Since late 2005, Motorola and Hybricon have co-chaired a Rugged MicroTCA Special Interest Group (SIG), comprised of several industry participants. The Rugged MicroTCA SIG developed proposed draft specifications for rugged MicroTCA focused on military applications. These rugged-centric draft specifications build on, and as much as possible remain compliant with, the telecom-centric base specifications, AMC.0 and MicroTCA.0. This article will outline the work of the SIG and show how it fits into the goals of the PICMG Rugged MicroTCA subcommittee.
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