Dolphin MXS824 User manual

Dolphin PCI Express MXS824 Switch
MXS824 24 ports PCI Express Gen3 switch users guide
Version 1.4e
Date: 30th November 2023

Table of Contents

Terms and Acronyms

Overview
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Software support

Revision history
Hardware revisions
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Management Version

PCI Express Gen3 Switch - MXS824
MXS824 high level specification
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Picture 1: MXS824 front view

MTBF by Temperature and Environment
The MTBF (in hours) for the complete MXS824 assembly (including power supply, fans, SD-Card and Electronics) can be
found in the table below. The numbers are calculated using the Telcordia SR-332 issue 2 (2006) standard.
Ambient
Temp. [°C]
MXS824
FR [fpmh]
MTBF [h]
0
1,332215
750.630
5
1,618884
617.709
10
1,987925
503.037
15
2,463908
405.859
20
3,078391
324.845
25
3,871750
258.281
30
4,895445
204.272
35
6,214803
160.906
40
7,912418
126.384
Table 1: MTBF vs. Temperature and Environment

NTB Configuration examples
6 node PCIe x16 Gen3 NTB Cluster
12 node PCIe x8 Gen3 NTB Cluster
24 node PCIe xx Gen3 NTB Cluster
10 node PCIe x16 Gen3 NTB Cluster
Figure 1: 6 Node PCIe x16 Cluster
Figure 2: 12 Node PCIe x8 Cluster
Figure 3: 10 Node PCIe x16 Cluster