Alcatel triple speed MAC soft core chosen for EZchip NP-1 processor.Business/Technology Editors CALABASAS, Calif. & MIGDAL HAEMEK Migdal HaEmek (Hebrew: מִגְדַּל הָעֶמֶק, also officially spelt Migdal HaEmeq, Arabic: , Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nov. 7, 2000 Alcatel technology fuels EZchip's next-generation 10-Gigabit seven-layer processor Alcatel and EZchip Technologies today announced that EZchip has licensed Alcatel's industry leading triple speed MAC (media access control) soft core technology for its next generation flagship 10-Gigabit seven-layer network processor, the NP-1. Alcatel's triple speed MAC soft core will provide EZchip with reliable and field-proven standard network interfaces to integrate into its NP-1 network processor. NP-1 deep seven-layer processing at 10G/OC-192 wire-speed will power the next generation of switches and routers to deliver advanced services such as URL switching, server load balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them , security, IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. , streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. , usage-based accounting and service level agreements (SLA (1) (StereoLithography Apparatus) See 3D printing. (2) (Service Level Agreement) A contract between the provider and the user that specifies the level of service expected during its term. ). "Licensing Alcatel's market-leading triple speed MAC core technology allows EZchip to bring a greater confidence in product interoperability to customers because Alcatel's product is so widely licensed," said Amir Eyal, vice president business development, EZchip Technologies. "Alcatel's mature, versatile MAC core plays a key role in EZchip's goal of providing networking companies with the network solutions to build products quickly and efficiently." "Alcatel is proud to license its triple speed MAC core to a fast-growing company committed to the Gigabit and 10-Gigabit space such as EZchip," said Joelle Gauthier, vice president enterprise marketing, Alcatel. "Alcatel is very much committed to providing market-leading multi-gigabit technology to start-up companies and large companies alike." Alcatel is the market leader in 10/100 Mbps and Gigabit media access technology and a Principal Member of the 10-Gigabit Ethernet Alliance. The Alcatel Technology Licensing Group's silicon-proven products are currently used in approximately 80% of the 10/100 Mbps ports and over 50% of the Gigabit ports, shipping worldwide. Alcatel's Technology Licensing Group provides 10/100 Mbps, Gigabit, triple speed 10/100/1000 Mbps, and 10-Gigabit Ethernet MAC building blocks in the form of Verilog HDL (Hardware Description Language) A language used to describe the functions of an electronic circuit for documentation, simulation or logic synthesis (or all three). Although many proprietary HDLs have been developed, Verilog and VHDL are the major standards. code for designers of networking ICs and system devices. Alcatel MAC cores have been licensed to dozens of companies worldwide including Philip Semiconductor, Enterasys Networks, Mitel Corporation, Nortel Networks, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Electronics, Broadcom Corp., and Riverstone Networks. For additional information about Alcatel Technology Licensing Group products and services, visit http://www.ind.alcatel.com/enterprise/products/ip/index.html. About Alcatel Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ALA) builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data networking solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 120,000 employees and sales of $26 billion (EURO 23 billion) in 1999, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http//www.alcatel.com. About EZchip EZchip Technologies (a subsidiary of LanOptics Ltd., Nasdaq: LNOP) is a fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. providing 10-Gigabit 7-Layer network processors. EZchip's breakthrough TOPcore(R) technology delivers 7-layer full-packet processing at 10-Gigabit wire speed, scalable to 40-Gigabit/ OC-768. EZchip's single chip solutions enable building equipment with unprecedented port density while offering high-speed full-featured policy-based networking. For more information on EZchip, visit our web site at http://www.ezchip.com. "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995: This release contains forward looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the impact of competitive products, product demand and market acceptance risks, reliance on key strategic alliances, fluctuations in operating results, delays in development of highly-complex products and other risks detailed from time to time in LNOP filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These risks could cause the Company's actual results for 2000 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed in any forward looking statements made by, or on behalf of LNOP. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion