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Connector interface fits SBB mechanical and electrical requirements
( 01 May 2008 )
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• The AirMax 3-pair backplane connector interface is designed according to Storage Bridge Bay (SBB) version 2.0 specification, which is the standard mechanical and electrical interface between a storage array backplane and storage controllers.
• Uses edge-coupling technology and an air dielectric between adjacent conductors to deliver high signal density with low insertion loss and low crosstalk, all without the use if costly and space-consuming metal shields.
• The compact module form factors permitted up to three additional signal modules within the envelope of a common SBB canister and helped enable optional support for up to 48 drives.
• Scalable differential signals to 12.5Gb/s with the AirMax VS system also helped facilitate support for higher speed signaling, such as 4Gb//s fiber channel.
• Provides headroom to support future increases in data rates without requiring changes to the connector interface.
• Allows mixed pin assignments (differential or single-ended signals or power) to provide additional flexibility to system designers.
• Features nine individual contacts per column, which supports three differential signal pairs. The low connector profile can be used as a means to improve airflow for cooling or can be used to achieve slot spacing down to 16.7mm.
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