'System Management on VPX' reaches ANSI recognition

ANSI/VITA 46.11 defines a framework for System Management in VPX systems. It enables interoperability within the VPX ecosystem at the field replaceable unit, chassis and system levels. The framework is based on the intelligent platform management interface specification and leverages many concepts and definitions from the AdvancedTCA specification by PICMG.

“As the complexity of embedded computing systems continues to increase, so do the demands to be able to maintain these systems in a cost effective manner,” said Daniel Toohey, Technical Director, Mercury Systems, and Working Group Chair, VITA 46.11. “The task of configuring, optimising, securing, repairing and monitoring such systems, especially when the systems are comprised of elements from various vendors can be extremely costly, technically challenging and in some cases impossible to accomplish at all. This drove the need for consistent management interfaces and was the genesis of VITA 46.11.”

VITA 46.11 took on the challenge of defining a set of physical, logical and protocol requirements to standardise the management of VITA 46 and VITA 65 compliant modules and backplanes. ANSI/VITA 46.11 provides a true solution for systems management interoperability across various hardware and software vendors, chassis suppliers, systems integrators, and end users. It provides consistent management capabilities and behaviors for these disparate elements, and provides a robust framework that allows individual implementers to add their own enhancements without impacting interoperability.