ATCA Military Adoption Mirrors Telecom Success

S ince its introduction to the telecommunications industry 10 years ago, the widely adopted AdvancedTCA (ATCA) standard continues to evolve and enable new segments. OriginallyRead More...

ATCA Blades and Systems Fill Unique Military Needs

ATCA in recent years has carved out a solid niche in military applications suited to its features. Where ATCA shines is in a military system where compute density and raw performanceRead More...

Form, Fit and Function Make ATCA Right for Navy Modernization

A key trend in military and aerospace modernization is the push for more performance capabilities. The U.S. Department of Defense often mandates the use of open standards to lowerRead More...

10 Gbit Ethernet Offers an Alternative to Bus-Based Slot Cards

With the advent of the 10 Gbit Ethernet network as a high-speed data transfer mechanism, demanding military sensor interfacing and processing are seeing a seismic shift. The largeRead More...

Tech Upgrade Programs Tap the Benefits of VME, VPX and cPCI

Among the reasons for VME’s soaring success in military systems is its unique ability to remain backward compatible and facilitate technology refresh in military programs. As newRead More...

Deterministic Version of Ethernet Offers Real-Time Performance at Low Risk

Ethernet enjoys tremendous success in a variety of different commercial and industry applications. It has limitations as a deterministic communication interface when applied to criticalRead More...

Deterministic Version of Ethernet Offers Real-Time Performance at Low Risk

Ethernet enjoys tremendous success in a variety of different commercial and industry applications. It has limitations as a deterministic communication interface when applied toRead More...

Bridging 1553 to Ethernet Networks Paves Future of Avionics

Modern avionics systems find switched Ethernet the dominant network architecture with MIL-STD-1553 (1553) and ARINC implemented for high reliability and legacy communications.Read More...

CompactPCI and MicroTCA Secure Their Roles in Net-Centric Designs

High-bandwidth communications that need to be managed across secure environments is a common theme in military computing. Driven largely by requirements of WIN-T, the Army’sRead More...

Ethernet Emerges as Mature Choice among High Speed Interconnects

Ethernet could arguably be called the military’s favorite interconnect fabric in compute-intensive applications like sonar, radar or any application that networks sensor arraysRead More...