Software Optimization Advances Power Efficiencies in Global Telecom Solutions
Sophisticated telecommunications systems offering higher bandwidth capacities, more intelligent processing architectures and more complex implementations result in greater power demands. And more power means higher operating costs, as well as more complex engineering
to accommodate thermal management. As a result, power efficiency has emerged as one of the key areas for long-term improvement in telecom applications. Reduced energy usage means lower costs and diminished environmental impact; in turn, potential savings for carriers are significant when evaluated against the ‘always on’ central office or
data center.
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Maintaining High Performance and Reliability: Innovative Vibration Suppression Technology for Communication Rack Mount Servers
The Communication Rack Mount Server
(CRMS) division at Kontron has an ongoing practice of
analyzing potential issues that could jeopardize how its
servers adhere to NEBS requirements or the overall quality
and reliability of the system itself. The experts at Kontron
are committed to testing and reviewing all components to
make sure each is up to the company’s high standards. As
part of this continual analysis process, the design team has
revealed some significant concerns associated with system
vibration that needs to be given serious consideration when
choosing a reliable server.
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IPMI and Open Source Tools: Sorting Out the Confusion
Improving Server Management with the Right IPMI Tools for Your Implementation. The aim of server management is to help service systems via controls and information retrieved from sensors so that problems can be diagnosed early, quickly and, before they become overly critical. IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) is a standard interface used by many vendors to support all of these server management functions, either locally or remotely. IPMI-based management activities take place in the management controller firmware, instead of using the extra bandwidth from the main processor, which would reduce its production capacity. Using IPMI for server management enables the management of any large numbers of servers without spending the extra time and cost of on-site visits, and administrators can manage many different vendors’ systems with the same software, thereby reducing each server’s total cost of ownership.
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