INTRODUCTION
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PCIe2-2711 PCI Express Gen2 Expansion System User’s Manual
Revision 1.1, October 2017
Figure 1-1. PCIe2-2711 Block Diagram
PCIe2-460 Expansion Backplane
PCI-Express x16 Gen2
PCIe Gen2
Repeaters
x16
PCIe2-426
Host PCI Express
System
J9
J6
J4
J2
J8
x16 Gen2
x16 Gen2
x16 Gen2
x16 Gen2
x16 Gen2
x16 Gen2
x16 Gen2
PCIe2 Slot
Adapter Card A
J18
J12
J10
J16
J14
PCIe2 x16 Slot
PCIe2-436 Upstream
System Monitoring Card
x16 Gen2
PCIe2 x16 Slot
PCIe2 x16 Slot
PCIe2 x16 Slot
PCIe2 x16 Slot
PCIe2 x16 Slot
PCIe2 x16 Slot
PCIe2 x16 Slot
x16 Gen2
PCIe2
96 Lanes
Switch
x16 PCI Expr
essC
able A
J19
PCI-Express x16 Gen2
PCIe Gen2
Repeaters
x16
PCIe2-426
Host PCI Express
System
x16 PCI ExpressCable B
Adapter Card B
PCIe2-436 Upstream
x16 Gen2
PCIe2
96 Lanes
Switch
A
A or B