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COTS Journal | Ethernet Switch Boards Roundup
ATCA System Manages Packet Traffic and Security
The AdvancedTCA architecture is slowly starting to gain some traction in defense applications, particularly those focused on hefty communications challenges. Continuous Computing offers a new ATCA system capable of supporting deep packet inspection at 10 Gbit/s line rates to deliver application-aware traffic management and aggregation. The bladed solution provides enhanced security capabilities to detect and prevent unauthorized access, protect against denial of service attacks and facilitate virus scanning.
This ATCA traffic management and security system provides system developers a platform that enables them to expedite the rollout of new "content-aware" network elements considered essential to deliver high-quality and secure IP networks.
Continuous Computing's new traffic management and security platform provides a carrier-grade solution for deep packet inspection in edge and core network equipment. The system includes up to 10 advanced deep packet inspection blades as well as two redundant 10 Gbit Ethernet switches, all housed in a robust carrier-grade ATCA chassis. Each packet processing blade, known as FlexPacket ATCA-PP50, incorporates two XLR732 multicore MIPS devices from Raza Microelectronics that deliver packet processing and security at line rates up to 20 Gbits/s.
FlexPacket [from Continuous Computing] supports a dual redundant 10GbE backplane fabric with a range of 10 Gbit Ethernet and 1 Gbit Ethernet ports to the front and rear depending on a customer's specific cabling requirements. Each XLR732 multicore MIPS64 processor supports up to 8 Gbytes of memory (16 Gbytes per blade) and can connect to mezzanine sites for supporting TCAM and dedicated content processors via the on-chip HyperTransport interface.
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