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| Kaparel Corporation announces their PS4900 series Compact Packet Switching Backplanes |
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| May 18, 2001 – Waterloo, Ontario |
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Kaparel Corporation today announced the launch of their PS4900 Series of Compact Packet Switching Backplanes (cPSB). These backplanes support Switched Ethernet, as defined by the PICMG 2.16 draft specification and offers high capacity CompactPCI, incorporating Packet-Switching architecture for developers of next-generation telecom networks.
The Compact Packet Switching Backplane provides a way to design telephony and high availability systems that combine CompactPCI with Ethernet for high-speed systems. This allows OEMs to build systems that are now more reliable, less expensive and faster to market, without waiting for the future switched fabrics.
Kaparel's President and CEO, Ben Robitaille, stated, "Kaparel has been designing custom Switch Fabric backplanes up to speeds of 1.25 GigaBit/sec since 1998 and welcome standardization in the industry."
Mr. Robitaille continued," Kaparel has been a member of the PICMG 2.16 subcommittee since its inception and the Compact Packet Switching Backplanes drastically improve the speed, scalability and reliability of CompactPCI, while maintaining its mechanical, power and hot-swap features. Our PS4900 Series backplanes offer the market a product that can be easily configured for application-specific custom designs."
The key elements of cPSB according to the PICMG 2.16 committee are:
- Compact Packet Switching Backplanes have an Ethernet infrastructure embedded in the CompactPCI midplane that is accessed via the J3 connector. The Ethernet switching element resides on one or more of the cPCI slots, interconnecting all the slots in the chassis.
- All subsystems operate as stand-alone "systems on a card" and the interface with each through a network stack on top of the Ethernet.
Tom Sutherland, Kaparel's Director of Marketing concluded, "Kaparel Corporation, whose core business as a manufacturer, is dedicated to the design and production of CompactPCI backplanes for the telecom market, is pleased to add the PS4900 Compact Packet Switching Backplanes to our product line".
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About Kaparel |
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Kaparel is an ISO 9001:2000 registered company that develops, manufactures, and markets electronic packaging solutions and high-speed backplanes to the global Converging Communications market. From its pioneering work in CompactPCI bridge designs, Kaparel has quickly become a leader in many aspects of high-speed backplane architecture technology and has a library of over 500 high-speed custom designs including AdvanceTCA.
Kaparel's catalog of product includes a complete line of high slot count, hot swap and high availability backplanes and high quality electronic packaging products and services for telecommunications and embedded computer manufacturers. Founded in 1996, Kaparel is based in Waterloo, Ontario - Canada's Technology Triangle and is a part of Rittal International, the world's largest electronic enclosure manufacturer with offices in over 55 countries. |
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Media Contact
Michael Pichna · Marketing Specialist · Kaparel Corporation
T: 519.725.0101 Ext.232 F: 519.725.0414 · E: marketing@kaparel.com · www.kaparel.com
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