Ample Communications Exceeds the 500,000 Port Shipment Mark; Worldwide Shipment of 1GE MAC Increases Significantly.FREMONT, Calif. -- Ample Communications, a leading provider of communications silicon for wire line network systems, today announced it has shipped more than 500,000 ports of its Harrier harrier, breed of dog harrier, breed of medium-sized hound whose origin is obscure but whose existence in England dates from the 13th cent. It stands from 19 to 21 in. (48.3–53.3 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 40 to 50 lb (18.1–22. family of chips. The Harrier is the industry-leading triple speed multiport Ethernet MAC with oversubscription Oversubscription The excess number of shares or bonds that investors want to buy but are not available due to high demand. support. With the steady increase in shipments, Ample continues to be the leading source of oversubscribed Refers to connecting more users to a system than can be fully supported if all of them were using it at the same time. Networks and servers are almost always designed with some amount of oversubscription, counting on the fact that everybody does not need the service simultaneously. Ethernet MACs for the industry. "Ample's device is the leading oversubscribed device in the industry, and the continued success of Harrier proves our ability to remain a major force in this market," said Mat Steinberg, director of business development for Ample Communications. "In addition to Harrier, we continue to grow with our next generation devices as well. Ample is seeing a period of extreme growth right now as we further build our product capabilities and roadmap." The Harrier product family consists of two devices: Harrier-24 (A2510), which aggregates twenty-four 10/100/1G Ethernet ports, and Harrier-12 (A2511), which aggregates twelve 10/100/1G Ethernet ports. The chips are targeted for Ethernet switches, security appliances, routers and access devices in enterprise and metro applications. Harrier is part of Ample's full line of network ICs, including the newly available Redhawk, the industry's first two-port 10Gbps Ethernet intelligent MAC with embedded XFI SerDes, and multiprotocol congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. management technology. Additional Ample products include Eagle, 24 Port and 12 Port 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet MAC; and Nighthawk nighthawk: see goatsucker. nighthawk Any of several species of North and South American birds in the whippoorwill family (Caprimulgidae) that are buff, reddish, or grayish brown, usually with light spots or patches, and 6–14 in. , multiprotocol 10 Gigabit LAN/WAN LAN/WAN Local Area Network/Wide Area Network PHY See physical layer and physical. . About Ample Communications Ample Communications is a leading supplier of high-speed Ethernet and SONET silicon for enterprise and metropolitan area network equipment OEMs. Founded in 2000 and with revenue shipments underway since 2001, the company has established itself as both a technology and a market share leader. Wide customer acceptance at Tier 1 and Tier 2 OEMs has resulted in more than 50 design wins for its 10 Megabit- to 40 Gigabit-per-second SONET and Ethernet silicon. In October 2005, Ample Communications' Redhawk was recognized above all others with the Rising Star award at the Network Systems Design Conference. Ample Communications is located in Fremont, Calif., with additional development facilities in Sacramento, Calif. and in Bangalore, India. More information is available on the Web at www.amplecomm.com. |
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