AdvancedMC Products Specifications

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Device Type

	Device Type
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	Processor Card		Processor cards are computer boards that are used to host processors such as microprocessors and network processors.
	Memory Card		Memory cards are computer boards that host memory chips.
	Storage Card		Storage cards are computer boards that are used to save or store computer data.
	Graphic Adapter Card		Graphic adapter cards are computer cards used to manage and control the graphic capabilities of computer monitors.
	Ethernet Card		Ethernet is a local-area network (LAN) protocol developed by Xerox Corporation in cooperation with DEC and Intel in 1976. Ethernet uses a bus or star topology and supports data transfer rates of 10 Mbps. The Ethernet specification served as the basis for the IEEE 802.3 standard, which specifies the physical and lower software layers. Ethernet uses the CSMA/CD access method to handle simultaneous demands. It is one of the most widely implemented LAN standards.
	Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) Card		Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) is a fast Ethernet protocol that supports transfer rates of 1 Gbit/s.
	10 Gigabit Ethernet Card		10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GigE) is the fastest Ethernet protocol. It supports transfer rates of 10 Gbit/s.
	Fibre Channel Card		Fibre Channel technology uses optical fibers to connect computers and peripheral devices that require high bandwidth. It functions via a serial data transfer architecture that is compatible with SCSI. The most prominent Fibre Channel standard is Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL), which can support full-duplex data transfer rates of 100 MBps.
	Fabric Switch Card		Fabric switches are network switches that allow any input port to access any output port at the same speed. All of the linked switches are referred to as fabric.
	Other		Other unlisted or proprietary boards.
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Interfaces / Ports

	Interfaces / Ports
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	PCI		Peripheral component interconnect (PCI) is a local bus system designed for high-end computer systems. PCI buses transfer 32 or 64 bits of data at a clock speed of 33 MHz. They also support 3 to 5 critical peripherals, which are either integrated directly onto the motherboard or added via expansion cards. PCI buses fully support cards that were developed for standard I/O buses.
	PCI-X		PCI extended (PCI-X) is an enhanced PCI bus that is backward compatible with existing PCI cards and features speeds up to 1 Gbps. PCI-X was designed by IBM, Hewlett Packard (HP), and Compaq to increase the performance of high bandwidth devices such as Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and clustered processors. Versions of PCI-X include PCI-X 66, PCI-X 133, PCI-X 266 and PCI-X 533.
	PCI Express		PCI express (PCIe) fits common system architectures, provides greater speed and independence, and increases bandwidth and scalability. PCIe offers 4 Gbps of peak bandwidth per direction and 8 Gbps of concurrent bandwidth. PCIe is referred to as a third-generation input / output (3GIO).
	Serial ATA		Serial advanced technology attachment (SATA, Serial ATA) is a serial interface standard that extends the ISA bus of the IBM PC-AT to attach peripherals. The original ATA is better known as IDE. Serial ATA is a disk-interface technology developed by a group of the industry's leading vendors to replace parallel ATA. Serial ATA is a point-to-point connection that allows multiple ports to be aggregated into a single controller that is typically located either on the motherboard or as an add-in, RAID card. Serial ATA technology can deliver at least 1.5 Gbps (150 MB/sec) of performance to each drive within a disk drive array.
	SCSI		Small computer systems interface (SCSI) is an intelligent I/O parallel peripheral bus with a standard, device-independent protocol that allows many peripheral devices to be connected to the SCSI port. A single SCSI bus can drive up to eight devices or units: the host adapter or controller, and seven other devices. Each device is assigned a different SCSI ID, ranging from 0 to 7.  SCSI formats include SCSI-1, SCSI-2, SCSI-3, Wide SCSI, Fast SCSI, Wide Fast SCSI, Ultra SCSI, Ultra2 SCSI, Ultra3 SCI (Ultra160), Ultra 320 SCSI, and Ultra640 SCSI.
	InfiniBand® (IB)		InfiniBand® (IB) is a channel-based, point-to-point architecture that creates a centralized I/O fabric allowing for greater server performance, design density, reliability and performance scalability. InfiniBand is a registered trademark of the InfiniBand Trade Association.
	SFP		Small form factor pluggable (SFP) ports are pluggable, hot-swappable interfaces normally used in Fibre Channel, Gigabit Ethernet (GigE), synchronous optical network (SONET), synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH), and other optical networks. SFP ports are also known Mini-GBIC, an acronym for gigabit interface converters (GBIC).
	XFP		10 Gigabit small form factor (XFP) interfaces are pluggable, hot-swappable optical interfaces used in Gigabit Ethernet (GigE), 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GigE), Fibre Channel, and other fast optical networks.
	GBIC		Gigabit interface converters (GBIC) are pluggable, hot-swappable interfaces used in Gigabit Ethernet (GigE), Fibre Channel, and other fast networks.
	RS232 / RS422 / RS485		RS232, RS422, and RS485 are serial communication standards. RS232 provides asynchronous communication capabilities, hardware and software flow control, and parity checking. RS422 supports multipoint connections and longer transmission distances than RS232. (RS423, another serial communication standard, supports only multipoint connections.) RS485 is almost identical to RS232, but uses three-way transmissions instead of two-way transmissions. RS485 is used in applications where a single controller needs to control multiple devices. A maximum of 64 devices can be connected under RS485.
	Other		Other unlisted or proprietary interfaces.
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Form Factor / Channels

	Width
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	Single-Width		Single-width modules are standard-sized modules that are 74 mm wide. Advanced ATA carrier cards can accomodate up to four single-width modules.
	Double-Width		Double-width modules are 149 mm wide. Advanced ATA carrier cards can fit only two double-width modules.
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	Height
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	Half-Height		Half-height modules are half the height of AdvancedTCA carrier cards. These modules can be stacked so that two half-height modules fit a single AdvancedTCA carrier card.
	Full-Height		Full-height modules are the same height as AdvancedTCA carrier cards.
	Extended Full-Height		Extended full-height modules can accommodate the dual rows of small form factor pluggable (SFP) and RJ-45s connectors.
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	Number of Channels		This is the total number of supported channels.
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