Specifications

Starting With StarFabric:The StarFabric Connectivity Guide 3
Connectivity Past and Present
FIGURE 2. A Look at Future Requirements for Bandwidth and Performance
Today’s networks supporting mission critical scenarios such as e-commerce,
finance, database applications, and telecommunications require high-performance,
reliability and stability.
Sophisticated features such as advanced switching for complex connectivity
between many devices, Quality of Service (QoS), high availability, and serviceabil-
ity are driving forces behind the migration from shared bus communication to next-
generation switch fabric technologies.
StarGen’s StarFabric switched interconnect technology is a leader among third-gen-
eration connectivity solutions.
StarFabric
PCI
SBus
1.0 Gbps
2.5 Gbps
1990s
2000 and Beyond
5.0 Gbps
Bandwidth
Advanced Switching
Functionality
Connectivity
Technology
VME
Bandwidth needs and performance
requirements for advanced switching, classes of
service, and network management continue to
rise, but PCI technology is falling behind. Future
enhancements to PCI may have more band-
width but lack the required scalability and
switching capabilities for future requirements.
1980s
PCI.X
1.0 GB/s
30 Gbps* or
3.75 GB/s
*StarFabric provides up to 5.0 Gbps point-to-point con-
nectivity and up to 30 Gbps bandwidth for switching.