PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: Annapolis Micro Systems WILDSTAR 6U OpenVPX switch

This week’s product, the Annapolis Micro Systems WILDSTAR 6U OpenVPX switch (WP6E10), is a rugged 6U board that provides switching between backplane slots of multiple channels of 100 Gb Ethernet. The switch is VITA 65-compliant and aligns with the Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, Technical Standard.

It also has front panel I/O which can be used to connect the system to external data sources. This high-performance switch can be easily integrated into a vendor-neutral 6U VPX system, or deployed within the Annapolis WILD100 EcoSystem for 6U OpenVPX.

Two Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Motherboard Controller (XCZU5EG)

The WP6E10 supports encrypted secure communication utilizing two Zynq UltraScale+ processors and via separate Data and Control plane switches and control processors

Quad-core 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 running up to 1.2 GHz
Dual-core 32-bit Cortex-R5 real-time processor running up to 533 MHz
16nm FinFET+ programmable logic
4 GB 32-bit DDR4 memory running up to 1200 MHz
Multiple levels of hardware and software security

40/100 GB Ethernet Data Plane Switch Features

Supports 10/40/100 Gb Ethernet to backplane
Supports 10/25/40/50 and 100 Gb Ethernet to optical interfaces
Based on Mellanox Spectrum Switch silicon
Optimized for Software Defined Networking with support for OpenFlow Switch Specification Version 1.0 to 1.4 and beyond
6.4 Tb/sec switching capacity delivering wire speed performance at all packet sizes and traffic patterns
Dynamically shared, flexible packet buffering
Overlay and tunneling support including VXLAN, NVGRE, Geneve, and MPLS
Data Center Bridging

1/10/25/40/100 GB Ethernet Control Plane Switch Features

Supports 1/10/25 Gb Ethernet to backplane
Supports 1/10/25/40/100 Gb Ethernet to backplane and optional front panel optical interfaces
Based on Marvell Prestera-DX Switch silicon
Layer-2 Wire-Speed Switching Engine
Virtual Overlay Network supporting NVGRE, VXLAN-GPE, GENEVE, SPB, and 802.1BR port extender
Supports Transparent Mode Precision Time Protocol (PTP) per IEEE 1588v2 standard

WILD40/Wild100 EcoSystem for 6U OpenVPX

The WILD40/Wild100 EcoSystem for 6U OpenVPX is an integrated and agile system architecture for high-end data digitization, signal processing, and storage. It is VITA 65 compliant, designed and built in the U.S. and suited for rugged embedded defense and commercial applications. Select products are also aligned with the SOSA Technical Standard. To learn more, click here.

For more information, visit the WP6E10 switch page here, visit the company’s website, or follow the links below.

Resources:

To view the WP6E10 switch data sheet, click here.
To learn about all Annapolis switches, click here.
To learn about a 6U Switch that supports InfiniBand, view the WILDSTAR 6B10 InfiniBand switch here.
For information on the Annapolis SOSA Aligned Ecosystem, click here.
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