Leading connector manufacturer Teradyne has dismissed claims that the backplane market will move to switch fabric within the next few years. Tom Pitten, development engineering manager at Teradyne ...

Next-generation switches and routers are designing in nonproprietary chip sets that support 2.5- and 10-Gbit/s line speeds. This is the last Special Report that Ray Weiss, who passed away on New ...

As the speed and port density of switches and routers increase, the design strain on interconnect within these systems become more difficult. This article discusses the various options today's ...

Typically, the system designer breaks an application down into functional elements, and identifies functional blocks such as SBC, Switch and I/O boards. These boards or modules will then be uniquely ...

Backplane Transceiver Markets in Dollars at $8.8 Million in 2003 Are Expected to Reach $22 Million by 2009 Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com ...