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No Longer Orderable
The Sun Gigabit Ethernet cPCI Adapter has been retired and is no longer orderable.

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General Questions


Q:
What is cPCI?
A:
CompactPCI is a high-performance industrial interface bus based on the standard PCI electrical specification on a rugged, compact 3U or 6U Eurocard packaging. CompactPCI boards use a high-quality 2-millimeter metric pin-and-socket connector and can be front-loaded into rack-mount systems.

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Q:
What is the PICMG?
A:
The PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group (PICMG) is a consortium of industrial computer product vendors who develop specifications for PCI-based systems and boards for use in industrial computing applications.

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Q:
Which applications are targeted by CompactPCI?
A:
Because of its high-bandwidth capabilities, CompactPCI adapters are particularly well suited for applications in high-speed data communications, real-time machine control, industrial automation, real-time data acquisition, instrumentation, and military systems. The card's hot-swap feature makes the adapter well suited for the telecommunications industry.

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Q:
Which Sun platforms support Sun cPCI 3U product line?
A:
These adapters are supported by the new generation of Sun servers (Sun Fire[tm] server series) that require the CompactPCI format.

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Q:
What are the key features of Sun cPCI 3U network cards?
A:
  • Standard Eurocard dimensions
  • High density 2mm pin and socket connectors
  • Full hot swap support

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Q:
Which operating environment supports Sun cPCI 3U cards?
A:
Solaris[tm] 8 or higher operating environment.

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