AdvancedTCA Tutorial Now Available at IEC iForum, Sponsored by NMS Communications

A multimedia tutorial on AdvancedTCA is now available through the IEC iForum educational program. There is no charge for the 90-minute tutorial, which is sponsored by NMS Communications, and participants can register to see and hear the presentation at www.iec.org/online/iforums/nms_2.

The Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture (AdvancedTCA) is a new open industry specification for building high-performance telecommunications and data communications systems. Developed by the PICMG consortium, AdvancedTCA appears poised to make considerable inroads into a market that has traditionally been dominated by vertically integrated proprietary systems.

Whether you are designing systems for the telecom operator marketplace or the enterprise, it is critical that you understand the evolution of PICMG 3.0, the AdvancedTCA specification targeted to the requirements for the next generation of carrier-grade communications equipment and how AdvancedTCA overcomes many of the shortcomings of previous commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) component standards.

IEC iForums provide reliable, authoritative, and noncommercial perspectives on current technology topic and applications, presented by two or more leading industry experts who give insight on key technology topics via streaming audio, video, PowerPoint slides, and other interactive features.

What

This iForum provides the very latest information on the status and market activities of AdvancedTCA, direct from two leading experts in the field. The tutorial includes an overview of AdvancedTCA and then details many aspects of the AdvancedTCA specification, such as the switching fabrics, mechanical configuration, shelf and system management, power and cooling, and other important features. This iForum also describes NMS Communications' involvement in the development of the AdvancedTCA specification and other recent AdvancedTCA activities.

Topics include

• Shortcomings of current architectures and goals of AdvancedTCA
• AdvancedTCA market overview
• AdvancedTCA Technical overview, including mechanical, power and thermal, management, data transport and regulatory information
• Advanced Mezzanine Cards (AMC)
• Application examples, including the network architectures of tomorrow and next-generation media servers

Where

www.iec.org/online/iforums/nms_2

Who

Joe Pavlat, President and Chairman, PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG)
R. Brough Turner, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, NMS Communications

About NMS Communications

NMS Communications (NASDAQ:NMSS) is a leading provider of communications technologies and solutions, enabling new enhanced services and efficient networks that help our customers grow their revenues and profits. Visit www.nmscommunications.com for more information. AdvancedTCA, ATCA, AMC, and CompactPCI are all trademarks of the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers’ Group (PICMG).