CSCI Picks Embedded Planet Technology for 10G Ethernet Platform

Computer Systems Center Incorporated (CSCI), a systems integrator and professional services company specializing in Federal government work, has selected Embedded Planet to design a unique "Standards+" 10G Ethernet Switching Platform. CSCI selected Embedded Planet (News - Alert) based on its Standards+ approach to design that integrates standards, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components and custom design for high performance, low-cost solutions in a fraction of the time required for custom design.

 

As CSCI was looking to create custom solutions with the intention of building each board from the ground up, the company sought Embedded Planet's AdvancedTCA (News - Alert) (ATCA)/PowerPC expertise in the initial stages. Then, a study on the trade-offs of a fully custom vs. a completely ATCA standards-based design. This resulted in the Embedded Planning recommending a design that combined COTS devices and the ATCA platform, with a mixture of design re-use and customization.

 

The design consists of three network interface Advanced Mezzanine Cards (AMCs), a single ATCA 10G Ethernet switching blade, one ATCA network interface card, and one four-slot full height AMC carrier card. Embedded Planet will improve port density and backplane bandwidth to meet customer requirements by applying the Standards+ approach. It will also use standard ATCA components to increase time to market and improve reliability.

 

Standards are a powerful tool for organizations of all sizes which supports innovation and increasing productivity. But the standards can also be inflexible and force manufacturers to make products a certain way when other options are just as good. Embedded Planet uses a design called Standards+ that ensures conformation with basic standards.

 

“This win underscores the effectiveness of our Standards+ approach to bringing high performance solutions that dramatically speed final development and production times and fully meet our customers' performance goals,” said Embedded Planet president and CEO Mark Lowdermilk, in a statement. “The past ten years have been a time of radical change. Technology advances have come at a staggering pace and customers are demanding more — faster. We believe that Standards+ design is the vehicle needed to create feature-rich, revenue-producing customer solutions at the speed of change.”