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Micro TCA Overview0

• Platform, chassis, backplane, and shelf manager specification, being developed through PICMG

• Allows AMC modules to plug directly into a backplane• Fills the performance/cost gap between CompactPCI and ATCA

Applications

Base Station Router VoIP node Access Aggregation functions Modular telco line units Next Generation Digital Loop Carrier Fiber to the Curb Optical Network Units

Wi-Fi and Wi-Max radio boxes Ethernet hubs Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers Security processors Integrated Access Devices Small scale service nodes Enterprise Military

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AMC ModulesEnclosure (Chassis)Cooling SystemPower SupplyBackplaneVirtual Carrier Manager (VCM)Or Microtca Controller Hub (MCH)

management and controlbase fabricclocksJTAG capabilities

Components of a MicroTCA System

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Many Possible Chassis Styles300mm chassis depth19” 4U chassis19” 2U chassis“Cube” chassisMany custom possibilities

MicroTCA Form Factors and Chassis Styles

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Backplane Topology

• Backplane Topology is Dual Star with base and extended fabrics.• The uTCA specification allows for redundant and non- redundant

operation of the PMs and MCHs.

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MPQ101 PowerQuicc AMC

• MPQ101 AMC Features– Freescale MPC8548 PQIII Processor– 1x, 4x Serial RapidIO– SODIMM DDR2 memory– Front panel GigE and USB– Serial-over-LAN compatible for IPMI 2.0

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MPC-102 MPC 8641D PPC AMC

• MPC-102 AMC Features Freescale MPC8641D Processor

Two core speed variants (1.0 GHz and 1.33 GHz)

1x, 4x Serial RapidIO

Memory speed 533 MHz

Front panel GigE and USB

Serial-over-LAN compatible for IPMI 2.0

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AXA-110 Intel Core2Duo

• AXA-110 AMC Features– Intel Core2Duo at up to 1.5GHz– Up to 4GB DDR2

– Dual GigE base interface– Front panel GigE

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MTI-104 Quad TI DSP AMC

• MTI-104 AMC Features– 4 TI 1GHz TCI6482– 2x SRIO fabric interface to each DSP– Gigabit Ethernet base interface

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MTI-203 TI DSP / FPGA AMC

• MTI-203 AMC Features– 3 TI 1GHz TCI6482– Xilinx Virtex-4 FX100– Tsi578 serial RapidIO switch– 4x SRIO (10Gbps) fabric interface

– Gigabit Ethernet base interface– Designed primarily for WiMAX

& LTE apps– Front panel JTAG and LVDS

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MXI-205 Xilinx V-5 FPGA

• Xilinx Virtex 5 FPGA– 16MB QDRII/DDRII SRAM (x2)– 256MB DDR2 SDRAM (x2)– Reconfiguration CPLD manager

• AMC Connector– 2 - XAUI / RapidIO / PCI-E / 10GigE– Dual GigE

• VITA 57 Front Panel I/O options:– Dual SFP+ (XFP compatible)– Quad GbE, Dual 10GbE– A/D D/A modules

• FPGA Functionality– FPGA Explorer– MCS_FDK Dev. Environment– MCS_Memory Controller

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MFib-100 Inter-chassis AMC

– Front panel RapidIO andEthernet

– Convert RapidIO to Fiber– Convert 1000BX to 1000BASE-T– Supports inter-chassis and inter-

shelf connectivity

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MSW-100 – µTCA Switch/Hub

• Base Interface switch– 12+2 GigE ports– Layer 2, unmanaged

• Fabric Interface switch– 12+2 SRIO ports– Tsi578, multicast support

• Management Controller– Radial IPMI to AMCs– Dual bus to fans, power

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8641D µTCA Imaging Computer

• Configuration– 8 MPC-102s 8641D AMCs– Dual RapidIO Switch – Integrated Gigabit Ethernet– 10 slot ATCA chassis– RapidIO configuration software– Integration & Test

• Imaging Platform– Small end Radar– Sonar

• Support for MCP– Performance Porting Package– SAL

MSW-100 –RapidIO Switch

RapidIO

MPC-102 – 8641DMPC-102 – 8641D

Gig Eth

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FPGA µTCA Computer

• Configuration– 1 MPC-102 8641D AMC (Host)– 8 MXI-205 Xilinx LXT110 FPGA

AMCs– Dual RapidIO Switch – Integrated Gigabit Ethernet– 10 slot ATCA chassis– RapidIO configuration software– Integration & Test

• Applications– Signal Intelligence Platform– Small scale Beamformer– Telescope

MSW-100 –RapidIO Switch

RapidIO

Gig Eth

MXI-205 LXT110 FPGA

MPC-1028641D AMC

MXI-205 LXT110 FPGA

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µTCA LTE / WiMAX

• Application targets– WiMax, LTE

• Processing power– MPC-102 PPC 8641D AMC for

control• 2 – 8641D PPC• Add more for MAC layer assistant

– MTI-203 DSP / FPGA AMC• 24 –TI Himalaya DSPs for

PHY+MAC• 8 - FPGAs for TPC

• I/0– MXI-205 Virtex5 with vita57 FMC

• 2 - V5 SXT95, LXT110– FMC - SFP+ / XFP fiber I/O

• 10GbE or 1GE• MCH

– Base interface – GbE switch– Serial RapidIO Fabric interface

switch– Management controller– Telco / GPS clock module

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µTCA Imaging Compute Engine• Applications:

– Imaging, packet inspection, Video, Radar system

• Serial RapidIO Fabric• MPC-102

– PPC 8641D • MXI-205

– V5 FPGA Computer & I/O bridging

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Scope Alliance Backplane Mapping

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MicroTCA Starter Kit• MicroTCA backplane supports AMC.0, AMC.1, AMC.2, AMC.3,

AMC.4 specifications• AMC slots are cross connected so they do not need a MCH• System/Power Controller that creates the required IPMI to allow the

two AMC function as if they were in MicroTCA like environment

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MicroTCA Starter Kit

• MicroTCA backplane supports AMC.0, AMC.1, AMC.2, AMC.3, AMC.4 specifications

• Removable top and bottom covers enables easy access to AMCs while powered up and under test

• System/Power Controller that creates a MicroTCA like environment• Dual front replaceable push/pull integrated air filter, fan and fan trays• External 84-240VAC to 48.0VDC power supply included