09 July 2007
Built to last
New telecoms and networking architectures are evolving fast. But are the ATCA and MicroTCA standards built to last? By Mike Richardson.
As telecoms and networking move towards greater levels of integration, new standards are emerging to improve modularity and efficiency, particularly with the Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (ATCA) and MicroTCA standards.
Both specify various electromechanical aspects of implementing carrier grade equipment in different form factors across a multi vendor environment. Whilst the standards are evolving to improve implementation aspects and keep pace with technology, popularity is increasing because of the potential cost savings, increased functionality and multi vendor compatibility, while reduced development time speeds time to market.
Author
Mike Richardson
Supporting Information
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10223\Built to Last.pdf
Websites
http://www.acaltechnology.co.uk/
http://www.schroff.co.uk/
www.intel.com
www.motorola.com
www.radisys.com
Companies
Acal TC
Intel Corporation (UK) Ltd
Motorola Embedded Comunications Computing Group
Radisys UK
Schroff UK Ltd
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