The ASP series XMC SamArray® Connector System provides 114 pins in a 6 x 19 configuration (equating to 10 differential pairs in each direction), a 10mm stack height and a 3.125Gbps performance rating. Testing confirms that the SamArray® connector set can perform up to 10Gbps allowing for even faster speeds in the future. The XMC known as express mezzanine card was created by VITA 42 and was designed to meet the requirements of high performance systems in rugged environments. XMC modules consist of multi-channel fibre optic I/O, FPGA-based processing, fibre channel, Gigabit Ethernet and bulk memory.