microtca_mch
Comments on MCH availability
- Considering the data rate from COBO cards, it's important to have a 10Gb switch with a 10Gb uplink on front panel
- two MCH are available with a full 10GbE switch on up to 12 AMC
- from Vadatech : UTC0001-210-300-010 with one 10GbE uplink on face plane
- price 5165€
- from NAT : MCH-Base12-GbE-XAUIx48 with two 10GbE uplink on face plane wich enable to link several µTCA chassis
- Currently, CX4 (copper) connectors available
- Q3-2009 optical links available
- price 3100€
- these switches are connected to the ports 8-11 of back plane
Proposal for crates
- from SCHROFF : 9 AMC full size, double width slots
- from ELMA : 10 AMC full size, double width slots
microtca_mch.txt · Last modified: 2009/06/05 10:29 by 127.0.0.1