TAIPEI, TAIWAN--(Marketwired - July 30, 2015) - Advantech (TWSE: 2395) today introduced the MIC-5342, a dual processor ATCA blade based on the Intel
Advantech sees a strong demand to upgrade legacy network elements based on ATCA in carrier-grade installations will continue in parallel to future modernization efforts in Telecom Data Centers. "The strain on currently deployed equipment is not going to go away as bandwidths increase by factors of ten and network traffic intensifies," said Ching Ko, Director Product Marketing, Advantech Blade Computing Division. "The telecom industry deploys ATCA equipment today in a broad spectrum of products including wireless access, wireless core networks, and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network elements which they are not going to turn off overnight. The introduction of the MIC-5342 demonstrates that Advantech is well-positioned with its extensively field-tested ATCA product portfolio to accompany TEMs and customers from other markets in their upgrade process. Integration of advanced features such as high performance IPSec and crypto offload will help our customers to even achieve even higher efficiencies."
"The key advantages which Advantech brings to the installed base are optimized product capacity/cost ratio in terms of processing, offload and I/O support and best-in-class telecommunications values such as increased life cycle, high availability, and environmental standards compliance," said John Muller, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Advantech Networks and Communications Group. "In addition, our standard product and Customized COTS (C
MIC-5342 Product Overview
Advantech's MIC-5342 is a dual processor ATCA blade based on the Intel
Two QPI interfaces connect the CPUs together to improve memory and I/O access throughput and latencies when one processor needs to access resources hosted by the other socket. With four DDR4 DIMMs per socket in a quad channel design running up to 2133MT/s, the MIC-5342 not only offers superior memory bandwidth over 3-channel designs, but can also support RAM density up to 256GB. It outperforms previous generation dual socket designs while keeping similar thermal characteristics with balanced airflow resistance.
Fabric connectivity is implemented by two Intel
A Fabric Mezzanine Module type II socket with PCIe x16 connectivity provides on-board expansion capability for additional front panel I/O, additional offload and acceleration controllers such as the Intel
The onboard IPMI firmware based on Advantech's advanced IPMI core enhances modularity and flexibility for customization of system management features, and provides a framework for value-added features that enhance the Reliability, Availability, Serviceability, Usability and Manageability (RASUM) of the product. HPM.1 based updates, including rollback support, are available for all programmable components such as the BIOS, BIOS settings, IPMC firmware, and FPGA. Advantech's IPMI solution, combined with an optimized UEFI BIOS, continues to offer advanced features used on previous generation Advantech MIC-533x blades, such as HPM.2 support, Dynamic Power Budgeting, BIOS redundancy, Real Time Clock Synchronization and MAC mirroring. Advantech's IPMI firmware has been tested for CP-TA compliance using the Polaris Networks ATCA Test Suite and against a variety of AdvancedTCA shelf management solutions.
I/O Flexibility
The MIC-5342 connects 8 PCIe gen.3 lanes to the Zone 3 interface for hot-swappable RTMs such as the RTM-5107, which supports two SAS HDDs.
Customized COTS (C
The MIC-5342 can also be easily customized based on Advantech's unique Customized COTS framework with custom RTMs, FMMs, or modifications of the on-board system FPGA, IPMI and/or BIOS firmware.
The MIC-5342 is shipping now and will be available in August, 2015 for customers to evaluate using Advantech's Remote Evaluation Service in addition to Advantech's MIC-5345 ATCA Blade for Server and NFV Applications. Advantech will be showcasing the MIC-5342 and MIC-5345 at the Intel
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About Advantech -- Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted, innovative products, services, and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, embedded systems, automation products, and global logistics support. Our mission is to enable an intelligent planet with embedded computing products and solutions that empower the development of smarter working and living. With Advantech, there's no limit to the applications and innovations our products make possible. For Telecom and Networking markets, Advantech provides mission-critical hardware to the leading telecom and networking equipment manufacturers. Advantech's standard and customized products are embedded in OEM equipment that the world's communications infrastructure depends upon.
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