通訊設備大廠華為(Huawei)的高層主管在一場專題演說中表示，為了因應移動通信與視頻傳輸流量需求，無線網(wǎng)絡服務業(yè)者在2015年左右就會需要新一代的高階系統(tǒng)；此新一代系統(tǒng)將需要具備乘載200~400Gbps數(shù)據(jù)傳輸速率的能力，這種系統(tǒng)應包含500~1,000W等級的主板 (board)，其尺寸會是目前符合Advanced TCA標準之主板的兩倍，而且會需要用到液態(tài)冷卻系統(tǒng)。 “我們可能會在接下來的五年看到因行動視頻傳輸需求所驅動的、高達50倍的網(wǎng)絡流量成長，并顯然需要新一代的高階服務器；”華為資深產品經(jīng)理Staffan Skogby在一場美國舉行的Advanced TCA高峰會上表示，他曾在5月份的一場 Scope Alliance (一個電信系統(tǒng)廠商組成的產業(yè)團體)研討會上演示文稿過此一新概念，當時獲得不少其它設備商的認同，包括Emerson Network Power。 華為已著手向該聯(lián)盟針對新概念正式提案，如獲通過，將會有一個像是負責監(jiān)管目前使用之Advanced TCA (ATCA) 主板與機箱標準的PCIMG (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group)產業(yè)標準組織成立。Skogby表示，他已經(jīng)向Scope董事會與PCIMG成員正式討論過新概念：“我想在產業(yè)界制造一些影響力，朝著這個方向進一步實現(xiàn)一個標準規(guī)格?！? 電信業(yè)者對他們網(wǎng)絡的不同部分，有著看似矛盾的各種需求。舉例來說，很多布建 4G 無線網(wǎng)絡的業(yè)者所使用的是數(shù)量眾多的微型基地臺，而非他們在3G網(wǎng)絡所使用的、數(shù)量較少的全尺寸基地臺。但在另一方面，電信業(yè)者又要求系統(tǒng)設備廠商將多種功能匯集到單一個ATCA機箱中，以節(jié)省成本。 “我們已經(jīng)在服務器應用程序采用ATCA規(guī)格，一切適合，未來也會持續(xù)循此模式，為該平臺添加更多的應用程序；”Skogby表示：“在此同時，我們看到來自網(wǎng)絡上大量裝置與新服務所帶來的行動接取與視頻傳輸需求挑戰(zhàn)，要克服這些挑戰(zhàn)，我們的結論是需要一種能支持媒介與使用者層面的新平臺。” Skogby 指出，其高階服務器的概念可能是在目前的ATCA機箱標準上，添加高階規(guī)格，現(xiàn)有標準仍需要持續(xù)并用；他補充指出，華為已經(jīng)在此議題上研發(fā)多年，有部分已經(jīng)進入實作階段，有部分已經(jīng)商業(yè)化，還有其它部分仍在演進中。華為一直是ATCA的大力支持者，該公司已經(jīng)設計了70種采用該標準的產品，到目前為止銷售了3,500套ATCA系統(tǒng)。 華為在標準組織中的角色越來越積極；舉例來說，該公司最近加入Linux Foundatio，并同意在IEEE擔任推動關鍵云端運算標準的主導角色。Skogby先前曾擔任Ericsson的高層主管，現(xiàn)在則是執(zhí)掌華為旗下最大的歐洲研發(fā)據(jù)點。 編譯：Judith Cheng 本文授權編譯自EE Times，版權所有，謝絕轉載 參考英文原文：Huawei proposes video server standard，by Rick Merritt

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{pagination} Huawei proposes video server standard Rick Merritt SAN JOSE, Calif. – To keep up with mobile and video traffic, wireless carriers will need a new class of high-end systems by 2015, according to a Huawei executive who sketched out a concept he is proposing to other vendors and industry groups. The next-generation system will need to carry data rates of 200 to 400 Gbits/second. To do that, it should include boards that can handle 500 to 1,000 Watts. They could be as much as twice the size of today's boards based on the Advanced TCA standard and probably will need liquid cooling. "We could see 50x growth in network traffic over five years driven by mobile video--that definitely calls for new high-end servers," said Staffan Skogby, a senior Huawei product manager, speaking in a keynote at the Advanced TCA Summit here. Skogby said he presented his concept at a May workshop of the Scope Alliance, a group of telecom system makers. A handful of other vendors liked the concept, including Emerson Network Power, he said. Huawei is in the early stages of formally proposing the concept to the alliance. If the proposal is approved, it would likely go to an industry standards group such as the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG) that supervises the Advanced TCA (ATCA) standards for boards and chassis used by network carriers and others. Skogby said he has talked informally about the concept with the Scope board on which he serves as well as with PICMG members. "I would like to create some impact in the industry to go forward with a standard specification in this direction," said Skogby. Carriers have a variety of seemingly conflicting requirements for different parts of their networks. For example, many carriers are rolling out 4G wireless networks using many micro base stations rather than the few, full-sized base stations they used for 3G nets. In other parts of their networks, carriers are asking systems companies to converge multiple functions into a single ATCA chassis to save cost. "We have adopted ATCA for server apps where we see a good fit, and will continue to go that way, adding more applications to the platform," Skogby said. "At the same time, we see the new challenge from number of mobile devices on the Net and new services driven by mobile access and video, and to meet those challenges we have concluded we need this new platform for the media and user plane," he said. The high-end server concept could be a high-end addition to today's ATCA chassis standards which need to continue to evolve in parallel, said Skogby. At Huawei "we've had research on this for several years, part of it we are implementing, parts are already in commercial use and other parts are still evolving," he added. Huawei has been a significant supporter of ATCA. It has designed 70 products based on the ATCA standard and has sold 3,500 systems based on it to date. The company has been taking an increasingly pro-active role in standards groups. For example, it recently joined the Linux Foundation and agreed to chair a key cloud computing standards effort at the IEEE. Skogby is a former Ericsson executive who remains based in Stockholm, now the location of Huawei's largest European R&D group.