NAT-MCH-PCIex48

The NAT-MCH-PCIex48 HUB-Module is an AMC.1 compliant module for the NAT-MCH that allows PCIe Gen 3 connectivity for up to 12 AMCs at PCIe rates from x1 to x4. The PCIe chipsets provide a quality of service (QoS) module and are configurable in terms of a non-transparent port for multi-host support.

Thus, the board enables users to add scalable high bandwidth, non-blocking interconnection to a wide variety of applications including servers, storage, video streaming, blade servers, and embedded control products.

The NAT-MCH-PCIex48 supports full non-transparent bridging functionality to allow implementation of multi-host systems and intelligent I/O modules. Moreover, it provides clustering support for six independent clusters with one configurable non-transparent upstream port. Each cluster offers its own transparent upstream port.

A PCIe clock at HCSL signaling level can be provided by a spread spectrum clock (100MHz mean) or a fixed 100MHz clock.

• PCIe Gen 3
• Support for 12 (option- x48) AMC modules, Fabrics D-G
• Non-blocking switch fabric
• Upstream port configurable to any of the 12 AMC slots
• PCIe hot plug support for each AMC slot
• Secondary (failover) host possible
• Clustering support for 6 independent clusters with one configurable non-transparent upstream port; each cluster offers its own transparent upstream port
• Supports x1 and x4 width ports to any AMC
• Configuration option for Spread Spectrum Clock (SSC) or 100MHz fixed PCIe clock
• PCIe clock can be provided as Fabric Clock (FCLKA) to the AMC slots