New Artesyn Server Blade brings Latest Processors to Military, Aerospace and Government Networked Systems

Chawm Ganguly — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 06:32:25 +0000

HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 27 July, 2017 – Artesyn Embedded Technologies today launched a powerful new packet processing and high performance server blade, the ATCA-7540, based on dual Intel^® Xeon^® Scalable processors (codename Skylake), which were recently announced.

Artesyn ATCA-7540 Server Blade

The ATCA-7540 provides a migration path and future-proof platform for defense applications in air/shipborne data centers, ground control stations, network data analytics, ad-hoc mobile networks and other C4ISR tasks. The selected processor family combined with Artesyn’s engineering and supply chain expertise provides a performance and longevity-of-supply improvement over existing server blades. Artesyn expects its selected processors to have a 15-year life cycle.

Designed for compute-intensive tasks such as deep packet inspection (DPI), firewalls, intrusion prevention and data encryption/decryption, the ATCA-7540 targets high performance network requirements in commercial, government and defense communications networks.

Built around commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies, the AdvancedTCA® (ATCA) bladed architecture follows the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) modular open systems approach (MOSA). With scalable performance, ease of maintenance, reduced cabling and multivendor interoperability, Artesyn’s ATCA technology has been selected for multiple applications in military deployments. Several DoD branches, prime contractors and system integrators have adopted ATCA for a range of centralized compute systems on board ships, aircraft or in transit cases for command and control tents.

Software

The CentOS operating system will be available for the Artesyn ATCA-7540 and the board is designed to support other open source and commercial operating systems thanks to pre-installed BIOS, IPMC firmware and Artesyn’s Basic Blade Services (BBS) software.

The board will also support RedHawk Linux RTOS, an industry-standard real-time operating system selected by the U.S. Navy as its open architecture operating system for a long list of programs.

The ATCA-7540 can be configured for virtualization using Linux KVM or VMware ESXi, and is designed to operate with the Intel® Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK).

Technical Details

The board design has been optimized for unmatched computational performance, featuring two new Intel Xeon Gold or Intel Xeon Silver processors, allowing for scalable performance.
Data paths to main memory and I/O are highly optimized by the use of six memory channels per processor which support DDR4 memory.
Fast network performance, which optimizes 48 high speed PCIe Gen 3 lanes per processor.
Memory capacity can scale up to 384 GB using 12 VLP DIMM sockets, allowing for cost optimized configurations as well as for applications with demanding memory requirements as needed in routing decisions or pattern matching.
The blade can be combined with optional hardware accelerators directly connected to the CPUs. The accelerators are optimized for assisting encryption/decryption algorithms and can greatly enhance throughput of encrypted data in security applications.
A dual-star 40G Ethernet fabric interface enables high-speed data transfer.
The board supports up to two on-board M.2 non-volatile sold state memory disks (up to 1TB total capacity)
Artesyn offers a wide range of compatible rear transition modules (RTMs) to expand I/O and storage options to meet customer application needs.

About Artesyn Embedded Technologies

Artesyn Embedded Technologies is a global leader in the design and manufacture of highly reliable power conversion and embedded computing solutions for a wide range of industries including communications, computing, medical, military, aerospace and industrial. For more than 40 years, customers have trusted Artesyn to help them accelerate time-to-market and reduce risk with cost-effective advanced network computing and power conversion solutions. Artesyn has over 16,000 employees worldwide across ten engineering centers of excellence, four world-class manufacturing facilities, and global sales and support offices.

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Military called in to ensure peace for citizens and tourists in Bangkok

Chawm Ganguly — Tue, 20 May 2014 15:47:36 +0000

Bangkok, 20 May 2014: The Royal Thai Army has declared martial law that covers the entire Kingdom of Thailand, effective from 03.00 hrs today.

This is not a coup, according to the army statement. The martial law has been invoked to ensure peace and order for people from all sides. In the announcement, the army told the public not to panic and to live their lives as normal.

There is currently no curfew in place in Bangkok or any other tourist destinations in Thailand. Local residents and international visitors can continue to travel within Bangkok and other destinations in the country as usual. Further, tourists transiting Bangkok to onward destinations in Thailand can be assured that outside of Bangkok, there are no demonstrations. Tourists visiting Bangkok need not panic – they are however advised to avoid rally sites and demonstration marches as well as areas where crowds may gather.

Sethaphan Buddhani, director, Tourism Authority of Thailand, Mumbai is keen to keep the market informed of happenings in Thailand. He said, “Shopping malls remain open and accessible. Key attractions in Bangkok such as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, the Grand Palace and the Temple of Dawn, which the Indian traveller visits, are also open, safe and accessible. I urge you to exercise caution if you are travelling to Bangkok – do not visit the demonstration marches and protest sites. Those with plans to travel beyond Bangkok will find that there is not so much as a sign of Bangkok’s demonstrations anywhere else in the country. Tourists can visit all attractions using the usual means of transport, including buses, vans and car transfers by tour companies, taxis, the Skytrain, the subway or the boat and ferry service.”

Meanwhile, the situation at the rally sites of both anti- and pro-government groups in Bangkok remains normal. The anti-government groups’ rally sites are situated in areas surrounding Government House – at Makkhawan Rangsan Bridge on Ratchadamnoen Nok Avenue and Chamai Maruchet Bridge on Phitsanulok Road – and at Government Complex on Chaeng Wattana Road as well as at the Democracy Monument on Ratchadamnoen Klang Avenue (a camping site). The pro-government group’s rally site is on Aksa Road in Bangkok’s western outskirts.

Bangkok is a large city and so it is possible for local residents and international visitors to avoid the demonstration sites and rally routes. Roads in areas where the protests are taking place may experience heavy traffic or a temporary closure due to large crowds gathering and blockage of traffic lane by the protesters’ rally activities. Visitors who have flights to catch are advised to take the precaution of leaving for the airport an hour earlier than usual.

Businesses, including banks, petrol and gas stations, hotels, spas, restaurants, entertainment venues, cinemas, convention centres, shopping malls, superstores, convenient stores, pharmacies, hospitals and the like are open and operating normally. Telephone both landline and mobile and Internet services are available 24/7 as usual.

Government-watchers in Thailand are speculating that the situation is likely to improve in a few days. In the event that demonstrations are toned down, the emergency decree and martial law will be lifted. Currently, the present government continues to run as caretaker.

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