Computer system optimises energy use

A Portwell Technology product story

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Sep 14, 2007

Portwell 's NAR-5630 optimises computer energy efficiency for software providers who need solutions with the latest Core 2 Duo technologies and a wide array of GbE ports.

Portwell Technology's NAR-5630 combines the latest Intel 945G chipset with the Core 2 Duo and backward compatibility with Pentium 4 or Celeron D processors.

It optimises computer energy efficiency for software providers who need solutions with the latest Core 2 Duo technologies and a wide array of GbE ports.

Portwell's NAR-5630 integrates greater computing performance reliability and manageability, improved power efficiency, higher throughput, faster memory and I/O bandwidth and faster data movement into a single sleek unit that measures 443 x 465 x 44mm.

Flexible network bandwidth configurations range up to 10 PCI-E GbitE ports, made up of 10 copper or four copper and six fibre SFP, fibre SFP or dual-personality Ethernet ports.

The expandability from four built-in PCI-E GbE to 10 PCI-E ports supplies the capacity to meet a wide range of application requirements.

The 1U CA platform is suitable n for security applications such as Enterprise internet security, firewall, WAN optimisation, unified threat management, network access control, VoIP gateway, network behaviour analysis and triple play broadcasting for both enterprise and medium-sized offices.

"The new NAR-5630 adopts highly configurable PCI-E switching technology for maximum throughput and port density".

Mark Huang, Portwell Technology's Product Marketing Manager said: "This unit allows Portwell customers to achieve near wire-speed performance and fibre connection at a highly competitive price".

"Our customers will also benefit from the fail-safe bypass LAN feature of NAR-5630".

"We've included up to four second-generation bypass segments for high availability (HA).

"Portwell's NAR-5630 offers programmable open/bypass mode by power failure and software programmable next boot mode".

"A single on-board PCI-E x8 slot and internal PCI allow easy expansion with Crypto or other add-on cards to meet users' requirements".

"The new NAR-5630 also accommodates two 3.5-inch HDDs for optimised storage of data and even construction of RAID 0/1 for user applications", Huang said.

According to Frank Shen, Portwell Technology's Product Marketing Director, Portwell chose the Intel 945G chipset in order to supply the new NAR-5630 with increased longevity support and enable its customers to offer a price advantage to its clients.

"High computing power and low energy consumption is a major consideration when determining the efficiency of computing platforms, particularly in the arena of network security, where applications often run 24/7", says Shen.

"The combination of the Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 945G chipset, and both IDE and SATA interfaces, provide the best sweet spot in system performance".

"What's more, the NAR-5630 offers backward CPU compatibility with LGA-775, Pentium 4, or Celeron D for easy migration from an existing legacy systems".

"Today's networks demand multi-core technology because more and more applications run in parallel".

"By blending the multi-core processing capabilities of Intel's Core 2 Duo processors with the Intel 945G chipset, we've been able to help our customers address these computing challenges by offering significant performance and efficiency in the same package".

"And with the longevity of lifespan built into all Portwell products, the NAR-5630 will be ready to meet them", Shen confirms.