Option Region) as well as AMC.2 type 4 (Port 4-7 for the Fat pipe Region).

The 2 GbE ports for the Common Region (AMC.2 type E2) are used for control functions and data transfer, as well as for backup requirements. Each GbE port in the AMCs is connected to a non-blocking switch for maximum performance.

Additionally, all AMC slots are likewise AMC.3 compatible (Ports 2 and 3) to support applications requiring storage media such as SAS/SATA. The ATCA/AMC.2 carrier is designed for CARRIER GRADE SERVICES.

IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) & hot swap functionality

The Management Controller on the ATCA/AMC carrier blade supports IPMI functions to Version 1.5 including e-keying, modular power management and distribution, system clocks and hot swap functionality.

E-keying allows the carrier to identify which AMC slots are assigned in order to configure the fabric interfaces accordingly. The ATCA/AMC .1 or .2 carrier blade is hot swap-compatible to PICMG 3.0 and may be exchanged with the system operational.

 

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