Chapter 1

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Introduction

1.1 Features

The RTM-ATCA-F120-OPT is a rear transition module (RTM) as defined in the PICMG 3.0
revision 2.0 AdvancedTCA Base Specification for AdvancedTCA systems. It is designed to be
used with the ATCA-F120 base blade and provides the following I/O interfaces towards the
back of the ATCA-F120:
zFour 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fabric Channel uplinks via SFP+ connectors
zTwo 10 Gigabit Ethernet Base Channel uplinks via SFP+ connectors
zFour 1 Gigabit Ethernet Base Channel interfaces via SFP connectors
zTwo 1 Gigabit Ethernet Fabric Channel interfaces via SFP connectors
zTwo RJ-45 telecom clocking interface connectors for inter-shelf clocking configurations
zOne serial RS-232 interface for accessing the base blade
zOn-board mezzanine management controller (MMC) compliant to IPMI 2.0