Advantech Launches Second Intel Xeon 5500 ATCA Blade

By DE Editors

Advantech will be sampling a dual processor ATCA blade version with selected customers next month. The MIC-5322 follows in the tracks of the single processor design and offers more performance.

The underlying architecture and software drivers remain identical to the MIC-5320 single processor model making software fully reusable. Customers can choose the module that matches their application performance needs and chassis cooling capabilities.

In addition to supporting hot-swappable rear transition modules (RTM) for explicit carrier grade or HA applications that require it, the MIC-5322 blade adheres to Advantech’s Common RTM definition developed to maximize interoperability and re-use between RTM and ATCA blades. These guidelines define the management interface and RTM port mapping for interconnects such as USB, PCIe, XAUI, and SAS.

The MIC-5322 is the third in a line of Advantech designs based on the Intel Xeon 5500 series. The design enhancements in Intel’s new 82599 10 GbE controller play a key role in end-to-end network performance and throughput. Compared to the previous generation Intel 82598, the Intel 82599 has new features contributing up to a 2.5 times improvement in LAN throughput. Corresponding hardware optimizations in the Intel 82599 include a new PCI Express 2.0 interface (5 Gbps) to improve the entire data path as well as intelligent queue support (VMDq) optimized for multi-core processors.

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