BladeServer10GbE_Final.pptVIP

BladeServer 10 Gb/s Ethernet Backplane Design with Equalization using Statistical Channel Analysis Pravin Patel – IBM Jeff Cutcher – Ansoft Tony Donisi – Ansoft Dr. Michael Tsuk – Ansoft Dr. Steve Pytel - Ansoft Overview BladeServer Design BladeServer Review Problem Statement Design Analysis 10 GbE KR Channel Simulation Techniques Channel Design Results Correlation with Measurement BladeServer BladeServer – Shared environments Integration of Network, I/O, Power and Management Electrical Interfaces between Shared Devices 1 Backplane Up to 14 blade slots 4 switch slots 1 media bay 2 management modules 4 power modules Everything is Hot Swappable Topology Design Scope Design Objective Cost, Time-to-Market, First pass hardware prototype success 10Gb Gb/s IEEE 802.3ap KR Standard Promote compatibility between devices external to midplane with enhanced electrical margins Promote high availability with redundant interconnects Cost controlled by using Standard PC Board Technologies Standard PCB material FR408 Low Cost connectors Minimize board Size Overview BladeServer Design BladeServer Review Problem Statement Design Analysis 10 GbE KR Channel Simulation Techniques Channel Design Results Correlation with Measurement System Connection 10 Gb/s System Simulation Design Flow VerifEye Statistical Analysis QuickEye Convolution Analysis Design Analysis Design Parameters for the 10 GbE 10 Gb/s at 5 GHz (KR standard) 2 Connectors Greater than 26” of common FR4 2 daughter cards and 1 backplane Switch card - Backplane - Blade card 100 mil via stubs CML Differential Buffer Pre-Layout Channel Pre-layout Channel Pre-Layout Random Jitter Effects Statistical Channel Design Optimization Post Layout Simulation Post-layout Simulation Measurement Setup BERT Not Available Measurement setup Agilent E8361 PNA with N4421BH67 test switch 3.5 mm Gore cables to 3.5 mm to SMP adapter cable SOLT calibration to end of Gore 3.5 mm cable Measured Channel Overview BladeServer Design BladeSer