BladeCenter T system for the telecommunications industry

IBM Journal of Research and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 873-886

  Vanderlinden, Steven L ^a   Anthony, Bruce O ^a   Batalden, Glenn D ^a   Gorti, Brahmanand K ^a   Lloyd, John ^a   Macon Jr , James ^a   Pruett, Gregory ^a   Smith, Bruce A ^a  

^a IBM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVAILABILITY; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; REDUNDANCY; SERVERS; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

CUSTOMER SOLUTIONS; PROCESSOR BLADES; SWITCH MODULES; SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT;

MULTIPROCESSING SYSTEMS;

EID: 28844496359     PISSN: 00188646     EISSN: 00188646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1147/rd.496.0873     Document Type: Article

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