Artesyn Announces Configurable Telecom Platform For CompactPCI Packet Switching Backplane.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 2003 PCIMG PCIMG Peripheral Component Interconnect Manufacturing Group 2.16-Compliant cPSB Blade Ideal For SS7 Signaling, Gateway, Real-Time Control, Traffic Processing, and Line Card Applications Artesyn Communication Products, a subsidiary of Artesyn Technologies (Nasdaq:ATSN), today announced the Katana Nihontō (日本刀:にほんとう nihontō (TM)750i, a PowerPC-based real-time processing blade for telecom applications utilizing the CompactPCI(R) Packet Switching Backplane (cPSB). Featuring a PICMG An industry consortium that develops specifications for backplanes and interconnects for electronic equipment in the industrial and telecom fields. It was founded in 1994 as the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group, hence the acronym. 2.16-compliant system interface and dual PMC expansion sites, the Katana750i is available with PMC mezzanine cards and software that make it easy to configure for a variety of SS7 signaling, gateway, real-time control, traffic processing and network interface applications. "Increased time-to-market pressure and ever-evolving technology make it increasingly difficult for telecom OEMs to design and build everything in house," said Todd Wynia, vice president of marketing at Artesyn Communication Products. "The Katana750i gives telecom OEMs an open, flexible, high-availability, packet-based platform for bringing advanced, cost-effective signaling, gateway and other network infrastructure products to market fast." The Katana750i complies fully with the PICMG 2.16 cPSB standard, an Ethernet-based interface for moving data between cPSB boards. Katana also supports the PICMG 2.9 System Management Bus, which provides an I2C-based Intelligent Platform Management Interface The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification defines a set of common interfaces to computer hardware and firmware which system administrators can use to monitor system health and manage the system. Several dozen companies support IPMI. (IPMI) that makes it easy to monitor, control and exchange management information between the Katana750i and shelf management controllers. The Katana750i is equipped with an IBM 800-MHz PowerPC(R) 750FX processor, which features a 64-bit data bus, 32 kbytes each of L1 instruction and data cache, and 512 kbytes of L2 cache. The Katana750i also utilizes the Marvell MV64360 system controller, which gives the 750FX processor high-speed access to as much as one Gbyte of SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. and 128 Mbytes of flash memory. The MV64360 also provides two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, which are routed to the cPSB backplane, a separate 10/100 BaseTx interface, an IPMB interface, eight counter/timers, a 32-bit watchdog timer and four IDMA controllers. The Katana750i's dual PMC sites can accept one double-wide or two single-wide modules, support 32-bit PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). data transfers at 33 MHz or 66 MHz, and can utilize CTBus clocks (to support systems with H.110 clocks) received via the backplane. These sites make it easy for OEMs to add custom LAN/WAN LAN/WAN Local Area Network/Wide Area Network , coprocessor, and other options that enable a single Katana750i platform to address a variety of telecom applications. Artesyn's PM/3Gv PTMC WAN interface module, for example, enables the Katana 750i to be used as an SS7 signaling blade, signaling gateway, or softswitch. The MPC (1) (Mobile PC) A handheld or laptop computer. See handheld computer, laptop computer and Ultra-Mobile PC. (2) (MultiPath Channel) See multipath. 8264 (PowerQUICC II) based PM/3Gv module provides up to eight channelized Refers to an architecture that transmits data in channels. It often refers to the 64 Kbps channels in T1 lines, which were originally developed to handle digitized voice streams (TDM). See TDM. or non-channelized E1/T1 ports interfaces with programmable framers and CTbus (Computer Telephony bus) support. Artesyn also offers a family of processor modules (PM/PPC) that enable OEMs to add an auxiliary processor for dedicated function like SONET mapping. The PM/PPC family offers a choice of PowerPC 750, PowerPC 750FX or PowerPC 440GP processors with up to one Gbyte of ECC (1) (Error-Correcting Code) A type of memory that corrects errors on the fly. See ECC memory. (2) (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) A public key cryptography method that provides fast decryption and digital signature processing. SDRAM, 128 Mbytes of flash, three 10/100 Ethernet ports and two serial I/O ports. The Katana 750i's PMC sites can also be used to add custom and third party modules. By adding a cryptography module, for example, OEMs can use the Katana 750i to provide secure access for applications such as VPNs, WLAN and SOHO gateways. With a LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. module, the Katana 750i can handle IP input and output in a signaling gateway or softswitch. And with a fibre channel or OC-3 module, the Katana 750i can be used as a storage area network interface or ATM end point. The Katana750i is also available with turnkey software for a variety of signaling, network interface, gateway and network processing applications. Artesyn's SS7 software, for example, enables the Katana750i to be used as an SS7 (MTP-1, MTP-2. and MTP-3) signaling blade that provides up to 64 signaling channels over E1/T1 networks with 100% line utilization. This makes the Katana750i ideal for Signaling Transfer Points, Service Control Points, Signaling Gateways and Base Station Controllers. Artesyn also offers M2UA/M3UA SIGTRAN (SIGnaling TRANsport) An IP telephony protocol from the IETF that is used to transfer SS7 signals over IP networks. The telco switch sends SS7 signals to a signaling gateway (SG) that converts them into SIGTRAN packets, which travel over IP to the next signaling gateway or signaling gateway software that supports up to 64 SS7-to-M2UA/M3UA channels per blade, with optional Media Gateway Controller functionality. Katana750i-based signaling gateways make it easy to connect TDM-based PSTN networks to IP-enabled STPs, SCPs, HLRs, VLRs and MGCs, providing a transparent connection from an MTP2 instance in the TDM network to an MTP3 instance in the IP network. Katana750i is also available with upper layer SS7 protocols such as MTP3, SCCP and ISUP. Additional software support for the Katana750i includes TimeSys real-time Linux, VxWorks 5.5/Tornado 2.2, a reference kernel port for GPL Linux and a PowerPC boot loader (PPCBoot) with power-on self test. The Katana750i complies with all major safety, EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , and environmental standards, including IEC60950/EN60950, UL60950, CSA (1) (Canadian Standards Association, Toronto, Ontario, www.csa.ca) A standards-defining organization founded in 1919. It is involved in many industries, including electronics, communications and information technology. C22.2, Global IEC -- CB Scheme Report IEC 60950), NEBS Telecordia GR-63, and GR1089 Level 3, FCC Part 15 (U.S. and Canada), and ETSI EN300386-V1.3.1. The Katana 750i costs less than $2000 OEM quantity, and is available immediately for early customer involvement. About Artesyn Communication Products Artesyn Communication Products, a subsidiary of Artesyn Technologies (Nasdaq:ATSN), provides a broad range of communications technology for use in the wireless infrastructure, switching and optical networking. Products include WAN interfaces, CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. boards, protocols and hardware/software subsystems. Based on PMC, CompactPCI or custom platforms, Artesyn's products are used to develop products and systems for worldwide Teledatacom(TM) networks and real-time communications applications. Located in Madison, Wis., Artesyn Communication Products is an ISO- iso- or is- pref. 1. Equal; uniform: isobar. 2. Isomeric: isopropyl. 3. 9001 certified company. Visit its Web site at www.artesyncp.com. About Artesyn Technologies Artesyn Technologies Inc., headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., is a leading provider of advanced power conversion equipment and real-time subsystems to the communications industry. With one of the broadest portfolios of power products available, Artesyn offers customers a wide range of high efficiency AC/DC power supplies, as well as advanced DC/DC and Point of Load converters for distributed power architectures. Artesyn's line of WAN interfaces, CPU boards and protocol stacks are also at work in many of today's leading Teledatacom(TM) networks. For more information about Artesyn Technologies and its products, please visit the company's Web site at www.artesyn.com. |
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