Installation guide

About the PCI-SB StarFabric® PCI Interface Card
2-16 PCI-SB StarFabric PCI Interface Card Installation Guide
How StarFabric Technology Works
StarGen’s StarFabric® is an open switched interconnect technology that lets you
design next generation voice, data, and video communications networks to expand
the capabilities and flexibility of your existing PCI topology, as shown in Figure 9.
FIGURE 9. A Conceptual View of StarFabric Technology
Using a StarFabric-based communications product such as the PCI-SB card, your
PCI topologies can seamlessly integrate next-generation bridge and gateway solu-
tions and migrate to advanced routing solutions and increased classes of service.
With the PCI-SB Interface and StarFabric switch technology, you can design sim-
ple expansion solutions to connect to one or two chassis, or large, complex redun-
dant switch fabrics for high availability and increased bandwidth, as shown
in.“Sample Applications” on page 2-21.
StarFabric Switch
StarFabric Switch
PCI-SB Interface
Bridge
PCI-SB Interface
Bridge
PCI-SB Interface
Bridge
PCI-SB Interface
Bridge
PCI-SB Interface
Bridge
PCI-SB Interface
Bridge