Backplane — A backplane (or backplane system ) is a circuit board (usually a printed circuit board) that connects several connectors in parallel to each other, so that each pin of each connector is linked to the same relative pin of all the other connectors… … Wikipedia
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DEC 4000 AXP — The DEC 4000 AXP is a series of departmental server computers developed and manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation introduced on 10 November 1992. These systems formed part of the first generation of systems based on the 64 bit Alpha AXP… … Wikipedia
Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture — [PICMG. Reference . PICMG 3.0 Revision 2.0 AdvancedTCA Base Specification. http://www.picmg.org] (ATCA or AdvancedTCA) is the largest specification effort in the history of the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG), with more than… … Wikipedia
CompactPCI Serial — is a new industrial standard for modular computer systems. It is based on the established PICMG 2.0 CompactPCI standard[1], which uses the parallel PCI bus for communication among a system s card components. In contrast to this, CompactPCI Serial … Wikipedia
CompactPCI PlusIO — Contents 1 Introduction 2 History 3 Interfaces 4 Backplane Connectors 5 … Wikipedia
PCI Express — Not to be confused with PCI X. PCI Express Year created 2004 Created by Intel · Dell · IBM · … Wikipedia
Multiservice Switch — or MSS is originally a Nortel line of routers, historically called Passport, designed for carrier core and edge routing. They run the Passport Carrier Release operating system. The MSS has a significant installed base, with over 40,000 switches… … Wikipedia
Three-state logic — In digital electronics three state, tri state, or 3 state logic allows output ports to have a value of logical 0, 1, or Hi Z. A Hi Z output puts the pin in a high impedance state, effectively removing the pin from its influence on the circuit.… … Wikipedia
Motherboard — In personal computers, a motherboard is the central printed circuit board (PCB) in many modern computers and holds many of the crucial components of the system, providing connectors for other peripherals. The motherboard is sometimes… … Wikipedia