Requirements
Provide highly reliable network infrastructure for remote ground deployment in support of global broadband satellite communications. The system should play a vital role in delivering high speed, high capacity, low latency Internet Protocol communications to mobile commercial and defense related users.
Solution
Elma Electronic designed a system capable of meeting boththe uptime and high bandwidth demands of the application. The cPCI based system delivers a unique redundant system controller scheme as well as redundant Ethernet switches each with automatic failover capability to maximize equipment uptime. The system supports up to 10 single board computers for extremely high processing power as well as high capacity redundant (RAID 1) storage. A chassis shelf manager provides overall system health monitoring.
Benefits
Elma’s solution provided unprecedented levels of integration and redundancy in a single chassis design. The resulting system size and weight measurements were roughly equal to 50 % that of systems meeting comparable computational and reliability requirements. As the complete system designer and manufacturer, Elma acts as the one stop source for engineering support, field support and spare parts support. Crucial end of life (EOL) issues are managed and monitored by Elma to ensure a seamless transition to form fit and functional replacements when individual components move towards EOL. Through longstanding relationships with our partners, Elma was able to provide this open platform solution using best in class board level products from leading suppliers in the embedded computing industry.
