TR E8x/msd is a 3U VPX™ board based on the Intel^® Xeon^® processor E-2200 family, providing 6-core performance within the same Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) envelope compared to the prior TR E5x/msd board. A range of standard I/O interfaces are provided with an XMC expansion slot to add application specific I/O or an optional front panel module with DisplayPort, Ethernet, USB and serial connections. TR E8x/msd supports a wide range of backplane profiles based on a PCI Express^® (PCIe^®) data plane fabric and optional PCIe expansion plane for flexible multi-board configurations. It is compliant with the VITA 46.11 system management specification and is particularly suited for command, control, communicate and compute applications.