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RadiSys Announces AdvancedTCA-Based Blade Server
RadiSys Corp, a supplier of advanced embedded systems, announced the Promentum
SYS-6000, an AdvancedTCA (Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture)-based,
integrated Linux blade server for use in control plane applications. Based on
Intel Architecture, the Promentum SYS-6000 is the latest in RadiSys's
AdvancedTCA family and is designed to support TEMs (Telecom Equipment
Manufacturers) developing platforms for networks including next-generation
call servers, HLR/VLR, authentication servers and SGSNs, among others.
The Promentum SYS-6000 offers the highest density of computing resources
available in a standard product platform, allowing TEMs to deliver more
functionality in a smaller footprint and at a lower cost. Housed in a 12U
chassis, the system's integrated shelf management is implemented in software
on the switch and enables more slots to be used for revenue generating
services. The Promentum SYS-6000 includes chassis interfaces that allow the
highest inter-shelf bandwidth for a standards-based, multi-shelf solution in
the industry as well as integrated SAN (storage area network) resources. This
integrated system functionality makes the Promentum SYS-6000 an ideal platform
for TEMs developing storage and compute intensive applications for carrier
networks.
"Our common platform approach enables our TEM customers to deliver improved
economies of scale, increased application flexibility and velocity, which
results in a lower total cost of ownership to their own customers," said Ted
Ridgway, vice president of Service Provider and Enterprise Equipment at
RadiSys. "The flexibility, compute density and inter-shelf bandwidth provided
by the Promentum SYS-6000 allows users to offer higher performance, higher
density solutions to their customers. Each of these advantages contributes to
lower cost, faster time to market and better overall performance."
The Promentum SYS-6000 family includes the following integrated components:
- Promentum ATCA-1000: Universal PMC Processing Module, enabling diverse
applications such as sigaling, softswitches and application media servers to
be deployed flexibly using PMCs in different configurations and combinations.
- Promentum ATCA-2100: Switch and Control Module, accommodating both GbE and
Fibre Channel switch fabrics for multiple carrier grade server applications in
control, services and management planes.
- Promentum ATCA-3000: Disk Storage Module, providing high performance Fibre
Channel storage.
- Promentum ATCA-4000: Compute Processing Module, providing high performance
general purpose application processing through dual Intel Xeon CPUs.
- Promentum ATCA-6000: 12U Chassis, providing industry-leading density and
enabling three chassis in a standard 42U telco rack.
- Promentum SYS-6000 ATCA Blade Server Platform software including carrier
grade Linux, shelf management and HPI libraries, support for high availability
and blade/switch management.
RadiSys designed the Promentum SYS-6000 for flexibility and scalability,
enabling TEMS to offer their service provider customers a solution for control
and user plane applications that scale with service needs. The Promentum
SYS-6000's flexibility allows customers to introduce or enhance functions,
including SS7 processing, load balancing or security, easily and cost
effectively by incorporating new modules into the system. This scalability
means TEMs can minimize the incremental network investments necessary to
expand services in their customer's networks. The Promentum SYS-6000 provides
a more future proof solution that won't require costly fork lift upgrades as
service requirements evolve.
"Standards-based platforms featuring Intel processor technology such as
RadiSys' Promentum line of AdvancedTCA products accelerate time to market at
lower cost for Telecom Equipment Manufacturers and their Service Provider
customers," said Anthony Ambrose, general manager of Intel's Marketing and
Platform programs. "As a Premier member of the Intel Communications Alliance,
RadiSys combines significant experience in delivering integrated platforms
with standards-based products to help speed deployment of next generation
services."
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