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    PLX and FCI teams demonstrate PCIe data center optical cabling connections

    • Last Update: 2022-11-17
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    PLX Technology, a professional company for PCI Express (PCIe) chip and software connectivity for emerging data center architectures, and FCI, a manufacturer of connectors and interconnect systems, collaborated on a live demonstration of optical cabling PCIe, which was demonstrated
    at the 39th European Optical Communications (ECOC) Conference in London on September 23~25 。 PLX and FCI demonstrated how FCI's new mini-SAS high-density (MSHD) active optical cable (AOC) was adopted to provide a small form factor 32 Gbps (PCIe Gen3×4) fiber connectivity solution
    .

    This presentation highlights how a PLX PCIe swap card can be connected to a 5-rack PLX PCIe expansion card
    by using a standard MSHD connector and FCI's new MSHD AOC.
    The expansion card allows any connected device, such as PCIe adapters, solid-state drives, and NIC cards, to interact with the motherboard/server as if it were a device
    installed inside the chassis.
    Those interested in developing PCIe system solutions over non-standard PCIe cabling can adopt this demonstration platform
    .

    Demonstrations featuring FCI MSHD cable and PLX PCIe switch technology also gave engineers the opportunity to see the performance benefits for high-performance computing, communications, and networking applications
    .
    FCI's new MSHD AOC is a next-generation SAS-based storage I/O system that allows signaling SAS 2.
    1 (6 Gb/s per channel) and the proposed SAS 3.
    0 (12 Gb/s per channel) industry-standard protocol
    .
    As the maximum total bandwidth per port doubles, linear panel density
    increases.
    These attributes accelerate access and data transfer
    within the system.

    "We've seen quite a few customers come to PLX and require high-density, high-performance, low-cost connectivity solutions to extend PCI Express
    outside the junction box.
    " Reginald Conley, vice president of applications engineering at PLX, commented
    .
    "To be effective and meet the needs of a wide range of PCI Express users, these solutions must have what we call 'triple threat' connectivity options – copper, optical, and AOC
    .
    This allows performance and cost metrics to be met to the greatest extent possible, and Mini-SAS HD has the potential to be such a solution
    .

    "We are very excited about the opportunity to work with PLX on how to deliver unprecedented efficiency, range and versatility
    in computer communications and networking applications.
    " Jim David, director of FCI's high-speed IO product line, added
    .
    "This demonstration is a great platform for the community to understand FCI's MSHD AOC solutions to support their latest designs and optimize data transmission speeds and signal integrity
    within their systems.
    "

    PLX Technology, a professional company for PCI Express (PCIe) chip and software connectivity for emerging data center architectures, and FCI, a manufacturer of connectors and interconnect systems, collaborated on a live demonstration of optical cabling PCIe, which was demonstrated
    at the 39th European Optical Communications (ECOC) Conference in London on September 23~25 。 PLX and FCI demonstrated how FCI's new mini-SAS high-density (MSHD) active optical cable (AOC) was adopted to provide a small form factor 32 Gbps (PCIe Gen3×4) fiber connectivity solution
    .

    This presentation highlights how a PLX PCIe swap card can be connected to a 5-rack PLX PCIe expansion card
    by using a standard MSHD connector and FCI's new MSHD AOC.
    The expansion card allows any connected device, such as PCIe adapters, solid-state drives, and NIC cards, to interact with the motherboard/server as if it were a device
    installed inside the chassis.
    Those interested in developing PCIe system solutions over non-standard PCIe cabling can adopt this demonstration platform
    .

    Demonstrations featuring FCI MSHD cable and PLX PCIe switch technology also gave engineers the opportunity to see the performance benefits for high-performance computing, communications, and networking applications
    .
    FCI's new MSHD AOC is a next-generation SAS-based storage I/O system that allows signaling SAS 2.
    1 (6 Gb/s per channel) and the proposed SAS 3.
    0 (12 Gb/s per channel) industry-standard protocol
    .
    As the maximum total bandwidth per port doubles, linear panel density
    increases.
    These attributes accelerate access and data transfer
    within the system.

    "We've seen quite a few customers come to PLX and require high-density, high-performance, low-cost connectivity solutions to extend PCI Express
    outside the junction box.
    " Reginald Conley, vice president of applications engineering at PLX, commented
    .
    "To be effective and meet the needs of a wide range of PCI Express users, these solutions must have what we call 'triple threat' connectivity options – copper, optical, and AOC
    .
    This allows performance and cost metrics to be met to the greatest extent possible, and Mini-SAS HD has the potential to be such a solution
    .

    "We are very excited about the opportunity to work with PLX on how to deliver unprecedented efficiency, range and versatility
    in computer communications and networking applications.
    " Jim David, director of FCI's high-speed IO product line, added
    .
    "This demonstration is a great platform for the community to understand FCI's MSHD AOC solutions to support their latest designs and optimize data transmission speeds and signal integrity
    within their systems.
    "

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