4. Hardware orientation
4.9 Expansion Link card
About Expansion link
When event requirements exceed the cap acity of a single unit in terms of input, output, or number of layers, multiple Event Master
processors can be linked togeth er through the Expansion Link cards.
CXP
CXP is a copper connector system specified by the InfiniBand Trade Association. It provides twelve 10 G bit/s links
suitable for single 100 Gigabit Ethernet, three 40 G igabit Ethernet channels, or twelve 10 Gigabit Ethernet channels
or a single Infiniband 12× QDR link. T he connector has 4 rows, each of 21 pin, total 84 pins.
[Note 1]: The C is the Roman numer al for 100.
General
The Link card has 2 CXP c onnectors which can support up to 12 10-G bit channels.
The figure below illustrates the Link card’s re ar panel connectors:
Image 4-14
1
CXP connector — CXP 1
2
CXP connector — CXP 2
Features
• Provide up to 12 10-Gbit channels
• Depending on the Event M aster processor model, two, one , or no slots are reserved at left side of the rear panel for Expansion
Link cards.
E2 E2 Jr.
S3–4K S3–4K Jr.
EX
1, 2 NA
1
1NA
1
NA
2
1
E2 Jr. and S3–4K Jr. do not have Link cards, but these models can be upgraded with Link cards, which
would go into the same slots as the Link cards on the E2 and the S3–4K.
2
The EX has two (2) Expansion Links, but they are not on a swappable card.
Specifi ca tions
• CXP Specification
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