FEATURE SUMMARY
Single slot ATCA PICMG 3.0/3.1
compliant module
Highly integrated fabric module
28-port GbE PICMG 3.0 Base
fabric switch
Wire-speed L2 and L3 switching
Fibre Channel Switch
GbE base interface
Fibre Channel fabric
Shelf Manager
Two PMC sites
14 GbE links to user slots
1 GbE link to redundant
switch blade
8 GbE links for external
connections (uplinks)
4 GbE links to on-board 2
PMC sites
1 GbE link to off-board shelf
manager
Support for 4K IEEE 802.1Q
VLANs
Packet classification/filtering
Link Aggregation
QoS
CLI and SNMP management
14 FC links to user slots
17-port 2 Gbps FC PICMG
3.1 fabric switch
1 FC link local on board with
PCI interface
2 FC links for external
connections (uplinks)
Supports FC-AL-2 protocol,
hub or switch
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PROMENTUM ATCA-2100
Switch and Control Module
The ATCA standard (PICMG 3.x) has established itself as the open standard for Telecom OEMs to develop their
next generation infrastructure equipment. To develop cost effective solutions, manufacturers need highly
integrated common equipment – switching fabrics, shelf manager, timing and system management – for their
open, ATCA standard based platforms.
Product Description
The Promentum ATCA-2100 is an ATCA switch and control module featuring integrated PICMG 3.0 Ethernet
switching, PICMG 3.1 Fibre Channel switching, and optional shelf management, network timing management,
and system management. The ATCA-2100 is architected to be the heart of a cost-effective ATCA platform,
providing centralized interconnectivity, hardware management, and system management functionality.
Gigabit Ethernet Switching With 8 Uplinks
The ATCA-2100 contains an Ethernet switch fabric, which provides PICMG 3.0 compliant Gigabit Ethernet base
interface connectivity to the ATCA shelf and also supports several external links to be used as uplinks or
inter-shelf connections. The Ethernet fabric is a state-of-the-art solution that provides wire speed layer 2 and layer
3 switching plus a rich feature set including VLANs, packet classification and filtering, link aggregation, quality of
service, spanning tree, and other layer 2/3 features.
The switch provides a total of 28 GbE ports. With 14 ports for the node slots, this module is ready to support
535mm and 23” 16-slot platforms. There are 8 GbE ports dedicated for uplinks enabling high bandwidth inter-shelf
connectivity. The other ports are used for shelf management and PMC sites on board the module.
Fibre Channel Fabric Enabling San-in-the-Shelf
The ATCA-2100 module provides a PICMG 3.1 compliant Fibre Channel switch with 2 Gbps FC connectivity to
the ATCA shelf, plus external connections from the switch module, supporting direct-attached or network-attached
storage solutions. In conjunction with the ATCA-3000 module, the Fibre Channel switch provides an integrated,
high performance SAN solution in the shelf with no external cabling required. The Fibre Channel switch has zoning
functionality to offer flexible storage configurations for the platform.
High Availability
The ATCA-2100 is designed to be part of a High Availability (HA) solution providing 99.999% or better system
availability. A dual redundant blade configuration is supported, with 1+1 active/standby or active/active modes
supported. The redundancy mode and role assignment for switching, shelf management, and system
management are all completely independent.
Integrated Shelf Management
The ATCA-2100 contains integrated ATCA shelf management, providing a cost-effective way to control the shelf
hardware without requiring additional modules. The shelf manager implements IPMI management, FRU
management, shelf environment management for power, thermal, E-keying and SA Forum HPI 1.1 compliant
interfaces. This shelf management function may be disabled to support use of the ATCA-2100 switch with a
dedicated shelf manager.
PrPMC Sites Enable Integrated System Management, Gateway, or Network Timing.
The module supports two PrPMC sites onboard with GbE connectivity (as per the PICMG 2.15 PTMC
specification), to support System Management functions, allowing further system consolidation and economic
benefits. Alternatively, by adding network processor PrPMC or IPSec/SSL hardware acceleration PrPMCs, users
can implement a network gateway functionality in the module. These added functions – system management or
network gateway – saves slots that can be used for revenue producing modules in the shelf.
System Management Interfaces
The ATCA-2100 supports multiple interfaces to the system manager – CLI, SNMP and SA Forum HPI 1.1.
