The PICMG® 2.16 specification or CompactPCI® Packet Switching Backplane (cPSB) has been designed with these needs in mind as it builds upon the CompactPCI platform to include dual switched 10/100/1000 Ethernet fabrics.
The specification has acquired rapid acceptance because it blends the robustness, reliability and hot-swap capabilities inherent with CompactPCI with the ubiquity of Ethernet . . .
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http://pt.com/page/tutorials/picmg-216-tutorial
02/2006/2004