X-ES XChange3021 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch module

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Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) has released the XChange3021 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch module. The 3U VPX switch provides both 10 Gigabit Ethernet and PCI Express Gen3 functionality, which allows the product to serve as the heart of interboard communications inside a high-end OpenVPX system.

The product was designed to provide the Ethernet switching capability needed for the next generation of 3U VPX systems. It features a managed 10 Gigabit Broadcom BCM56450 Ethernet switch (including 102.5 Gbps of non-blocking switching), an on-chip ARM A9-based CPU, an integrated hierarchical traffic manager to reduce overall board complexity and power, and a feature-rich packet processing engine, all within a single 40 nm device.

The device also includes a PCI Express switch that increases throughput by supporting PCI Express Gen3 technology. The integration of a PCI Express switch allows the unit to support X-ES’s latest 3U VPX modules, such as the XPedite767x family of single-board computers, and consequently provides a high bandwidth for both the data plane and control plane.

With one 10-port, 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch, up to eight 10BASE-KR or 1000BASE-BX/KX Ethernet ports and up to three 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet ports connected to the XMC site, the product is said to be capable of switching some of the largest 3U VPX backplanes.