Public registration for voting on American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recognition of this draft standard is now open. This ballot is open to both VITA members and non-members.

Non-members of VITA should contact Jing Kwok for login credentials.

Closing Date: February 23, 2018

VITA 57.4 (new Standard), FPGA Mezzanine Card Plus (FMC+) Standard

Abstract: This standard extends the VITA 57.1 FMC standard by specifying two new connectors that enable additional Gigabit Transceiver interfaces that run at up to 28Gbps.

Description: The VITA 57.4 working group has completed the draft and has voted to take the draft through to the ANSI process to be recognized as a new ANSI standard.

ANSI function: ANSI facilitates the development of American National Standards (ANS) by accrediting the procedures of VITA, whose groups work cooperatively to develop voluntary national consensus standards. Accreditation by ANSI signifies that the procedures used by VITA in connection with the development of American National Standards meet the Institute’s essential requirements for openness, balance, consensus and due process.

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