AMG Systems recently introduced the AMG260B/AMG2036 Blade Chassis System. The company explains the “AMG260B blade cards are designed for installation in the AMG2036 blade chassis system, which accommodates up to 18 individual blade cards within a single 1U of 19-inch rack space.”
The system is ideal for densely populated racks where space is limited. The blade cards’ hot-swap capability eases expansion, replacement, or maintenance, AMG points out. Media converters in this product set include models with 1 TX port in and 1 FX SFP port out, as well as 2 TX ports in and 1 FX SFP port out. The company plans to add more models to its lineup.
This series of media converters are “ideally suited for connecting equipment to Ethernet networks over long distances using multimode or singlemode optical fiber through the integrated SFP port,” AMG explains. “Fiber connectivity is determined by separate SFP device selection, providing application and site flexibility. The AMG260B uses a dual-speed 100-Mbit/1-Gbit SFP port for connectivity, and AMG offers a wide range of SFPs for fiber, connector type, and distance.”
The converters are designed in the United States and the United Kingdom, and manufactured in a UK facility. AMG adds they are “designed to NEMA standards and are fully TAA and NDAA compliant.” Manufactured in an ISO9001-certified facility, the converters can be used in all U.S. government installations, the manufacturer emphasizes.
“With space being at a premium in most installations, the AMG260B/AMG2036 Blade Chassis System solves density challenges by allowing a large number of media converters to occupy a small amount of space in a standard 19-inch rack,” observed AMG managing director Steve Clarke.
The converters and blade chassis system “continue our quality standard,” added AMG technical director Tom Exley. “Our sales team and engineering team looked at what was available, identified installation density challenges, and engineered the AMG260B/AMG2036 Blade Chassis System to overcome those weaknesses. The AMG260B builds off the successful AMG 260M Series media converter and transforms it into the blade format.”
