MXP908 PXIe Peripheral NTB Host Cable Adapter
PXIe PCIe 4.0 NTB Peripheral Module
Dolphin’s MXP908 PXIe / CompactPCI Express card is a powerful building block for PXIe systems. This PXIe peripheral module enables PXIe systems to connect to other PXIe systems, CompactPCI Serial systems, standard Servers, and IO expansion systems. Dolphins eXpressWare software suite enables PXIe chassis to utilize PCIe Non Transparent Bridging (NTB) functions for host to host and host to IO device communication and sharing.
- 8 Lane PCIe backplane port
- Up to 16 GT/S per lane
- Dual PCIe x4 or single x8 cable port
- Non Transparent Bridging
- PCIe 4.0 SFF-8644 cables
- 3U rack mountable
- Port status LEDs
- Copper and Fiber-optic cables
- Microchip PCIe 4.0 PFX chipset with DMA
MXP908 Product Data
The 3U MXP908 PXIe PCIe 4.0 NTB Peripheral Module is designed to create a flexible and scalable PXIe fabric solution using PXIe racks and components. The MXP908 enables the CPU module in the PXIe chassis to communicate and share IO devices with other PXIe systems, CompactPCI Serial systems, or standard Servers.
PCI Express 4.0
The MXP908 is designed for PCIe 4.0 link speeds in the backplane and via the front panel PCIe cable port. It will auto negotiate to the highest speed supported (PCIe Gen4 - Gen1) by each component connected to individual port. This allows you to mix various generation of equipment without scarifying performance between high speed components.
PCIe Clustering / Networking
The MXP908 supports Dolphin’s extensive PCI Express Software libraries to create a powerful and reliable communication solution for applications that benefit from an ultra-low latency, high performance cluster interconnect. Dolphin’s PCI Express Software enables standard and embedded Linux and Windows network applications to benefit from PCI Express performance without modification.
The MXP908 can than be used to connect PXIe systems and allow CPU to CPU and IO Sharing between racks. The MXP908 can also be used in combination with the MXH930, MXH918, MXH914 PCIe Host Adapters to establish connectivity to standard servers. The MXS924 1 U Rack mount switch enables scale out to larger PCIe / PXIe networks.
Reflective Memory
The MXP908 supports large reflective memory configurations and multiple multicast groups. Multicast can be utilized between CPU boards and IO devices in the chassis as well as to external equipment via the PCIe cable port.
PCIe Cable ports
The MXP908 module has a physical quad SFF-8644 PCIe cable connector to allow connectivity to external PCIe devices, but only the two upper ports are available for connectivity. Both ports can be used as two independent x4 links or one x8 link. Each SFF-8644 connector has a protected 3.3V supply to support AOCs. The MXP908 is carefully designed for maximum copper cable lengths. Fiber optics extends this distance to 100 meters. More info on cable alternatives for the MXP908.
Backplane support
The MXP908 follows the PXISA PXIE-1 rev 2.3 and PXISA PCIE-5 Hardware specification 1.1.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Link Speed | 16 GT/s per PCIe Lane. |
| Application Performance | 120ns port latency |
| PCIe Switch | Microchip PFX Switchtec ® PCI Express 4.0 with DMA |
| PCI Express | Base Specification 4.0 |
| PCIe Backplane | Single PCIe x1- x8 link |
| PCIe Cable Connections | Dual SFF-8644 x4 cable Port Copper cables and Fiber-Optic cable support 0.5 to to 100 meters |
| Mechanical Dimensions | 3U |
| Operating Environment | DBD |
| Storage Environment | Storage Temperature: -25°C - 70°C Relative Humidity: 10% - 95% (non- condensing) |
| Software | SuperSockets™ Berkley Sockets API |
| Regulatory | CE Mark FCC Class A RoHS |
| EMC test | EN 55032:2012 EN 55024:2010 EN 61000-3-2:2014 EN 61000-3-3:2013 |
| Operating System | Windows Linux |
MXP908 - PXIe PCIe 4.0 x8 SFF-8644 NTB Peripheral Module w/ eXpressWare license
The MXP908 is often used with the following products:
MXH930 - PCIe 4.0 x16 SFF-8644 NTB HBA w/ eXpressWare license
MXH918 - PCIe 4.0 x8 SFF-8644 NTB HBA w/ eXpressWare license
MXH914 - PCIe 4.0 x8 / x4 SFF-8644 NTB HBA w/ eXpressWare license
MXS924 - PCIe 4.0 SFF-8644 24-port Switch
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