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fault-free life. However, the life expectancy of your product can be drastically reduced by improper treatment during unpacking and installation. Therefore, in the interest of your own safety
and of the correct operation of your new Kontron product, you are requested to conform with
the following guidelines.
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High Voltage Safety Instructions
Warning!
All operations on this device must be carried out by sufficiently skilled personnel only.
Caution, Electric Shock!
High voltages are present inside the chassis when the unit’s power cord is
plugged into an electrical outlet. Turn off system power, turn off the power
supply, and then disconnect the power cord from its source before removing
the chassis cover. Turning off the system power switch does not remove
power to components.
Special Handling and Unpacking Instructions
ESD Sensitive Device!
Electronic boards and their components are sensitive to static electricity.
Therefore, care must be taken during all handling operations and inspections
of this product, in order to ensure product integrity at all times.
Do not handle this product out of its protective enclosure while it is not used for operational purposes unless it is otherwise protected.
Whenever possible, unpack or pack this product only at EOS/ESD safe work stations. Where
a safe work station is not guaranteed, it is important for the user to be electrically discharged
before touching the product with his/her hands or tools. This is most easily done by touching a
metal part of your system housing.
It is particularly important to observe standard anti-static precautions when changing mezzanines, ROM devices, jumper settings etc. If the product contains batteries for RTC or memory
back-up, ensure that the board is not placed on conductive surfaces, including anti-static plastics or sponges. They can cause short circuits and damage the batteries or conductive circuits
on the board.
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General Instructions on Usage
In order to maintain Kontron’s product warranty, this product must not be altered or modified in
any way. Changes or modifications to the device, which are not explicitly approved by Kontron
AG and described in this manual or received from Kontron’s Technical Support as a special
handling instruction, will void your warranty.
This device should only be installed in or connected to systems that fulfill all necessary technical and specific environmental requirements. This applies also to the operational temperature
range of the specific board version, which must not be exceeded. If batteries are present their
temperature restrictions must be taken into account.
In performing all necessary installation and application operations, please follow only the instructions supplied by the present manual.
Keep all the original packaging material for future storage or warranty shipments. If it is necessary to store or ship the board please re-pack it as nearly as possible in the manner in which it
was delivered.
Special care is necessary when handling or unpacking the product. Please, consult the special
handling and unpacking instruction on the previous page of this manual.
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Two Year Warranty
Kontron AG grants the original purchaser of Kontron’s products aTWOYEARLIMITEDHARDWARE
WARRANTY
implied by anyone on behalf of Kontron are valid unless the consumer has the express written
consent of Kontron AG.
Kontron AG warrants their own products, excluding software, to be free from manufacturing
and material defects for a period of 24 consecutive months from the date of purchase. This warranty is not transferable nor extendible to cover any other users or long-term storage of the
product. It does not cover products which have been modified, altered or repaired by any other
party than Kontron AG or their authorized agents. Furthermore, any product which has been,
or is suspected of being damaged as a result of negligence, improper use, incorrect handling,
servicing or maintenance, or which has been damaged as a result of excessive current/voltage
or temperature, or which has had its serial number(s), any other markings or parts thereof altered, defaced or removed will also be excluded from this warranty.
If the customer’s eligibility for warranty has not been voided, in the event of any claim, he may
return the product at the earliest possible convenience to the original place of purchase, together with a copy of the original document of purchase, a full description of the application the
product is used on and a description of the defect. Pack the product in such a way as to ensure
safe transportation (see our safety instructions).
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Chapter
1
Introduction
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1.Introduction
The Board described in this manual is designed for the Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (AdvancedTCA® or ATCA) defined by the PCI Industrial Computer ManufacturersGroup(PICMG). The main advantages of AdvancedTCA include high throughput, multi-protocol support, high-power capability, hot swappability, high scalability and integrated system
management. For further information regarding the AdvancedTCA standards and their use,
please consult the complete AdvancedTCA specification or visit the PICMG web site.
1.1Product Overview
The Kontron AT8902M is a PICMG 3.0 and 3.1 compliant Hub Board for AdvancedTCA
shelves, designed according to the RoHS directive. Suitable for dual-star and full-mesh configurations in 14 and 16 slot systems, it also provides 2 mid-size AMC slots for customization. This
unique versatile design allows cost-optimised tailoring to the requirements of the application.
The Base Interface switch provides Gigabit Ethernet services on Base Channels 2-16 and Fast
Ethernet to the Shelf Managers. The Fabric Interface switch provides dual Gigabit Ethernet services to the second, redundant Hub Board and to payload slots 2-5 and single Gigabit Ethernet
services to payload slots 6-15.
AMC slots can be equipped with
•Processor-AMC, e.g. acting as the system controller (saving one ATCA slot)
•Storage-AMC as mass storage device for the Processor-AMC
•Master Clock Generator AMC providing network synchronisation for telecom applications
•Dual 10GbE Fabric Inter-Link-AMC to enable multi-shelf AdvancedTCA systems
Performance
The AT8902M employs leading-edge switching technology providing full wire-speed throughput at all load conditions. A powerful control processor runs higher layer protocols based on the
market leading LVL7 software suite.
Flexibility
The Fabric Interface is realized as a mezzanine on the base board. Therefore the AT8902M
can easily be adapted to customer requirements without re-engineering the whole board, thus
minimising time-to-market. Options include using Ethernet, Ethernet + Fibre Channel, PCI-Express or Advanced Switching on the Fabric Interface.
Management
The AT8902M is managed either in-band or out of band via 10/100 Ethernet or RS232 management ports. The comprehensive set of supported protocols rounds out the feature set of
Kontrons' second generation AdvancedTCA Hub Board.
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1.1.1AT8902M Features
PICMG 3.0 compliant Hub Board
•Supports Base Interface (GbE)
•Supports Fabric Interface (1xGbE/2xGbE)
•For 14 and 16 slot shelves
•2 mid-size AMC slots for customization
•Uplinks for Base and Fabric Interface
•Comprehensive protocol support
•Full Hot-Swap capabilities
•Full Redundancy support
Base Interface (PICMG 3.0)
•Non-blocking layer 2/3 switching/routing
•4x10/100/1000BASE-T uplinks on front panel
•2xGbE connection to AMC slot B1
•1xGbE connection to AMC slot B2
Fabric Interface (PICMG 3.1)
•Non-blocking layer 2 switching with VLANs
•Dual GbE services to redundant Hub Board
•Dual GbE services to payload slots 2-5
•GbE service to payload slots 6-15
•4x10/100/1000BASE-T uplinks on front panel
•Dual 10GbE connection to each AMC slot
Management and Protocols
•Management via SNMP, TELNET, CLI
•In-band
•Out of band via Ethernet or RS232
•IPMI version 1.5
•Ethernet/Bridging protocols include
•Link aggregation (802.3ad)
•VLANs (802.1Q)
•Spanning tree (802.1D, 802.1w)
•QoS (802.1p)
•Flow control (802.3x)
•GVRP, GMRP
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•Routing protocols include
•OSPFv2
•RIPv2
•VRRP
•DiffServ
•ARP
1.1.2General compliances
The AT8902M conforms to the following specifications:
•PICMG 3.0AdvancedTCA Base Specification, Revision 2.0
•PICMG 3.1Gigabit Ethernet for AdvancedTCA Systems, Revision 1.0
Two standard mid-size single width AMC bays for standard or custom AMCs are implemented.
AMC slots can be equipped with a
•Processor-AMC, e.g. acting as the system controller (saving one ATCA slot)
•HDD-AMC as mass storage device for the Processor-AMC
•Master Clock Generator AMC providing network synchronisation for telecom applications
•AM4310 Dual 10GbE Uplink AMC to enable multi-shelf AdvancedTCA systems (see
chapter 3.3)
1.1.3.2RTM
RTM is optional. For further information on RTM, please refer to chapter 3.1.7.
1.1.4Hot Swap Capability
The board supports Full Hot Swap capability as required by PICMG 3.0 R2.0. It can be removed
from or installed in the system while it is on (without powering-down the system). Please refer
to the PICMG 3.0 R2.0 specification for additional details.
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1.1.5Board Options
The Kontron ATCA Hub family is available with different Fabric Mezzanine options. Mid-size
and Full-size AMCs are supported.
Table 1-1:Fabric Interface Options
ProductAMC SizeFabric Interface
AT8901MMid-sizenone
AT8902MMid-sizeGigabit Ethernet
AT8904MMid-size10 Gigabit Ethernet
AT8901Full-sizenone
AT8902Full-sizeGigabit Ethernet
The AT8902M base board and the Gigabit Ethernet fabric mezzanine are described in
Chapter 3.
The Base Interface switch can be one of the following:
Table 1-2:Base Interface Options
Base SwitchAT8902M Flavour
BCM56500Full featured (enhanced QoS)
BCM56300Lite featured
Six different Gigabit Ethernet fabric mezzanines provide several combinations of protocol support and 10 GbE uplinks:
Table 1-3:GbE Fabric Mezzanine Options
Fabric SwitchProtocol Support10 GbE Uplinks
BCM56300Layer 3none
BCM56302Layer 32 (AMC B2)
BCM56304Layer 34 (AMC B1 and B2)
BCM56500Layer 3, enhanced QoSnone
BCM56502Layer 3, enhanced QoS2 (AMC B2)
BCM56504Layer 3, enhanced QoS4 (AMC B1 and B2)
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1.2Technical Specification
Table 1-4:AT8902M Main Specifications
AT8902MSPECIFICATIONS
PowerPC IBM PPC 405
GPr 400MHz
Processor and Memory
•IBM PowerPC® 405 32-bit RISC processor core operating up to 400MHz with
16KB I- and D-caches
•PC-133 synchronus DRAM (SDRAM) interface
•40-bit interface serves 32 bits of data plus 8 check bits for ECC applications
•4KB on-chip memory (OCM)
•DMA support for external peripherals, internal UART and memory
•Scatter-gather chaining supported
•Four channels
•PCI Revision 2.2 compliant interface (32-bit, up to 66MHz)
•Ethernet 10/100Mbps (full-duplex) support with media independent interface
(MII)
•Two serial ports (16550 compatible UART)
•Internal processor local Bus (PLB) runs at SDRAM interface frequency
•IEEE 1149.1 (JTAG) boundary scan
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AT8902MSPECIFICATIONS
Broadcom 5650x/5630x
GbE Switch
Ethernet
Broadcom 5466R
PHY
•24 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports
•Fifth generation of StrataSwitch and StrataXGS product line
•Line-rate switching for all packet sizes and conditions
•On-chip data packet memory and table memory
•IPv6 routing and tunneling
•Advanced Fast Filter Processor (FFP) Content Aware classification
•Advanced security features in hardware
•Port-trunking and mirroring supported across stack
•Advanced packet flow control:
•Head-of-line-blocking prevention
•Back pressure support
•Eight QoS queues per port with hierarchical minimum/maximum shaping per
Class of Service (CoS) per queue per port
•Standard compliant 802.1ad provider bridging
•IEEE 1149.1 (JTAG) boundary scan
•Advanced power management Line-side and MAC-side loopback
•Ethernet@WireSpeed
•Cable plant diagnostics that detects cable plant impairments
•Automatic detection and correction of wiring pair swaps, pair skew, and pair po-