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aTCA-80606PA
1.4 Product Definition
The aTCA-80606PA is a 6 U / 6-Slot AdvancedTCA Shelf for fault-tolerant / high-availability
applications.
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Dual-Star Backplane, bussed IPMB. It is designed to work with two redundant
Shelf Managers. Fans controlled by the Shelf Manager or through autonomous
via fan controller. AC Power Entry Modular.
1.5 Terms and Acronyms
Table 1: Terms and Acronyms
Term
Definition
ATCA
Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture
Backplane
Passive circuit board providing the connectors for the front boards. Power
distribution, management and auxiliary signal connections are supported.
CDM
Chassis Data Module
Chassis
Enclosure containing subrack, backplane, boards, cooling devices, PEMs,
same as Shelf
ECN
Engineering Change Notice
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
FRU
Field Replaceable Unit
IPMB
Intelligent Platform Management Bus
IPMC
Intelligent Platform Management Controller
IPMI
Intelligent Platform Management Interface
PCB
Printed Circuit Board
PEM
Power Entry Module
RTC
Real Time Clock
RTM
Rear Transition Module
Shelf
See Chassis
SMM
Shelf Manager Module
VRTN
Voltage Return
