...and the Runners Up Xeon-E5-Based ATCA Blade Delivers 1.38 Teraflops of Processing The Ensemble HDS8613 high density server (HDS) from Mercury Systems is a next-generation secure AdvancedTCA blade with dual 12core Intel Xeon-E5 processors, the same processors found in the most powerful data centers (Figure 2 bottom board). The blade is equipped with native Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) and full Intel Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) with the support of up to 128 Gbytes of DDR42133 SDRAM to deliver a combined 1.38 Teraflops of general-purpose processing power that is supported with 40 Gbit Ethernet or InfiniBand high bandwidth fabric interfaces. The board is more rugged than other AdvancedTCA blades and system integrity is assured with pre-integrated, private and personalized built in security. With the ability to support any standard AMC module with ease, the board is both powerful and configurable, with the ability for user customization built in. The Mercury’s ATCA Ensemble portfolio of products supports the DoDs’ Better Buying Power requirements for open system architectures, affordability and exportability. As the tactical cloud processing marketplace yields to globalization, this designed and made in the USA approach is the next logical next step in evolving modular open system architectures to meet massive secure processing requirements. The Ensemble HDS8613 is ideally suited to advanced radar, complex multisignal processing applications; complex coordinated and distributed military networks.
Figure 2 The Ensemble HDS8613 high density server (HDS) is a secure ATCA blade with dual 12-core Intel Xeon-E5 processors. The board has full Intel Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) with the support of up to 128 Gbytes of DDR4-2133 SDRAM.
Mercury Systems, Chelmsford, MA (978) 967-1401. www.mrcy.com
1U, 6-slot, MicroTCA Chassis Features PCIe Gen3 Backplane Pixus Technologies has introduced the PXS0108, a 1U, 6-slot, low cost, data-grade MicroTCA chassis (Figure 3). The PXS0108 is a versatile MicroTCA chassis with enhanced ruggedization options are available for defense applications. The unit has an active backplane that alleviates the need for expensive Power Modules (PMs). The backplane provides a power manager for each slot that controls and limits the management and payload power to the maximum allowed. Pixus has upgraded the backplane to PCIe Gen3 speeds, which is faster than most in the market. Most are typically Gen 2. The versatile design allows one PSU or two (AC or DC), one MCH slot or two, mid-size modules (4HP) or full-size modules (6HP). The 1U form factor MicroTCA variant is compact, but also very versatile allowing users to use any standard MCH. The chassis’ push/pull cooling is very good at up to 60W/slot typical. The Pixus 1U MicroTCA chassis is particularly suited for development and prototyping because its small size and low cost. At the same time it’s also powerful and capable for deployed applications and designed for today’s PCIe Gen3 cards. MicroTCA is typically a little more than 1/2 the size and weight of VPX solutions.
Figure 3 The PXS0108 is a 1U, 6-slot, low cost, data-grade MicroTCA chassis. Its backplane provides a power manager for each slot that controls and limits the management and payload power to the maximum allowed. The backplane has been upgraded to PCIe Gen3 speeds.
Pixus Technologies, Waterloo, Ontario Canada. (519) 885-5775. www.pixustechnologies.com
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