congatec virtualised edge server platform

congatec has announced its first robust, fanless, virtualised edge server platform for the extended temperature range. The platform supports redundancy as well as real-time collaboration and consists of COM Express Type 7 modules with Intel Atom processors (codename Denverton) and a real-time hypervisor from Real-Time Systems.

OEMs benefit from application-ready, virtualised, fanless embedded server platforms with up to 16 cores, giving them the ability to provide flexible, real-time-capable carrier-grade edge services as well as shop floor-based Industry 4.0 and M2M/IoT services. In addition, dedicated infrastructure components such as firewalls, load balancers and routing systems can be standardised with software-based solutions and consolidated on the fog servers themselves. All this helps OEMs increase the agility of their communications infrastructures.

The virtualised server-on-module platforms support redundant edge/fog server configurations that are connected via redundant 10GbE interfaces, and can be used to install and manage any number of applications and services. There are also redundant core configurations for real-time support of machine controllers in which the individual cores and device resources can be prioritised or assigned exclusively.

Due to the hardware independence of virtualised platforms, it is possible to develop multitenant nodes for faster implementation of heterogeneous machines, systems and sensor networks in Industry 4.0 environments, making the virtualised, real-time installations agile, flexible and scalable. The installation is also suitable for high-availability cloudlets and small cells at the edge of carrier infrastructures.