Brandon Lewis, Technology Editor
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Pitted against pizza boxes: AdvancedTCA in the "datacom" environment
Jacques Houde explains how AdvancedTCA fits in next-generation network architectures.
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SWaP and ease of integration keep CompactPCI deployed in unmanned vehicles
Thanks to small size, low power, and long military lifecycles, 3U CompactPCI remains a viable option for unmanned systems applications.
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Changing hands: How acquisitions (really) affect embedded computing companies
Amidst news of Google selling Motorola Mobility for a fraction of its 2011 purchase price, other transactions involving the former tech giant are impacting embedded computing as well. Last August, private investment firm Platinum Equity purchased a 51 ...
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AdvancedTCA - Evolution and beyond
After more than a decade of deployment in communications infrastructure applications, evolutionary enhancements to the AdvancedTCA (ATCA) standard are opening new market opportunities and providing the performance required for next-generation networks. The following outlines incremental enhancements that will be seen in the ATCA standard through 2020, and sheds light on PICMG's post-ATCA technology roadmap.
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Drivers of the optical revolution - Challenges in optical backplanes, Part 3
Why the next five years holds more promise for optical interconnects than the last five.
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Mixed projections for AdvancedTCA as new networks take hold
Analysts from IHS Global Research and VDC Research weigh in on the effect that technologies like Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) will have on the market position of AdvancedTCA (ATCA).
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Fiber, free space, or silicon? - Challenges in optical backplanes, Part 2
Perspectives on optical interconnects from Chuck Byers of Cisco Systems, Inc.
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COM Express: Scalability and flexibility for UAS sensor processing
Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) sensors are increasing in number and complexity, burying operators and analysts beneath more data than they can handle. In response, UAS engineers need to pack more processing power behind the sensor itself, and Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) vendors are leveraging the low Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) and flexibility of COM Express to meet their scalability demands.
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"5 years out" - Challenges in optical backplanes, Part 1
In Part 1, Chuck Byers of Cisco Systems comments on the market challenges that have kept optical interconnects from reaching widespread deployment.
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CompactPCI Express Revision 2 released by PICMG, provides 4x bandwidth increase
WAKEFIELD, MA. The PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG) has announced Revision 2 of the CompactPCI Express specification. The revision adds a 5 Gbps transfer rate and 8 Gbps transfer rate PCI Express operation, providing a 4x increase in bandwidth while preserving complete backwards compatibility with preceding CompactPCI Express and CompactPCI products.
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ETRI selects CommAgility AMCs for B4G and 5G research
LOUGHBOROUGH, UK. The South Korean Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) is using CommAgility AdvancedMC (AMC) modules in development of Beyond 4G (B4G) and 5G mobile telecommunications technology. Both the ETRI Wireless Access System Research Department and B4G Mobile Communications Research Department are using the AMC modules in various MicroTCA (mTCA) chassis and MicroTCA Carrier Hubs (MCHs) in their research efforts.
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VadaTech ships cost-optimized MicroTCA application server platform
LAS VEGAS. VadaTech has begun shipments of a MicroTCA chassis for application server platforms. Intended for use as a cloud computing platform, the MicroTCA architecture is engineered for thermal performance and is equipped with the ScorpionWare system manager, an intuitive GUI for managing deployed systems.
Brandon Lewis, Technology Editor