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Product specifications on the website are for reference only, subject to the latest manufacturer-confirmed datasheet. Please contact us for official technical documents before project evaluation and quotation.
Operating system, BSP, drivers and SDK vary by hardware batch. Please contact us for official software compatibility documents before project development.
Port notation:
T=1000BASE-T copper port,
BX=1000BASE-BX single-fiber optical port,
X=universal 1000BASE-X SFP optical slot
VPX Switch Fabric Boards
Compliant with VITA 46, VITA 48 and VITA 65 OpenVPX standards, our switch portfolio includes Non-blocking RapidIO Fabric Switches, PCIe Gen2 interconnect switches, and L2/L3 Ethernet switches in 3U/6U form factors.
Selected models support 0.8"(4HP) / 1.0"(5HP) width options and Two-Level Maintenance (TLM); certain 3U variants strictly comply with SLT3‑SWH‑6F6U‑14.4.1 and SLT3-SWH-8F-14.2.2 slot profiles.
Featuring low forwarding latency, dual cooling modes, wide-temperature range and redundant network capability. All units support console management and IPMI monitoring; web management is offered on compact tactical boards.
Optimized for rugged military airborne, naval and vehicular embedded computing applications.
VPX Switch Fabric Boards | Selection Table
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| Part Number | Product Series | Form Factor | Core Chip | Main Interconnect Bus | Port & Channe Resources | Cooling Support | Power Consumption | Operating Temp | Primary Application |
| EL12PRCADA001 | SRIO & Ethernet Converged Switch Series | 6U VPX | 6x Domestic SRIO switch ASIC, legacy SRIO pin-compatible | SRIO | Non-blocking Mesh 20 × 4-Lane SRIO Switch Channels | Conduction / Forced Air Cooling | < 80 W | -40℃ ~ +85℃ | Airborne & shipborne large chassis full-mesh backbone networking |
| EL12PRCADA002 | SRIO & Ethernet Converged Switch Series | 6U VPX, Optional 0.8"(4HP) / 1.0"(5HP), VITA65 Compliant | 3x Domestic SRIO Fabric + 2x GE Switch Controllers | SRIO + Gigabit Ethernet | 19 × 4-Lane SRIO + 20 × 1000Base-X | Conduction / Forced Air Cooling | < 35 W | -40℃ ~ +85℃ | Rugged multi-service embedded computing cluster interconnection |
| EL12PRCADA003 | SRIO & Ethernet Converged Switch Series | 6U VPX, Optional 0.8"(4HP) / 1.0"(5HP), VITA65 Compliant | 3x Domestic SRIO Fabric + 2x GE Switch Controllers | SRIO + Gigabit Ethernet | 20 × 4-Lane SRIO + 16 × 1000Base-X | Conduction / Forced Air Cooling | < 35 W | -40℃ ~ +85℃ | High-density heterogeneous computing interconnection |
| EL12PRCADA004 | SRIO & Ethernet Converged Switch Series | 3U VPX, OpenVPX SLT3‑SWH‑6F6U‑14.4.1 (VITA 65 Compliant) | Domestic SRIO Fabric + Dual-domain GE Switch | SRIO + Gigabit Ethernet | 6 × 4-Lane SRIO + 6 × 1000Base-BX | Conduction / Forced Air Cooling | 5V DC, 3.3V_AUX | 0℃~ +55℃ / -40℃~ +60℃ | 3U vehicle & portable tactical embedded interconnection |
| EL12PRCADA005 | PCIe Gen2 Interconnect Switch Series | 6U VPX, 0.8" (4HP), VITA48 Compliant, TLM Enabled | 3x Domestic PCIe Switch Fabric | PCIe Gen2, Gen1 backward compatible | 24×4-Lane PCIe: 1Up/23Down, x1/x2/x4 auto | Conduction / Forced Air Cooling | < 25.5 W | -40℃ ~ +85℃ | 6U VPX high-speed PCIe Gen2 computing node interconnection |
| EL12PRCADA006 | PCIe Gen2 Interconnect Switch Series | 3U VPX, OpenVPX SLT3-SWH-8F-14.2.2 (VITA 65 Compliant) | 1x Domestic PCIe Switch Fabric | PCIe Gen2, Gen1 backward compatible | 8×4-Lane PCIe | Config: 8x4-Lane / 4x8-Lane, Up/Down programmable | Conduction / Forced Air Cooling | < 13 W | -40℃ ~ +85℃ | 3U Vehicle-borne & portable signal processing systems |
| EL12PRCADA007 | Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch Series | 6U VPX | VITA46/VITA48/VITA65 Compliant | Domestic Dual-domain GE Switch | GE, L2/L3 switching supported | 24T + 8BX Cap: ≥176Gbps, Lat: ≤50μs Supports mirroring, LACP, multicast | Conduction / Forced Air Cooling | < 50 W | 0℃~ +55℃ / -40℃~ +85℃ | Shipborne/airborne/vehicle rugged embedded network |
| EL12PRCADA008 | Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch Series | 6U VPX | Domestic Dual-domain GE Switch | GE, L2/L3 switching supported | 24T+24BX, 1 Mgmt GE + 1 RS232 Console Supports mirroring, LACP, multicast, circuit protection | Conduction / Forced Air Cooling | < 40 W | -40℃ ~ +85℃ | Shipborne & airborne rugged embedded network backbone |
| EL12PRCADA009 | Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch Series | 3U VPX | Domestic Dual-domain GE Switch | GE, L2 switching supported | 14T+4SGMII=18GE 2 Front GE + WEB Mgmt | Conduction / Forced Air Cooling | <40 W | -40℃ ~ +60℃ | portable tactical & vehicle onboard networking |
PN.: EL12PRCADA001
Non-blocking Mesh RapidIO Rugged Backplane Switch


Specifications
| Form Factor | 6U VPX, VITA 65 OpenVPX Compliant | ||||||||
| Core Chip | 6x Domestic SRIO switch ASIC, legacy SRIO pin-compatible | ||||||||
| Main Interconnect Bus | RapidIO, Baud Rate: 1.25 / 2.5 / 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 GBaud configurable | ||||||||
| Port & Channel Resources | 20×4-Lane non-blocking RapidIO channels (P2-P6 backplane) | ||||||||
| Front Panel | 1×GE RJ45, 1×Serial Console | ||||||||
| Reset Key, 23 Status LEDs | |||||||||
| 2×QSFP+ optional | |||||||||
| Cooling Support | Conduction / Forced Air Cooling | ||||||||
| Power Consumption | <80W | ||||||||
| Operating Temp | -40℃ ~ +85℃ | ||||||||
| Humidity | 0%–95% non-condensing | ||||||||
PN.: EL12PRCADA002
High-Density SRIO + Gigabit Ethernet Converged Rugged Switch | 6U VPX, Optional 0.8"(4HP) / 1.0"(5HP), VITA65 Compliant

Specifications
| Form Factor | 6U VPX, Optional 0.8"(4HP) / 1.0"(5HP), VITA65 Compliant | ||||||||
| Core Chip | 3x Domestic SRIO Fabric + 2x GE Switch Controllers | ||||||||
| Main Interconnect Bus | RapidIO 2.1, Baud Rate: 1.25 / 2.5 / 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 GBaud configurable | ||||||||
| Port & Channel Resources | 19 × 4-Lane SRIO + 20 × 1000Base-X universal optical ports (backplane) | ||||||||
| Front Panel | 1×1000Base-T RJ45 port, 1 reset key, 3×QSFP+ SRIO optical ports | ||||||||
| Cooling Support | Conduction / Forced Air Cooling | ||||||||
| Power Consumption | < 35 W | ||||||||
| Operating Temp | -40℃ ~ +85℃ | ||||||||
| Humidity | 0%–95% non-condensing | ||||||||
PN.: EL12PRCADA003
High-SRIO-Density Converged Switch for Rugged Embedded Interconnection | 6U VPX, Optional 0.8"(4HP) / 1.0"(5HP), VITA65 Compliant

Specifications
| Form Factor | 6U VPX, Optional 0.8"(4HP) / 1.0"(5HP), VITA65 Compliant | ||||||||
| Core Chip | 3x Domestic SRIO Fabric + 2x GE Switch Controllers | ||||||||
| Main Interconnect Bus | RapidIO 2.1, Baud Rate: 1.25 / 2.5 / 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 GBaud configurable | ||||||||
| Port & Channel Resources | 20 × 4-Lane SRIO + 16 × 1000Base-X universal optical ports (backplane) | ||||||||
| Front Panel | 1×1000Base-T RJ45 port, 1 reset key, 3×QSFP+ SRIO optical ports | ||||||||
| Cooling Support | Conduction / Forced Air Cooling | ||||||||
| Power Consumption | < 35 W | ||||||||
| Operating Temp | -40℃ ~ +85℃ | ||||||||
| Humidity | 0%–95% non-condensing | ||||||||
PN.: EL12PRCADA004
VITA65 SLT3‑SWH‑6F6U‑14.4.1 Compliant Compact Rugged Dual-Bus Converged SRIO Ethernet Switch

Specifications
| Form Factor | 3U VPX, VITA65 SLT3‑SWH‑6F6U‑14.4.1 Compliant | ||||||||
| Core Chip | Domestic SRIO Fabric + Dual-domain GE Switch | ||||||||
| Main Interconnect Bus | RapidIO, Baud Rate: 1.25 / 2.5 / 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 GBaud configurable | ||||||||
| Port & Channel Resources | 6 × 4-Lane SRIO routed to P1-P2 backplan | ||||||||
| 6 × 1000Base-BX fixed single-fiber optical ports on backplane P2 | |||||||||
| Front Panel | 1×GE RJ45 port, reset button, status indicator LEDs | ||||||||
| Cooling Support | Conduction / Forced Air Cooling | ||||||||
| Power Consumption | 5V DC, 3.3V_AUX | ||||||||
| Operating Temp | 0℃~+55℃ / -40℃~+60℃ optional | ||||||||
| Humidity | 0%–95% non-condensing | ||||||||
PN.: EL12PRCADA005
6U Rugged PCIe Gen2 Switch | 0.8"(4HP), VITA48 Compliant, Two-Level Maintenance (TLM) Enabled

Specifications
| Form Factor | 6U VPX, 0.8" (4HP), VITA48 Compliant, Two-Level Maintenance (TLM) Enabled | ||||||||
| Core Chip | 3x Domestic PCIe Switch Fabric | ||||||||
| Main Interconnect Bus | PCIe Gen2, Gen1 backward compatible | ||||||||
| Rate: 2.5Gbps / 5.0Gbps per lane configurable | |||||||||
| Port & Channel Resources | Total 24×4-Lane PCIe channels: 1 uplink port + 23 downlink ports | ||||||||
| Each port auto-negotiates among x4/x2/x1 link width | |||||||||
| Front panel | LEDs for individual port status & link speed indication | ||||||||
| Cooling Support | Conduction / Forced Air Cooling | ||||||||
| Power Consumption | < 25.5 W | ||||||||
| Operating Temp | -40℃ ~ +85℃ | ||||||||
PN.: EL12PRCADA006
VITA65 SLT3-SWH-8F-14.2.2 Compliant Slot-Standardized Configurable PCIe Gen2 Switch with XMC Expansion Support

Specifications
| Form Factor | 3U VPX, VITA65 OpenVPX SLT3-SWH-8F-14.2.2 compliant | ||||||||
| Core Chip | 1x Domestic PCIe Switch Fabric | ||||||||
| Main Interconnect Bus | PCIe Gen2, Gen1 backward compatible | ||||||||
| Configurable rate of 2.5Gbps / 5.0Gbps per lane | |||||||||
| Port & Channel Resources | Dual configurable port modes via P1/P2 backplane connectors: | ||||||||
| 8×4-Lane or 4×8-Lane PCIe channels | |||||||||
| All ports support upstream/downstream flexible configuration | |||||||||
| Front-panel | LEDs indicate real-time link status | ||||||||
| Optional XMC subcard expansion interface | |||||||||
| Cooling Support | Conduction / Forced Air Cooling | ||||||||
| Power Consumption | < 13 W | ||||||||
| Operating Temp | -40℃ ~ +85℃ | ||||||||
PN.: EL12PRCADA007
6U Domestic Gigabit Ethernet Switch | 24T+8BX Hybrid Port, VITA46.0/VITA65/VITA48 Compliant



Specifications
| Form Factor | 6U VPX, VITA46.0 / VITA65 / VITA48 Compliant | ||||||||
| Core Chip | Domestic Dual-domain GE Switch | ||||||||
| Main Interconnect Bus | Gigabit Ethernet, L2/L3 switching supported | ||||||||
| Port & Channel Resources | 24T + 8BX, Cap ≥176Gbps, Lat ≤50μs, | ||||||||
| Supports mirroring, LACP, multicast, IPMI management | |||||||||
| Cooling Support | Conduction / Forced Air Cooling | ||||||||
| Power Consumption | <50W | ||||||||
| Operating Temp | 0℃~+55℃ (Commercial) | ||||||||
| -40℃~+85℃ (Wide Temp) | |||||||||
PN.: EL12PRCADA008
6U VPX L3 Backbone Gigabit Switch | 24T+24BX Full-Gigabit Hybrid Ports, Industrial Wide-Temp Operation

Specifications
| Form Factor | 6U VPX | ||||||||
| Core Chip | Domestic Dual-domain Gigabit Ethernet Switch | ||||||||
| Main Interconnect Bus | Gigabit Ethernet, L2/L3 switching supported | ||||||||
| Port & Channel Resources | 24 × 1000BASE-T+24 × 1000BASE-BX full-gigabit hybrid ports | ||||||||
| Multicast, Port mirroring and Link aggregation supported | |||||||||
| Equipped with independent management network port and RS232 serial port | |||||||||
| Reverse Polarity / Short-circuit / Overvoltage / Overcurrent Protection included | |||||||||
| Front-panel | Reset Button, BMC RJ45 Port, RS232 RJ45 Port, Gigabit LAN Port | ||||||||
| 13 Groups × 4 Green Status LEDs | |||||||||
| Cooling Support | Conduction / Forced Air Cooling | ||||||||
| Power Consumption | < 40 W @12V power supply | ||||||||
| Operating Temp | -40℃ ~ +85℃ | ||||||||
PN.: EL12PRCADA009
3U VPX Tactical L2 Gigabit Switch | 14T+4SGMII Web-Managed, Fast Startup & Multiple Circuit Protection

Specifications
| Form Factor | 3U VPX | ||||||||
| Core Chip | Domestic Dual-domain GE Switch | ||||||||
| Main Interconnect Bus | Gigabit Ethernet, L2 non-blocking switching with web management support | ||||||||
| Port & Channel Resources | 14×1000BASE-T + 4×SGMII Gigabit interfaces | ||||||||
| Features fast startup within 45s | |||||||||
| Reverse Polarity / Short-circuit / Overvoltage / Overcurrent Protection included | |||||||||
| Front Panel | Reset Button, 2 RJ45 LAN Ports, 6 Groups × 4 Green Status LEDs | ||||||||
| Cooling Support | Conduction / Forced Air Cooling | ||||||||
| Power Consumption | <40 W @5V power supply | ||||||||
| Operating Temp | -40℃ ~ +60℃ | ||||||||
Ordering
| PN | All Above | ||||||||
| Lead time | Inquire for official quotation | ||||||||
| Custom designs | Available upon request | ||||||||
| Support | FPGA reference design, schematic review, driver development (quoted separately) | ||||||||
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