The AirMax VS® high-speed signal connectors, guide modules, and power connectors are already adapted to connect a Blade compute module, a Blade mezzanine compute module, or a chassis control module (CMM) to a midplane in an SSI Blade server modular chassis.
The high-speed interconnect channels are compatible with industry standards such as PCI Express Gen 2, InfiniBand, and IEEE 802.3ap-2007 “Backplane Ethernet” (1000BASE-KX, 10GBASE-KX4, or 10GBASE-KR). A short-contact detector on the signal connectors allows for hot-swapping of the Blade compute and CMM modules.
“Blade servers are currently the fastest-growing server segment, and sales are projected to grow by 20% annually through 2013,” said James Lim, Global Product Marketing Manager. “SSI’s Blade modular specifications will help facilitate the market’s transition to Blade servers.”