Artesyn Embedded Technologies launches Centellis 8840 ATCA server

Artesyn Embedded Technologies has announced the Centellis 8840, an AdvancedTCA (ATCA) server with 160G aggregate bandwidth capacity to each blade targeted at software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualisation (NFV) applications.

Source: Artesyn website.
The Centellis 8840.

The Centellis 8840 accepts 40G ATCA blades today and 100G blades when they are available. A QuadStar backplane architecture provides four independent networks supporting up to 400Gbps aggregated bandwidth to every blade. Customers can achieve an aggregated system bandwidth of 1.6 Tbps using today's 40G switches and processor blades. When 100G switches and processor blades become available, the same QuadStar technology can enable up to 4 Tbps aggregate system bandwidth in a non-redundant implementation using the same chassis and backplane.

Todd Wynia, VP for communication products, Artesyn Embedded Technologies, said: "Communications service providers are telling us that enterprise switches and servers may not provide a sufficient hardware platform for the deployment of SDN and NFV within the carrier cloud and service provider's network. So, a platform such as Artesyn's Centellis 8000 series is required, especially toward the network core where high capacity and high reliability are essential."

The Centellis 8840 supports Artesyn's System Services Framework (SSF) software, a centralised management software suite to configure and monitor software and hardware components in a single shelf or complex system of multiple ATCA shelves. Artesyn believes that SSF could save up to 40% of customers' time-to-market.