Standardized Chassis Help Thaw the CapEx Ice Age

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Standardized Chassis Help Thaw the CapEx Ice Age

Service: Networking Technology
Report Number: IN0401179NT
Publication Date: March 2004
Number of Pages: 36
Report Price: $3,995 U.S. Dollars
Analyst: Eric Mantion

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Abstract
Standardized Chassis – essentially those based on the PICMG standards – have been gaining a lot of attention in the last few years, from the serendipitous coincidence of the R&D budgets for most NEPs being slashed – some by as much as 60%. While a technologically impressive standardized chassis was being introduced, we have seen a true ground swell around the PICMG chassis. Not only are most silicon vendors strongly supporting the effort, but most of the world’s largest NEPs are also enthusiastic about how these chassis can help them role out product faster and with lower development costs, while not giving up any of their true value-added features which differeciate them from their competition. As such, while standardized chassis have been in existence for almost a decade, the next two years should see more growth than the last decade. This apparent rapid growth has been seen time and time again when broad industry support develops around something that was simply an interesting technology a few years prior. While dozens of billions of dollars will be shipped in standardized chassis by 2008, it will still only represent a fraction of the hundreds of billions of dollars available in the CapEx market. However, these PICMG chassis are expected to help all members of the food chain, and will, therefore, show strong growth for the foreseeable future. PICMG-based blade servers are also projected to grow rapidly, exceeding a billion dollars by 2008.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary
Methodology & Definitions
Introduction
- Technical Overview
- Market Overview
- Forecasts
Technical Overview
- Network Equipment Building Standards (NEBS)
- Standardized Chassis
  - VMEbus
  - CompactPCI
    - CompactPCI Packet Switching Backplane
    - CompactPCI Serial Mesh Backplane
  - AdvancedTCA
    - Backplane Options
    - Mezzanine Cards
    - Rear Transition Modules
  - CompactTCA
- Which Chassis Will Win?
- Carrier-Grade Servers
Market Overview
- From a Chipmaker's Perspective
- From a NEP's Perspective
- From a Service Provider's Perspective
- The Proprietary Disadvantage
Standardized Chassis Forecast

List of Tables

Table 1. Partial List of Topics Covered by the NEBS Criteria
Table 2. A Comparison of the Key Dimensions for PICMG 3.0 versus 2.0
Table 3. Aggregate Backplane Capacities for a Full Mesh AdvancedTCA Backplane
Table 4. Aggregate Backplane Capacities for a Dual Star AdvancedTCA Backplane
Table 5. Future Capacities for the AdvancedTCA Due to SerDes Improvements
Table 6. Partial List of Operating Systems found on Telco Servers
Table 7. Hourly, Full-Duplex Data Consumption Rates for Popular Online Activities
Table 8. Standardized Chassis Revenue Forecast, 2003 - 2008 ($M)
Table 9. Standardized Chassis Revenue Forecast, 2003 - 2008 ($M)
Table 10. Standardized Chassis Revenue Forecast, 2003 - 2008 ($M)
Table 11. PICMG-Based TBS Forecast, 2003 - 2008 (units, $, and $M)

List of Figures

Figure 1. Revenue Forecast for the Standardized Chassis Market ($B)
Figure 2. Logical Depiction of the CompactPCI Packet Switch Backplane (PICMG 2.16)
Figure 3. Logical Depiction of the CompactPCI Serial Mesh Backplane (PICMG 2.20)
Figure 4. A Pictorial Comparison of the Key Differences between PICMG 3.0 and 2.0
Figure 5. Isometric Drawing of the AdvancedTCA (PICMG 3.0) with Key Dimensions
Figure 6. Logical Depiction of GigE Mesh Backplane for the AdvancedTCA
Figure 7. Logical Depiction of a Dual Star Switch Backplane for the AdvancedTCA
Figure 8. Physical and Logical Layout of a Backplane Connector for the AdvancedTCA
Figure 9. All of Zone 2 Connectors for the AdvancedTCA Backplane
Figure 10. Graphical Depiction of How the AMCs and RTMs Relate to the AdvancedTCA
Figure 11. How to Enhance Modularity of the AdvancedTCA with AMCs and RTMs
Figure 12. An Example of How TBSs Can Reduce OpEx and Increase Revenues

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