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FlexTCA Info

• FlexTCA Overview
• Financial Value
• Customer Applications
• Trillium System Software
• Trillium HA Protocols
• Data Plane

More Systems

• ATCA Packet Processing
• 10GbE Traffic Mgmt
• 1GbE ATCA Compute
• 1GbE cPCI Compute

BUILDING BLOCKS

• 3U, 5U, 12U Chassis
• Dual-Core Compute
• 10GbE Switch
• Packet Processing
• Protocol Software

FlexTCA Overview

The new FlexTCA System from Continuous Computing provides a fully integrated solution to meet new service and capacity requirements for applications such as Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), Security, IPTV, IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), and more. The FlexTCA system is unique as it provides full integration between fault-tolerant Trillium protocol stacks, Service Availability Forum (SAF) compliant High Availability (HA) middleware, platform management services, and a range of ATCA blades and chassis options. This unprecedented level of integration has the potential to reduce development time by as much as 24 months while enabling significantly lower development costs.

FlexTCA is designed for 99.999% availability and comes in a number of form factors to meet specific network capacities. It includes both general purpose x86 compute blades and specialized packet processing blades for DPI and security functions. The system is interconnected using dual star redundant 10GbE switches with pre-integrated switch and link failover software.

Continuous Computing's Unified Management Interface (UMI) and remote Element Management System (EMS) provide the user with an entire view of the system including alarms, statistics, and events. This interface allows the user to manage their application as well as the hardware and software portions of the system.

The FlexTCA fully-integrated system dramatically lowers development and deployment costs. Pre-integrated, off-the-shelf platforms avoid the extra cost, time, and resources associated with standard system integration and enables resource and development budgets to focus on valued-added services. The FlexTCA system can also accelerate time-to-market by up 24 months, enabling TEMs to secure and retain greater market share versus competitors who may be delayed due to their "building block" or in-house development approach.

FEATURES + BENEFITS

TARGET APPLICATIONS

• Deep Packet Inspection
• Security
• IPTV Edge Platforms
• Session Border Controllers and IMS Border Gateways
• IDS / IPS and Denial-of-Service (including DDOS)
• IMS CSCF, HSS, and Softswitch
• 3G / 4G Wireless Access Gateways

SYSTEM BENEFITS

• Fully-integrated and compliance-tested (EMC, thermals, safety, etc.)
• SAF-compliant HA middleware
• Unified Management Interface to hardware and protocol software
• Integrated HA protocol stacks (such as Trillium SIP)
• System-wide diagnostics & remote management
• Scalable, flexible, and cost-effective solution

SPECIFICATIONS

Platform

• 5U (6 slot) or 12U (14 slot) ATCA FlexChassis
• 1 or 2 Shelf Management Modules (ShMC)
• Dual power entry, -48V DC
• Up to 400 LFM airflow

Packet Processor Line Card

• FlexPacket ATCA-PP50
• 10Gbps blade for deep packet inspection, traffic management, and security
• Dual processor, RMI XLR732 multi-core MIPS with on-chip encryption engine
• 10GbE (SFP+) and 10 x 1GbE (SFP) network interfaces

Dual Star 10GbE Base & Fabric Switch

• FlexCore ATCA-FM40
• PICMG 3.1.9 compliant
• Optional on-board CPU (ComExpress Module) and disk (SAS)
• Eight 10GbE SFP+ uplinks via front panel or Rear Transition Module (RTM)

Compute Blade

• FlexCompute ATCA-XE30
• XE30 dual processor, dual core 2GHz Intel Core Duo
• Up to 8GB memory, AMC site and SAS disk
• RTM with optional SAS disk

Trillium SAF-Compliant High Availability Middleware

• SAF-compliant AIS interface
• Unified management and reporting interfaces

Trillium HA Switching Software

• Switch and link fault detection and failover
• Bonding Ethernet driver

Trillium Platform Management Services

• Platform configuration services (HPI & additional services)
• System diagnostics & remote console access, firmware upgrades, etc.

Trillium Fault-Tolerant Protocol Stacks

• Trillium fault-tolerant control plane protocols for IMS & NGN (e.g., SIP)
• Trillium data plane protocols (e.g., L2 / L3 switching and routing, IPSec, etc.)
• Interfaces with SAF-compliant middleware and Unified Management Interface

Environmental

• 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

• 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 EMI directive 89/336/EEC
• Designed for Telcordia NEBS GR-63-CORE and GR-1089-CORE Level 3