• ATCA XE60 Product PhotoHigh-Performance Multi-Core ATCA Compute Single Board Computer
  • Dual Quad-Core (8 Total Cores) Intel Xeon 5500 Series “Nehalem” Processing Power

The FlexCompute ATCA-XE60 is a dual socket single board compute blade supporting 8 cores / 16 threads via two high performance Intel Xeon 5500 series “Nehalem” processors. The XE60 dual Intel Xeon Nehalem ATCA compute blade provides support for 4 hard drives, 64GB memory, and an optional RTM with additional network interface options. It is ideal for DPI, LTE wireless infrastructure (e.g., MME / SGW), and IPTV and edge storage applications.

Click to request a PDFThe XE60 dual Intel Xeon Nehalem ATCA compute blade was designed with performance in mind, supporting the option of either the Intel Xeon L5518 or the higher power Intel Xeon E5540 processor. The blade can address low entry points via a single CPU option and scale to two processors without the need for full re-qualification.

Featuring over 1 terabyte of storage, the XE60 dual Intel Xeon Nehalem ATCA compute blade has two low-cost solid state disks on the main blade and an additional two drives on the RTM with RAID support. The RTM also supports a high performance 4-port external SAS connector as well as up to 32GB of cost-effective USB Flash.

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The XE60 dual Intel Xeon Nehalem ATCA compute blade features two mezzanine sites for the addition of offload engines (e.g., encryption co-processor for Snow3G) and a dual 10G fabric NIC supporting iSCSI, TCP offload, VLAN tagging, and congestion control. Since the blade has been validated with leading hypervisors, it is an ideal platform because support for extended VT-x and VT-d decreases the overhead associated with virtualization.

The XE60′s superior architecture not only doubles the performance of previous generation compute blades but also lays the foundation for future advances. In particular, the XE60 dual Intel Xeon Nehalem ATCA compute blade offers native support for the next generation Intel Xeon 6-core processor (“Westmere”) which provides pin-compatible performance improvements.

Features & Benefits

TWO MEZZANINE SITES

  • Available for adding offload engines (e.g., encryption co-processor for Snow3G) and a dual 10G fabric NIC
  • Dual 10G fabric NIC applications: iSCSI, TCP offload, VLAN tagging, congestion control

HIGH POWER PROCESSORS

  • Supports the Intel Xeon Nehalem L5518 ATCA processor
  • Also supports the higher power Intel Xeon E5540 processor
  • Offered in both single and dual CPU configurations

STORAGE

  • Support for 4 hard drives offering over 1 terabyte of storage

VIRTUALIZATION

  • Validated with leading hypervisors
  • Support for extended VT-x and VT-d – 1x dual redundant 10GbE

PRICE / PERFORMANCE

  • Doubles the performance of previous generation compute blades
  • Native support for Intel Xeon 6-core processor (“Westmere”)

Specifications

CPU / CHIPSET / MEMORY

  • Quad-Core Intel Low Voltage Xeon 5500 Series (“Nehalem”)
  • Single & dual processor configurations
  • Support for ATCA L5518 & Higher Performing E5540 processors
  • Intel 5520 (Tylersburg) Chipset
  • L3 Cache
  • HyperThreading
  • Integrated Memory Controller
  • 8 DD3 DIMM sites (64GB support)
  • 32MB persistent SRAM (not affected by reset)

CONNECTIVITY

  • Base interface compliant to PICMG 3.0 (dual redundant 1GbE)
  • 10G Fabric Mezzanine support for Intel & Broadcom NICs
  • Front Panel I/O
    - 2 x Gigabit Ethernet – User
    - 1 x Gigabit Ethernet – Management
    - 1 x USB
    - 1 x FlexConsole
  • RTM I/O
    - High performance 4-port external SAS connector
    - 2 x USB ports on the rear panel
    - 2 x 10/100/1000BT GbE ports
    - 1 x VGA Port
    - 1 x FlexConsole port

STORAGE

  • Up to 32 GB of USB Flash
  • Dual hot-swappable 2.5 inch SAS/SATA HDD on RTM
  • 2 x solid state disks on-board storage

SOFTWARE SUPPORT

  • Wind River PNE
  • Fedora Linux
  • MontaVista CGE
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Other Carrier-Grade Linux integration and support such as Red Hat Linux available via Professional Services

MECHANICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL

  • Standard 8U single-slot (6 HP) front board and RTM
  • Operating environment:
    - Temperature: 0C to +55C
    - Humidity: 5%-80% (non-condensing)
    - Vibration: 20Hz-2KHz random multi-axis, 0.5G RMS
  • Storage/transportation environment:
    - Temperature: -40C to +85C
    - Humidity: 5%-95% (non-condensing)
    - Vibration: 20Hz-2KHz random multi-axis, 6G RMS
  • Assembly components meet UL 94-V0 flammability rating

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

  • UL 60950-1 Safety of Information Technology Equipment
  • IEC/EN 60950-1 Safety of Information Technology Equipment
  • FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Class A
  • CE Mark – Meets EMC directive 89/336/EEC
  • Designed for Telcordia NEBS GR-63-CORE and GR-1089-CORE Level 3
  • RoHS 6 / 6 Compliant

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