Amber Networks ASR2000 Router Employs PMC-Sierra Chip Set for High Density IP over T1 Applications;.Business Editors, Technology Writers BURNABY, B.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2000 TEMUX-FREEDM-84 chip set enables over 10,000 T1 ports in a single seven-foot telco rack PMC-Sierra (Nasdaq:PMCS PMCS PMC Sierra (stock symbol) PMCS Project Management Control System PMCS partial mission-capable, supply (US DoD) PMCS Preventive Maintenance Checks & Services PMCS Professional Military Comptroller School ) today announced that Amber Networks is using its TEMUX and FREEDM FREEDM Frame Engine and Data Link Manager (TM)-84 chip set in the award winning ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) Using voice recognition to replace keypad entry for telephone voice menus. Typically used to speak the digits 0 through 9 insted of keying them, ASR systems may be able to recognize a limited vocabulary. See voice recognition and AVSR. 2000(TM) Aggregation Service Router. The ASR2000 is the industry's first fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. carrier infrastructure platform that directs multiple service feeds (TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. private line, Frame Relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. , ATM and IP) onto core IP networks. Integral to the ASR2000's architecture, the PMC-Sierra FREEDM-84/TEMUX chip set provides a comprehensive framer and mapper solution for high density T1 aggregation in less than half the number of chips compared to other currently available solutions. "The use of PMC-Sierra technology enabled the ASR2000 to establish the industry benchmark for subscriber densities," said Steve Byars, principal analyst at Current Analysis. "Giving service providers substantially greater port density in limited space is an essential price/performance consideration today. Besides this, the ASR2000 is the industry's first multiservice aggregation product that gives service providers the ability to use IP as the protocol of choice for all network services." Glenn Bindley, vice president and general manager of PMC-Sierra's Access Products Division stated, "We applaud Amber Networks' port density breakthrough and appreciate their input on next generation enhancements as we continue advancing the industry's highest density benchmark for T1/E1 products." Amar Gupta Amar Gupta (b. 1953) was born in Nadiad, India. Gupta was admitted to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology, Kanpur to study electrical engineering, graduating in 1974. , co-founder and chief technology officer of Amber Networks adds, "PMC-Sierra's TEMUX and FREEDM-84 chip set was crucial for the development of the ASR2000. Their solutions allowed us to take a market-leading position in port density and scalability." The ASR2000 was selected as product of the month by Telecommunications Magazine for August 2000. It was also named the "Most Promising New Technology" in the backbone and edge equipment market space at this year's SUPERCOMM2000, winning the SUPERQuest Award. About Amber Networks Founded in 1998, Amber Networks is "shaping the optical internet(TM)" by delivering the industry's most advanced carrier-class service edge networking systems. Amber's products enable network service providers to make IP the converged service protocol of choice for the Optical Internet, significantly boosting competitiveness and profitability. Products include the ASR2000, the world's first Aggregation Service Router and edgeSpan(TM), an Internet-scale element and service management suite. The ASR2000 recently won the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. SUPERQuest award at SUPERCOMM in June 2000. Company headquarters are in Fremont, California For the unincorporated community in Yolo County, California, see . Fremont (IPA: /ˈfriːmɒnt/) is a city in California that was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: . For more information, contact Diane Wilson at 510/687-5556 or visit the Amber Networks website at http://www.ambernetworks.com. About PMC-Sierra PMC-Sierra is accelerating the broadband revolution. PMC-Sierra's extensive family of broadband communication semiconductors enables the equipment that makes up the backbone of the Internet. PMC-Sierra offers worldwide technical and sales support including a network of offices throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia. PMC-Sierra is publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. under the symbol "PMCS". The company is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX NDX Index NDX Index (File Name Extension) NDX Northern Document Exchange NDX Index File ) which contains the largest non-financial companies on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The Nasdaq-100 Index is the benchmark for the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock (Amex:QQQ QQQ The Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock. This is a tracking stock which trades like an index mutual fund which follows the Nasdaq 100 index. It trades continuously. QQQ ). PMC-Sierra develops Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP), ATM, SONET/SDH, T1/E1, T3/E3, Voice-over-Packet, wireless infrastructure, network microprocessing, and Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. solutions for wide area network (WAN), and Internet networking equipment. The company's quality system is registered with the Quality Management Institute to the ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 standard. As co-founder of the SATURN(R) Development Group, PMC-Sierra works with over 30 other member companies to define and develop interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. , standard-compliant solutions for high speed networking applications. For more information about PMC-Sierra, visit http://www.pmc-sierra.com.
Technical Glossary
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ASR2000(TM) Aggregation Service Router
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ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode
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E1, E2, E3 European (world) standards for 2.048 Mbit/s,
8.448 Mbit/s, and 34.368 Mbit/s transmission,
respectively
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FR Frame Relay
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FREEDM(TM)-84 PMC-Sierra's trade name for FRamE Engine and
Datalink Manager
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IP Internet Protocol
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SATURN(R) Development Group PMC-Sierra works with over 30
member companies to define and develop
interoperable, standard-compliant solutions for
high speed networking applications
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SDH Synchronous Digital Hierarchy. Worldwide
standard for synchronous transmission systems
(typically fiber optic). Similar to SONET
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SONET Synchronous Optical NETwork
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T1 North American standard for 1.544 Mbit/s
transmission
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T3 North American standard for a TDM digital
channel carrier that operates at 44.736 Mbit/s.
It can multiplex 28 DS-1 signals and is
synonymous with DS-3
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TDM Time Division Multiplexing
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TEMUX High Density T1/E1 Framer with Integrated VT/TU
Mapper and M13 Multiplexer
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WAN Wide Area Networks
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Amber Networks, ASR2000, AmbOS, edgeSpan and "shaping the optical internet" are trademarks of Amber Networks, Inc. One or more U.S. and foreign patents pending cover the product described above. (c)Copyright PMC-Sierra, Inc. 2000. All rights reserved. SATURN(R)is a registered trademark of PMC-Sierra, Inc. PMC-Sierra(TM)and FREEDM(TM)-84 are trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc. |
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