Press Release
31 January 2011
PCI-Express™ Gigabit Fabric Switches Available in VXS / OpenVPX Form Factors
RedLinX Embedded Solutions division has made two new fabric switch boards available to the South African market. These fabric switch boards are manufactured by Concurrent Technologies and complement the range of RedLinX VPX and VSX single board computers, also manufactured by Concurrent Technologies.
The RedLinX FR 331/306 (VPX) and FX 322/0xx (VXS) provide switching technology to enable multiple single board computers to inter-communicate effectively. Both fabric switches provide backplane connectivity compliant with VITA 46.x and VITA 41.x standards ensuring seamless system integration of full line rate net-centric architectures for rugged, aerospace, military, industrial and telecommunication secure networks. Both fabric switches can also be configured using Concurrent Technologies' fabric switch configuration software (SW FSC/001), which is available from RedLinX Embedded Solutions.
The FR 331/306 is a 3U OpenVPX™ (VITA 65) fabric switch offering Gigabit data transfer rates in a form factor that is fast becoming the bus architecture of choice for many aerospace, defence and harsh environmental deployments. The FR 331/306 supports: x4 PCI-Express™ (Gen1 or Gen2), 6 payload boards; DMA on two PCI-E ports and user configuration via RS232. The FR331/306 is designed to complement the TR 501/36x Core™ 2 Duo VPX single board computer (also available from RedLinX).
The FX 322/0xx is a multi-channel 6U VXS fabric switch operating at multiple Gigabit transfer rates to provide higher bandwidth and lower latency for PCI Express™ architectures. The FX 322/0xx supports: x4 PCI-Express™ (Gen1 or Gen2) 6, 12 or 18 payload boards; 2 inter switch ports; 4 SERDES ports and user configuration via RS232. The FX 322/0xx is designed to complement Concurrent Technologies' VX 511/06x Core™ 2 Duo VXS single board computer (also available from RedLinX).
Comments Graham Maart, director at RedLinX, “The capabilities of the two fabric switches makes it ideal for the rugged, aerospace, military, industrial and telecommunication markets.” Both these fabric switches offer high bandwidth, low latency, flexible port architectures to infrastructures requiring high performance and secure connectivity for centralised switching systems, Network Centric Operations (NCO) and data management servers
.“It is our aim to provide our customers with innovative solutions - using leading edge technologies, and we will continue to offer innovative products such as the two fabric switches to our clients”, concludes Maart.
Note: All Products are available at RedLinX Embedded Solutions.
About RedLinX
RedLinX is a multifaceted specialist engineering technology company, delivering tailor-made technology solutions with excellent technical support and after sales service, ranging from embedded to high-performance computing and related products, open-systems and solutions. RedLinX operates in the ICT, telecoms, transport, mining, industrial, security and defence market segments throughout South Africa and Africa, and is supported by our own locally based support, production and engineering facilities. RedLinX has four operating divisions, namely: Telecoms Systems Division, Embedded Systems Division, High Performance Systems Division and the Production & Engineering Systems Division. With offices in Cape Town and Pretoria, more than 50% of RedLinX's staff and management are PDI/HDI and engendered individuals. RedLinX proudly aligns itself with the ICT BEE Charter.
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