Motorola Offers CompactPCI "Five-Nines" Availability On Open Architecture Platform to Telecom Equipment OEMs.TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 1998-- First CompactPCI Systems with Dual-Redundant System CPUs and High Availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. Architecture Motorola Computer Group (MCG) Monday announced the CPX CPX Command Post Exercise CPX Culebra Puerto Rico (airport code) CPX Cleft Palate, X-Linked CPX Corel Painter X CPX Compare with X (6502 processor instruction) CPX Command Post/Paper Exercise 8000 family of CompactPCI(R) systems, designed to deliver the "five-nines" (99.999%) capability essential for the most critical telecom infrastructure applications when combined with appropriate software. The key feature making high availability possible on open-architecture CompactPCI technology is built-in redundancy of every active system component, enabling any active module to be exchanged for repair or upgrade while the system continues to operate. This redundancy even includes system-slot 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. "For the first time, dual-redundant CompactPCI CPU boards can operate in hot-standby configuration which was previously the preserve of proprietary solutions costing significantly more," said Paul Virgo, product marketing manager for CompactPCI systems, MCG. "The introduction of the CPX8000 extends the benefits of open architectures to telecom equipment OEMs who need high availability systems," he continued. The CPX8000 family is designed as a "carrier grade" platform for operation in Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) and European Telecom Standard Institute (ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute, Sophia Antipolis technical park, Nice, France, www.etsi.org) A non-profit membership organization founded in 1988, dedicated to standardizing information and communication technologies (ICT) throughout Europe. ) environments and is particularly well suited for switching applications and deployment within unattended sites. The system is capable of delivering 99.999% availability, which is equivalent to less than five minutes and fifteen seconds of downtime per year. "This level of system availability is essential to provide the reliability of telephone systems and services on which businesses depend. The reliability of our embedded computing platforms has already helped MCG to secure substantial business from major telephone infrastructure companies and independent switch manufacturers around the world," said Virgo. "MCG would typically work closely with both an operating system supplier and a customer to realize 'five-nines' high availability for a specific telecom application," he continued. "Basing the 'five-nines' high availability system on the open-architecture CompactPCI computing platform provides benefits to the whole telecommunications and embedded computing industry," said Virgo. "Telecom OEMs can take their network infrastructure solutions to market quicker and at lower cost by using companies like MCG to provide computing platform design, manufacturing and revision control. The telecom OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and can focus on using their own specialist skills to add value and deliver a complete solution, which meets the demands of today's competitive market better, faster and more cost-effectively," he added. Two starter kits will be available to help telecom OEMs to evaluate the "five-nines" high availability platform. The CPX8216SK21 integrates the NEBS chassis with a 233MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. Power PC 750 CPU that provides 32MB error correcting memory (storage) error correcting memory - (ECM) RAM using some kind of error detection and correction (EDAC) scheme. The two types of memory errors in RAM (especially DRAM) are "soft" errors due to radiation-induced bit switching, and "hard" errors due to the unexpected deterioration of , EIDE (Enhanced IDE) An extension to the IDE interface that supports the ATA-2 and ATAPI standards. ATA-2 (Fast ATA) provides faster transfer rates (see IDE for details) and allows for multiple channels, each connecting two devices. and floppy disk controllers, 10/100Mb Ethernet, serial, parallel, and USB ports plus a PMC (1) See Portable Media Center. (2) (PCI Mezzanine Card) A PCI-based mezzanine card that is widely adapted to VMEbus, CompactPCI and PCI cards. site. A companion bridge card, rear transition module, floppy, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , and 4GB EIDE hard drive are also included. The CPX8216SK21 is list priced at $9,995. Deliveries begin November 1998. The CPX8216SK22 integrates the NEBS chassis with two 233MHz Power PC 750 CPUs that each provide 64MB error correcting memory, EIDE and floppy disk controllers, 10/100Mb Ethernet, serial, parallel, and USB ports plus a PMC site populated with a SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. PMC controller. Companion bridge cards, rear transition modules, two floppy, two CD-ROM, and two 4GB SCSI hard drives in hot swap carriers are also included. The CPX8216SK22 is list priced at $17,950. Deliveries begin November 1998. All active components on both systems - CPU cards, I/O cards, power supplies, fan assemblies, alarm panel, and disk drives - are Field Replaceable Units (FRU's), are hot swappable, and each one can be replaced in under 5 minutes. The first implementation of the CPX8000 "five-nines" high availability platform will support LynxOS(R), from Lynx Real-Time Systems Lynx Real-Time Systems - A company in Los Gatos, California who distribute LynxOS. http://lynx.com/. E-mail: <sales@lynx.com>, <support@lynx.com>. Address: 16780 Lark Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95030, USA. , running on PowerPC 750 CPUs. Wind River's VxWorks(R), QNX A multiuser, multitasking, real time operating system for PCs from QNX Software Systems, Ltd., Ottawa, Ontario (www.qnx.com), that is noted for its low-memory requirement and rapid response. Similar to Unix, it has been in use since the early 1980s. Software Systems QNX(R) and Pentium II based CPUs will be platform expansions introduced in 1999. In the future, other operating systems such as Windows NT(R) will also be offered for this platform. The starter kits or customer specific configurations of the CPX8216 are field deployable and include "five-nines" high availability ready hardware. Software releases supporting high availability and development libraries and tools from Lynx Real-Time Systems will become available throughout 1999. About Motorola Motorola Computer Group (MCG) is the world's leading supplier of embedded computing platforms to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) for use in telecommunications and industrial applications. MCG provides best in class solutions by combining its advanced design engineering capability with responsive, world-class manufacturing operations. MCG is part of Motorola's Automotive, Component, Computer, and Energy Sector which comprises five major businesses recognized for delivering leadership solutions to customers in the form of platform-based embedded controls and integrated components. Information about MCG is available on the World Wide Web at www.mcg.mot.com. Motorola (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MOT) is a global leader in advanced electronic systems and services. It liberates the power of technology by creating software-enhanced products that provide integrated customer solutions and Internet access via wireless and satellite communications, as well as computing, networking, and automotive electronics. Motorola also provides essential digital building blocks in the form of embedded semiconductors, controls and systems. Sales in 1997 were $29.8 billion. Note to Editors: Motorola and the Motorola logo are registered trademarks of Motorola Inc. CompactPCI is a registered trademark of the PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group. Other brand or product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. |
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