VX6940
L2/L3 High performance 40G/100G ETHERNET switch
Specifications
- L2/L3 switch for long term programs and harsh environments
- VITA65 / SLT6-SWH-14F16U1U15U1J-10.8.1 slot profile
- Data Center Version with SDN capabilities
- QSFP28, QSFP+, RJ45 Uplinks
- European design and manufacturing
- Designed in alignment with the SOSA(TM) technical standard
The VX6940 is a 6U VPX non-blocking L2/L3 switch built around a Broadcom® 72 × 10GbE port high-density switch with 100G uplinks capability offering 720 Gb of I/O bandwidth. Compliant with VITA65 / SLT6-SWH-14F16U1U15U1J-10.8.1 slot profile, it offers front and rear connectivity in air-cooled and rugged versions. Rear Optical connectivity is also possible via the standard VITA65 P6/J6 aperture pattern option.
Coupled with Kontron ARM and X86 computing nodes, the VX6940 is the ideal solution for applications such as multimode active and passive RADARs and SONARs or high definition sensors where a large number of data paths need to be connected efficiently.
Features
| Ethernet | Front Panel: dual 1000BASE-T + two QSFP28 supporting 100GBASE-KR4 + one QSFP+ supporting 40GBASE-KR4 Backplane: 2x 100GBASE-KR4 and 15x40G BASE-KR4 |
| Cooling | VITA 47 Standard air-cooled (0/+55°C) VITA 47 Conduction-Cooled CC-4 (-40/+85°C) |
| Frontpanel | Dual 1000BASE-T ports on RJ45 connectors Dual 100GBASE-KR4 ports on QSFP28 cages One 40GBASE-KR4 port on QSFP+ cage Serial line on RJ11 connector One Reset button Bicolor LEDS |
| Backplanes | SLT6-SWH-14F16U1U15U1J-10.8.1-n Slot Profile MOD6-SWH-14F16U1U15U1J-10.8.1-n Module Profile |
Downloads
Datasheets
VX6940 datasheet
[ vx6940-datasheet.pdf, 890.95 KB, Jun.29.2023 ]
Manuals
VX6940 User's guide
[restrictions apply]
[ d235433-1-5_vx6940-ug.pdf, 12.08 MB, Jul.03.2025 ]
General Safety Instruction
[ vpx-360-manual.pdf, 5.67 MB, Dec.02.2025 ]
Use Cases
VX6940 6U VPX Switch for onboard radar system
Preparing for the 40G/100G Ethernet era ahead
[ uc_onepager_defense-vx6940.pdf, 2.21 MB, Apr.21.2023 ]
Services
Kontron Modular Computers S.A.S. Service and Support Offering
This data sheet contains a detailed description of all the support and service offering from Kontron Modular Computers S.A.S, including the Long Term Supply (LTS) Services.
[ long-term-supply-offering.pdf, 2.35 MB, Feb.25.2025 ]
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All other downloads such as drivers, bios, drawings etc. are available on Kontron’s Customer Section
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