FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS

MicroTCA

Interconnect Solutions

APPlICATIONS

The Micro Telecommunications and Computing

Architecture (MicroTCA) is emerging as an attractive

form factor for low-end equipment such as cellular

base stations and access equipment. MicroTCA uses

many of the features found in Advanced TCA (ATCA)

such as high-speed serial signaling, a robust command

and control architecture and redundancy features that

allow it to achieve 99.999% availability.

MicroTCA uses Advanced Mezzanine Cards (AMCs) with

a passive backplane. One or more MicroTCA control

hubs (MCHs) provide the chassis management as well

as switching functionality. The small size and simplicity

of MicroTCA systems keep the cost down, making the

system a good alternative for cost-sensitive applications

in access, base stations and other similar systems. It is

possible to remotely access a MicroTCA chassis via an

Ethernet port for system reconfiguration and updating.

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MicroTCA system development

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Customers manufacturing access products and small

base stations for cellular and WiMax protocols

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Fiber-to-the-premise applications

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Industry standard architectures requiring high-

density performance in a small package:

- InfiniBand*

- Gigabit Ethernet

- PCI Express

- Advanced Switching

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Medical applications

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Instrumentation and control systems

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Outdoor applications

- Up-the-pole base stations

- Traffic control boxes

MicroTCA delivers a low-cost, flexible and scaleable solution, providing 10 Gbps data rates for a

wide variety of low-to-mid range telecom applications

*InfiniBand is a registered trademark of the InfiniBand Trade Association

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