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Intel NetS tructure ® MPRTM0020 Rear T ransition Module Technical Product Specification April 2006 Order Number: 309383-004[...]
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2 Intel NetStructu re ® MPRTM0020 Technical Produc t Specification – April 2006 INFORMA TION IN THIS DOCUME NT IS PROVIDE D IN CONNECTION W ITH INTEL ® PRODUCTS. NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHER WISE, TO ANY INTELLECTUAL PRO PERTY RIGH TS IS GRANTED BY THIS DOCUMENT . EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN INTEL'S TERMS AND CONDITIONS O[...]
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Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 3 Contents 1 Document Organization ................. ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ............. ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ........ ....... 7 1.1 Acronyms and Terms ... ... ... ............. ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ............. [...]
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4 Intel NetStructure ® MPRT M0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 6.4.1 Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) Specifications ............................. ................ 35 6.4.1.1 Environmental Assumptions ..... ................ ................ ................ ............. 35 6.4.1.2 General Assumptions......... ... .... ... ... ..[...]
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Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 5 Tables 1 Acronyms and Terms ........ ................ ............. ................ ................ ................ ............. .......... ........ 7 2 Serial Port Connector Pinout ............................ ................ ................ ................ ...[...]
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6 Intel NetStructure ® MPRT M0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 Revision History Date Revision Description April 2006 004 Updated values for temperature sens or thresholds in “Sensor Data Record for RTM” table. Updated faceplate illustration. January 2006 003 Initial production release. Added new info on grounding procedure, p[...]
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Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 7 Document Organizatio n Document Organization 1 The Intel NetS tructu r e ® MPRTM0020 Rear T ransitio n Module T echnical Pr oduct Specification is organized as follows: • Chapter 1, “Document Organization” provides a table of acronym s and terms that are used th[...]
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8 Intel NetStructure ® MPRT M0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 Document Organization Hot Swap A specific specification from the PICMG 3.0 Spec. I 2 C A two-wire serial bus. Licens ed by Phillips Semiconductors. IA-32 32-bit Intel ® Architecture I/O Input/Output IPMB Intelligent Platform Management Bus. The bus t hat interconnect[...]
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Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 9 Functional Overview Functional Overview 2 Rear T ransition Modules (R TM ) are important components in many telecommunications and embedded systems. These environments place most of the active components on a Front Board and most of the cable connections (especially co[...]
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10 Intel NetStructure ® MPRT M0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 Functional Overview • One SAS x4 connector t o support external SAS JBOD. (Only three of these SAS p orts on the R TM are usable; the first SAS port is used by the MPCBL0020 Single Board Computer’ s local SAS drive.) • Six T1/E1 ports with transformer and prote[...]
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Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 11 Operating the Un it Operating the Unit 3 3.1 Introduction The Intel NetS tructure ® MPR TM0020 Rear T ransition Modu le is a non-i ntell igent R TM. A non- intelligent FRU does not have a remote m a nagem e nt controller (RMC) on board to communicate with the SBC IPM[...]
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12 Intel NetStructure ® MPRT M0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 Operating the Unit 3.4 Digit al Ground to Chassis Ground Connection Digital ground can be tied to chassis grou nd throug h a jum per (P2) located near the bottom , right corner of the R TM. In the default grounding for the MPR TM0020, di gital ground is isolated fro [...]
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Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 13 Operating the Un it Note: Digital ground is also called “logic ground”. Chassis ground is also kno wn as “shelf ground”. Figure 3. Digit al Ground Connected to Chassis Ground[...]
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14 Intel NetStructure ® MPRT M0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 Module Component s Module Components 4 4.1 Block Diagram Figure 4 shows a functional block diagram of the R TM. Figure 4. RTM Functional Block Diagram P30 Backp lane Rear Panel RJ-45 S eri al Por t USB Port RJ-45 G b E Por t RJ-45 G b E Por t 3 SAS Port 2xG bE (from [...]
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Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 15 Module Component s 4.2 Physical Layout Figure 5. Rear T ransition Module (RTM)[...]
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16 Intel NetStructure ® MPRT M0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 Module Component s Figure 6 identifies the connectors and LEDs on the R T M faceplate. Figure 6. RTM Faceplate Connectors an d LEDs Hot Swap LED OOS LED Health LED T1/E1 RJ48C from PMC3 T1/E1 RJ48C from PMC2 T1/E1 RJ48C from PMC1 Serial Port Connector USB Connector F[...]
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Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 17 Module Component s 4.3 Component s Description The following sections describe the compon ents sh own in Figure 4 th rou gh Figure 6 . 4.3.1 Serial Port Interface One serial port (RS-232 ) connector is present on the R TM. This connector provides access to the COM1 se[...]
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18 Intel NetStructure ® MPRT M0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 Module Component s 4.3.2 USB Interface One USB port is provided on the R TM. 5V power is available through this USB port with a current limit of 400mA. Figure 8 illustrates the USB connector and Ta b l e 3 provides pinout inform ati on. 4.3.3 Gig abit Ethernet Interf[...]
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Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 19 Module Component s 4.3.4 SAS Connector Interface One x4 SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) connector is present on th e R T M. W hen the MPR TM0020 is connected to a MPCBL0020 Single Board Compu ter, onl y three of the four hi gh-sp eed serial interfaces is available on the S[...]
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20 Intel NetStructure ® MPRT M0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 Module Component s Note: The SAS_RX3 and SAS_TX3 interf aces are not physically connected to the SAS controller on MPCBL0020. The physical routing for these si gnal s exists on the MPR TM0020 but is not supported on the SBC. See Figure 14 “Physical Breakdown of SAS[...]
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Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 21 Module Component s 4.3.6 Zone 3 Rear T ransition Module Power Connector (P30) The P30 connector is a bladed connector originally developed for FutureBus* applicati ons. Figure 12 illustrates the con nector outline and Ta b l e 7 provides pinout information. Ta b l e 8[...]
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22 Intel NetStructure ® MPRT M0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 Module Component s Figure 12. P30 Connector T able 7. P30 Connector Pinout Pin Signal Pin Signal A1 (L) Logic_GND A2 (L) Shelf_ GND B1 (L) Logic_GND B2 (L) +3.3V_MP C1 (M) IPMI_Sclk C2 (M) IPMI_Sdata D1 (S + 12V D2 (S) +12V E1 (S) PS1# E2 (S) ENABLE# T able 8. P30 Si[...]
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Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 23 Module Component s 4.3.7 Zone 3 Rear T ransition Mo dule Dat a/Control Connector s The MPR TM0020 implementation in cludes three data connectors (P31 , P32, P33 ) that mate directly to the MPCBL0020 Single Board Comp ut er witho ut conn ecting through the backplane. E[...]
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24 Intel NetStructure ® MPRT M0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 Module Component s 4.3.7.2 Zone 3 Rear T ransiti on Module Dat a Connector (P32) The P32 connector on the R TM connects to J32 on the MPCBL0020 Single Board Computer and is used to route the T1/E1 signals from the PMC slots (on the SBC) to the R TM. Ta b l e 1 1 prov[...]
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Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 25 Module Component s AP3[x] indicates that these T1/E 1 signals are routed from PMC 3. 4.3.8 Alignment Blocks The MPR TM0020 Rear T ransition Module implements the rK1 and A2 align ment blocks at the top of Zone 2 and Zone 3, as required in Section 2.4.4 of the PICMG 3.[...]
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26 Intel NetStructure ® MPRT M0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 Module Component s 4.3.10 Pow er Su pp lies The MPR TM0020 R TM needs several volt ages that are not availabl e from the SBC. The P30 connection to the SBC only pr ovides two power supp l ies : • +12 V voltage rail (420 m A maximum current) is used as the main inpu[...]
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Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 27 Module Component s • +1.8V : The 1.8 V voltage is used as the input voltage to the SAS re-driver IC. 4.3.1 1 SAS Redriver The MPCBL0020 Single Board Computer im plem ents optional SAS storage access via the MPR TM0020 R TM. SAS is a 3-Gbps SERDES style bus, and a re[...]
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28 Intel NetStructure ® MPRT M0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 Module Component s 4.3.13 RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet Port LEDs The RJ-45 connector for each of the Gigabit Ethernet ports on the R TM has two indicator LEDs integrated in th e connector body . As shown in Figure 15 , the top LED represents the LINK LED while the bottom L[...]
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Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 29 Module Component s The LINK LED has the following indi catio ns and meanings: • LED Off – Link not established • Steady green – Link established but not active • Flashing green – Link established and currently active When the LINK LED is illuminated, the S[...]
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30 Intel NetStructure ® MPRT M0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 RTM Management Archite cture R TM Management Architecture 5 5.1 Introduction This section describes the manageme nt support for a non-i ntelligent Rear Transition Module (R TM) such as the MPR TM0020. A non-intellig ent R TM FRU does not have a contro ller on board t[...]
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Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 31 RTM Management Archit ecture 5.4 Power Budget Management The SBC IPMC has inherent knowledge of the non-intelligen t R TM power requirements. The IPMC will handle po wer negotiation co mmands from the Shelf Manager that are tar geted for the non-intelligent R TM FRU I[...]
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32 Intel NetStructure ® MPRT M0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 RTM Management Archite cture • RT M Te m p 2 • RT M Te m p 3 • RT M P o w e r S t a t u s T able 15. Sensor Data Rec ord for RTM Sensor Name Description Lower Critical Lower Non Critical Upper Non Critical Upper Critical RTM +1.8V For SAS Retimer 1.71 – – 1[...]
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Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 33 Detailed Specifications Detailed Specifications 6 6.1 Dimensions and W eight The weight of the baseboard is 1.14 kg (2.5 lbs.) with packagin g materials. 6.2 Environment al S pecification The test methodolog y is a combination of Intel and NEBS test requirement s with[...]
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34 Intel NetStructure ® MPRT M0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 Det ailed Specifications Figure 17 below shows the locations of major com pon ents of the MPR TM0020. T able 17 lists th e components shown in the illustration. Figure 17. Component Layout[...]
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Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 35 Detailed Specifications 6.4 Reliability S pecifications 6.4.1 Mean Time Between Failu re (MTBF) S pecifications Calculation T ype: MTBF/FIT Rate Standard: T elcordia* Standard SR-332 Issue 1 Methods: Method I, Case I, Quality Level II The calculation results were gene[...]
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36 Intel NetStructure ® MPRT M0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 Det ailed Specifications 6.4.1.3 General Notes • Method I, Case I = Based on parts count. Equipm en t fail ure is estim ated by totaling device failures rates and quantities used. • Quality Level II = Devices pu rchased to specifi cations, q ualified devices, ven[...]
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Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 37 W arranty Information W arranty Information 7 7.1 Intel NetS tructure ® Compute Boards and Plat form Product s Limited W arranty Intel warrants to the original owner that the pro duct delivered in this package will be free from defects in material and workmanship for[...]
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38 Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specif ication – April 2006 W arranty Information Direct Return Au thorization (DRA) repair request s e-mail address: uspss.repair@i ntel.com DRA on-line form: http://su pport.intel. com/sup port/motherboard s/ draform.htm Intel Business Link (IBL): http://www .intel .com/ibl T elephone No.: 1-[...]
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Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 39 W arranty Information 7.2.4 Limit ation of Liability and Remedies INTEL SHALL HA VE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY INDIRECT OR S PECULA TIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING , WITHOUT LIMITING THE FORE GOING , CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDEN T AL AND SPECIAL DAMAGES) ARISING FROM THE USE OF OR INABIL[...]
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40 Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specif ication – April 2006 Customer Support Customer Support 8 8.1 Customer Support This chapter offers technical and sales assistance informati on for this product. 8.2 T echnical Support and Return for Service Assist ance For all product returns and support issues, please contact your Int el[...]
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Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 41 Certifications Certifications 9 Safety: • IEC60950-1 • EN60950 • UL/CSA 60950-1 Hazardous substances: • The Intel NetS tructure ® MPR TM0020S00Q has been verified to be complian t wit h the European Directive 2002/95/EC, officially ti tled “The Restriction [...]
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42 Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specif ication – April 2006 Agency Informatio n Agency Information 10 10.1 North America (FCC Class A) Federal Communications Commis sion (FCC) Part 15 Rules This equipment has been tested and found to comply with th e limi ts for a Class A digital dev ice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.[...]
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Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specification – April 2006 43 Agency Information Compliance with the R&TTE Directive The R&TTE Directive i ncludes its own safety an d EMC requirements. Although equipment declared compliant to th e R&TTE Directive do es no t require explicit declaration of conform ity to EMC and Low V[...]
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44 Intel NetStructure ® MPRTM0020 Technical Product Specif ication – April 2006 Safety Warnings Safety W arnings 11 1 1.1 Safety Precautions Review the following precautions to avoid personal injury and preven t damage to this product or products to which it is connected . T o avoid potential hazards, use the product only as specified. Read all [...]