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New high-availability wireless
infrastructure platforms feature high-speed switched fabric,
platform management software, and advanced thermal design
3GSM. Hall 2, Level One Stand 2.1D26
Madison, WI. February 7, 2007 – Emerson
Network Power’s (NYSE: EMR) new Embedded Computing
business, formerly Artesyn Communication Products, today
announced its first production MicroTCA system, the EMC6000 Series.
Available in 12- and 24-slot versions, the EMC6000
Series features a high-speed switched fabric, an innovative air
flow design that enhances cooling and reliability, and platform
management software that greatly simplifies and speeds initial
system bring up and configuration.
“The EMC6000
Series is the first family of full-featured
production MicroTCA systems that includes the chassis, power
supply, control plane, data plane switch, application/protocol
processing, and platform management,” said Todd Wynia,
vice president of product management for Emerson’s
new Embedded Computing business. “With our new systems,
telecom OEMs will be able to quickly develop and deploy a
variety of wireless and IMS applications leveraging compact,
low-cost, high-availability MicroTCA platforms.”
The EMC6000 is a 12-slot, double MicroTCA system, which
can accept any mix of single and double AMC cards. The EMC6200 is a 24-slot, two-tiered MicroTCA system that combines two
stacked single-wide chassis in the same enclosure. Both systems
feature independent control and data plane operation, and
are equipped with a MicroTCA Carrier Hub (MCH), power supply
module, and Pentium-based application/protocol processing.
Both systems also feature Emerson’s new SpiderWareM3
platform management software, which makes it easy to monitor
key physical system health characteristics such as voltages,
fan speeds, temperatures, and power supply status. Using
this information, which each AdvancedMC blade conveys via
its Intelligent Peripheral Management Interface (IPMI), the
platform management software and/or network operators can
monitor system operation, take corrective action, optimize
cooling and system power allocation, perform remote shutdown/restart,
and log events. SpiderWareM3 is fully compliant with the
Service Availability Forum’s Hardware Platform Interface
(HPI) specification.
Emerson’s KosaiPM module provides control, protocol
and application processing for the system. The KosaiPM features
a Pentium M processor (up to 1.8 GHz), one Mbyte of Level
2 cache, two Gbytes of SDRAM, up to 1 Gbyte of NAND flash,
and two Gigabit Ethernet channels, which facilitate communications
with the MicroTCA backplane. The KosaiPM also features a
USB interface, an IPMI system management interface, and a
storage interface, which provides access to hard drives residing
in other MicroTCA slots.
About MicroTCA
MicroTCA is a PICMG specification for small form factor,
field-replaceable telecom chassis. Available in a variety
of flexible form factors (rack mount, cube, etc), MicroTCA
chassis can accept any standard AdvancedMC module. MicroTCA
provides scaleable bandwidth up to 40 Gbit/sec, supports
star, dual-star, and full-mesh topologies, employs a serial
packet transport with up to 12.5 Gbit/sec of bandwidth per
channel, and provides a redundant Intelligent Peripheral
Management Interface. MicroTCA is also protocol agnostic,
enabling it to accommodate AdvancedMC modules running a range
of protocols, including Ethernet, PCI Express/Advanced Switching,
and Serial Rapid I/O.
About Emerson Network Power
Artesyn Communication Products has now become the Embedded
Computing business of Emerson Network Power. Emerson Network
Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), is the global leader
in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™. Preparing
customers for high-stakes opportunities and threats, Emerson
Network Power provides reliable power, precision cooling,
connectivity and embedded computing solutions for IT, communications,
healthcare and industrial systems. Backed by the largest
global services organization in the industry, Emerson Network
Power offers network reliability programs encompassing engineering,
installation, project management and support services. For
more information on the full spectrum of enterprise-wide
solutions from Emerson Network Power, visit www.emersonnetworkpower.com.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, is
a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together
to provide innovative solutions to customers through its
network power, process management, industrial automation,
climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses.
Sales in fiscal 2005 were $17.3 billion. For more information,
visit www.gotoemerson.com.
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