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Designing a Hot-Swap Software Architecture
By Robert Largren
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insertion and the swapping out of boards is rapidly becoming a checklist requirement, particularly in the telecom arena. The CompactPCI Hot-Swap Specification provides the hardware component of the hot-swap puzzle, but it’s hot-swap aware software that completes the picture.
Integrating Fiber and Copper Gigabit Ethernet
By Bill Zabor
Because both copper and fiber transceivers are based on the same set of standards, building a Gigabit
fiber-to-copper converter is fairly straightforward. Potential applications for such media converters range from salable products to simple in-house test fixtures that allow copper transceivers to be wrung out using test equipment intended for fiber.
The ARC Core
By Henry Davis
This article provides an architectural overview of a new, configurable DSP core that is available as a fully synthesizable VHDL model (soft core). The ARC core is
a customizable microprocessor architecture that has a variety of advantages over conventional approaches.
Communication Processors: A Buyer’s Guide
By Patrick Walsh
Although general-purpose microprocessors are used in many communication equipment designs, they aren’t the only way to go. An entire industry has grown up dedicated to developing and offering specialized communication-oriented processors. This buyer’s guide
takes a look at this rapidly proliferating product category.
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