Znyx Networks ZX4300P / ZX 4300P Series 24 Port CPCI Switch for PICMG 2.16 CompactPCI Packet Switching Backplane Chassis

Znyx Networks ZX4300P Series 24 Port CPCI Switch for PICMG 2.16 CompactPCI Packet Switching Backplane Chassis

The ZX4300P CompactPCI Ethernet 10/100 Mbps switch is the most cost-effective and flexible solution to Embedded CarrierClass Layer 2 switching requirements. ZNYX Networks' ZX4300P is the first switch designed to support the PICMG 2.16 specification for a CompactPCI Packet Switching Backplane (CPSB), but it can also be deployed in a standard CompactPCI chassis by using an optional 24-port rear transition board (RTB). There are three configurations where the ZX4300P may be employed:  When installed in the fabric slot of a CPSB chassis, the ZX4300P includes support for the extended CPSB specification, routing all 24 10/100 ports to the backplane. It also supports the typical 19 node standard CPSB chassis, and, with the addition of the ZXRTB05 RTB, routes the remaining 5 ports to rear-panel RJ-45 connectors. This allows the systems architect to easily add other chassis to the switched backplane fabric.

The ZX4300P may also be installed in a node slot of a CPSB chassis and paired with a ZXRTB24 rear transition board. This setup will provide 22 (not 24) 10/100 ports for rear panel I/O. In this configuration, the ZX4300P may also communicate at 10/100 Mbps over the CPSB backplane via port 23 to an intelligent, managed CPSB switch, such as a ZX4500P, located in Fabric slot A, and via port 07 to a ZX4500P switch in Fabric slot B. In a third configuration, the ZX4300P is installed in a standard CompactPCI chassis peripheral slot (without an H.110 bus), and configured with a ZXRTB24 RTB to provide rear panel I/O for all 24 10/100 ports. This permits stand-alone operation of a single, or multiple, layer 2 switches in a CompactPCI chassis to gain the advantages of HotSwap and redundant power supplies offered by some chassis.