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Interconnect I/Os

11/7/2003 3:29 PM EST

Interconnect I/Os


I/O choices get tougher
Just when you thought it was safe to make an I/O decision, new interconnects keep popping up and old ones keep staking out fresh territory. Multigigabit interconnects are posing new implementation challenges at the board and systems levels for everything from next-generation PCs to network switches.


  • Getting a handle on fast backplanes
  • PCI Express eases pc board layout tasks
  • RapidIO fabric is validated at system level
  • Ethernet, PCI Express ride interconnects
  • 10-Gbit backplanes require new metrics


  • PCI Express and Advanced Switching: different chores
  • High-speed transceivers require systems modeling
  • The new battlefront: open architecture wars





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