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Telum NPA-38x4

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This product was discontinued on 09/01/2009.

Telum NPA-38x4 is a cost-effective, intelligent, high-performance packet processor AdvancedMC (AMC) designed for secure access applications in Telecom environments. This AMC has a high-end state-of-the-art 12-core Cavium OCTEON CN38xx-SCP Secure Communications Processor and 512MB of high-speed DDR2 memory. To optimize application performance, the CN38xx-SCP supports dual-issue, five-state pipeline and optimized latencies as well as auto instruction pre-fetching and advanced pre-fetching features to minimize memory delays. High-speed communications are enabled by four lanes of Gigabit Ethernet (AMC.2 Type 4) to the Fat Pipes Region of the AdvancedMC connector. For control purposes, two lanes of GbE to AMC ports 0 and 1 in the Common Options Region are provided. Telum NPA-38x4 has a single width, full-size form factor. Software support is available for Carrier Grade Linux and includes UBoot, BSP and POST.

Discontinued (EOL)
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  • Supports intelligent high-performance Cavium OCTEON CN38xx-SCP (Secure Communications Processor)
  • Software support available for Carrier Grade Linux
  • Software support includes UBoot, BSP and POST
  • IPMI v1.5
  • Module hot swap
  • 2 ports of Gigabit Ethernet to AMC ports 0 & 1
  • Copper connectors
  • 4 ports of Gigabit Ethernet to AMC connector ports 4-7
  • 4 front access Gigabit Ethernet ports
  • 512MB of high-speed DDR2 packet memory
  • Not recommended for new designs
  • RoHS Compliant
  Type Title
Datasheet Telum NPA-3804
User Manual IPMI Upgrade Procedure
Brochures Packet Processors
8-page Packet Processor brochure for IP Communications Networks
White Papers Ethernet Interoperability in AdvancedTCA, AdvancedMC and MicroTCA (GFT-616A)
Even though Ethernet is ubiquitous and well known, there are a number of design parameters that affect device interoperability in the ecosystem.
White Papers Mezzanine Cards Increase System Flexibility (GFT-780)
White Papers The Role of Packet Processors (GFT-756A)
Requires Authorization Software IPMI Upgrade Utility 1.0
Customer support contact info for this product is listed below by global region. All related documentation and software for this product are listed under the "Downloads" tab of this product page.

Primary Support

Huntsville, AL
12090 South Memorial Parkway
Huntsville, AL 35803-3308

Support Phone: 1-800-433-2682
Support E-mail: support.huntsville.ip@ge.com
RMA E-mail: repairs.huntsville.ip@ge.com


Europe, Middle East, Africa Support

Augsburg, Germany
Memminger Str. 14 D-86159
Augsburg,

Support Phone: +49 821 5034-170
Hour: Monday - Thursday, excluding holidays from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM GMT+1; Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Support E-mail: support.augsburg.ip@ge.com


Asia Pacific, Oceana Support

Beijing, China
Tower A, Longsheng Building
#A5 Rongchang East Road, BDA
Beijing, 100176

Support Phone: (8610) 8722-6352
Support E-mail: support-apo.embeddedsystems.ip@ge.com