VPX and OpenVPX

Switched fabric for cost-effective 10Gb Ethernet and PCI-Express networked systems

Board and System Interfaces

  • PCI And PCIx
    Bus to connect hardware discrete components on a board. Used to evaluate the latency impact
  • Enhanced PCI BAE Systems
  • PCIe
    High speed serial bus for fast access to memory and storage. Also works with NVMe
  • RapidIO
    High-performance packet-switched, interconnect technology. Supports Chip-Chip, Board-Board (Backplane), Chassis-Chassis integration
  • IDT Vendor Product
    IDT implementation for wireless base station infrastructure, high performance computing, data centers, server, video, imaging, military and embedded computing
  • FibreChannel
    High-speed network technology (from 1 to 128 Gbps) providing in-order, lossless delivery of raw block data, from computer data storage to servers
  • NVMe
    Host controller interface to accelerate data transfer between enterprise and solid-state drives across PCIe
  • Firewire
    Serial bus architecture for high-speed data transfer
  • VME
    High speed and high performance bus system with powerful interrupt management and multiprocessor capability
  • VPX
    Switched fabric for cost-effective 10Gb Ethernet and PCI-Express networked systems
  • Spacewire
    SpaceWire utilizes asynchronous communication and allows speeds between 2 Mbit/s and 400 Mbit/s
  • OpenVPX
    OpenVPX replaces VME and VXS standards in defense designs

Quick Explanation

  • Supports Redundancy management
  • Supports serial connection
  • Supports multiple slots
  • Supports power calculation

Protocol

  • ANSI standard (ANSI/VITA 46.0-2007)

Model Link

VPX

VPX technology, formally known as VITA 46, provides VMEbus-based systems with support for switched fabrics over a new high speed connector. OpenVPX is a fully ratified open standard in the VITA organization. ANSI/VITA 65-2017 is the OpenVPX System Standard with several specifications for ruggedized mechanical implementation, RF signal interconnects, optical interconnects, and more.

Standards Supported

  • VITA 46 – ANSI/VITA 46.0-2007
  • OpenVPX – ANSI/VITA 65-2017

Features

  • High speed connector rated up to 6.25 Gbit/s
  • Hybrid backplanes to accommodate VME64, VME320 VXS, and VPX boards
  • Choice of high speed serial fabrics
  • VPX - bus to bus bridges