1. ATCA and a number of Blade Server platforms offer a number of advantages to developers of next-generation applications. Density, simplicity of cabling and manageability all reduce the cost of ownership. But which platform to choose for your new solution? This session will take a closer look at ATCA, it’s ‘little brother’ MicroTCA, and a number of Blade Server platforms and explore their applicability for telecommunications applications.
1 Hour

2. A battle rages for your next generation hardware platform (H-01)
ATCA vs. Blade Servers
A battle rages for your next generation hardware platform (H-01)

3. AudioCodes at a Glance 13 Years of Operation
Focused on VoP Media Gateway & Media Server Technology and Systems
Adding Session Border controller
Over 15 Million Channels Shipped to Over 75 Countries
Leader in Innovation and Quality of VoP Solutions
Executing, Profitable and Growing
NASDAQ: AUDC; Public since 1999
Over 4 years of consecutive quarterly growth
Improving Operating Model, 13% of Sales
$143M in Cash
~ 730 Employees and Growing
Global Presence
HQ & R&D in Israel;
R&D extensions in the USA (NC, NJ, CA, TX) and the UK
Sales & Support Offices in US (7 offices), Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, France, UK, Germany, Russia, China, Singapore, India, Korea, Japan
Employee Geographical Breakdown:
Nth & Sth America 240
EMEA 470
APAC 22

4. A Battle Rages
Blade Servers
ATCA
Telecom Applications
Market

5. ATCA – What is it?
Platform for both telecom and computing applications
High Availability features
Specified by PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group (PICMG 3.0)
Successor to cPCI
ETSI and NEBS-ready
Many redundancy features
Highly Scalable
Centralized management
Alliance Systems ATCA Chassis

6. ATCA Physical Form Factor
Dimensions:
Front board size 8U x 280 mm
Rear board size 8U x 70 mm
Connects directly to front board

7. ATCA – Benefits for Telecom
Larger physical board
More usable board space
200W / board
Faster / more processors
Improved mechanical design
Better heat dissipation
Interface to rear transition modules
1Gbps Base Interface
Choice of Fabric Interfaces
Ethernet, Fibre Channel, StarFabric, PCI-Express, RapidIO
Separate IPMI management
AudioCodes TP-12610

8. ATCA vs. CPCI Attribute PICMG 2.16 (cPCI/CPSB) PICMG 3 ATCA Size
6U x 160mm x .8” ; 57 sq in
8U x 280mm x 1.2”; 140 sq in
Mezzanine
2 x PMC
4 x PMC ; 8x AMC
Power
35-50W, central converter 5/12/3.3V on backplane
W, distributed converter Dual 48V on Backplane
Bandwidth
38 Gb/s
2.4 Tb/s
Managment OK
Advanced
Clocks, update bus No
Yes
Regulatory conformance
Vendor specific
In-standrad

9. ATCA Interfaces Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3
Power – Dual 48V, distributed conversion
Management – Dual redundant IPMB
Keying
Zone 2
Base interface – Dual star GBETH for control (CPSB like)
Fabric interface – PICMG 3.X
Update channel – between adjacent slots for 1+1 redundancy
Clocks – 8KHz,19.4MHz,GP, dual redundant
Zone 3
Vendor-specific Rear connections
Backplane is open

10. ATCA Fabric Interface Types
The Fabric is Dedicated for Bearer Data:
Packet voice (IP/ATM)
TDM voice (H110 - like)
PICMG 3.X
3.1 – Ethernet and Fiber Channel – 1GBit/s
Very common and widely supported
TDM and ATM support problematic
3.2 – InfiniBand, 2.5Gb/s
3.3 – StarFabric, 2.5Gb/s
Designated for TDM, Packet and PCI transport
Questionable availability so far
Supported by StarGen only
3.4 – PCI-Express & Advanced Switching
Targeted to all types of Fabric applications
PCI-express Widely supported – Driven by PC industry
Sponsored by Intel, Alcatel, Siemens etc.
Chipsets still NA
3.5 – RapidIO & Advanced Fabric Interface, 2Gb/s
The Big Question: Which one will dominate?

11. ATCA Market Forecast Source: VDC
Merchant ATCA CPU Blades, Current and Projected Markets, (US$ in Millions)
CAGR: 88.27%
Source: VDC

12. Advanced Mezzanine Card
Modular hot-swap cards
Processor Resources
DSP Resources
Packet Processors
PSTN Network Interfaces
WAN Interfaces
Serial Interfaces
Disk storage
and more
GE Fanuc
Processor AMC

13. Advanced Mezzanine Card
Promise of Mix-n-match
CPU Blades
Carrier Blades
Enables “one-blade” applications
Core of the MicroTCA architecture
Diagram courtesy PICMG

14. MicroTCA Platform to host multiple AMCs Range of Sizes Applications
Single wide
Double wide
Applications
Telecommunications
Military
Industrial
GE Fanuc
MicroTCA Chassis

15. Blade Servers
Packaging multiple servers into one physical chassis, sharing common storage networking, and management resources.
Value Proposition
Reduces cabling/clutter
Reduces power consumption
Easier to manage
Simplifies upgrades/replacements
Focus is on Servers
Manufactured by IBM, Intel, Dell, HP, Sun…
Mostly proprietary
Little interoperability between vendors
IBM BladeCenter

16. Blade Server Market
Incompatible

17. Blade Server Market

18. Chassis Options
BladeCenter HT
BladeCenter T
BladeCenter
BladeCenter H

19. Resources Available For IBM BladeServer: IBM PCI Expansion Unit (PEU)
AudioCodes
TP-1650 Media Gateway
GE Fanuc AMC Carrier

20. Market Situation
Cost
# Available Software Applications

21. Comparison: ATCA vs. Blade Servers
Feature / Capability
ATCA
Blade Servers
Commercial Volumes No
Yes
Modular (AMC / MicroTCA)
Limited
Enterprise and Telco versions
Chassis Management
Telecom-friendly Rear Transition Modules
NEBS
Some
Interoperability / Open Specification
High
Low

22. Where will they fit? Telecom Applications ATCA Fit Blade Server Fit
Billing / Management
Too expensive
Excellent
Applications
Good
Access / Edge
Poor

23. Other Interesting Facts:
Intel is investing heavily in ATCA
Sun abandon their proprietary blade server and has adopted ATCA
HP has strong telecom history/partnerships
HP has struck a deal with Intel to deliver ATCA
IBM has opened up the BladeCenter specification via IEEE and Blade.org
IBM is aggressively working with a range of ISV partners

24. Questions? ?

25. More information
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