Ample First to Double LAN Throughput and Quadruple Platform Performance for Volume Servers.Ample's High-Performance LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. Silicon Delivers 4 Gigabit as a Baseline Feature for Volume Servers FREMONT, Calif. -- Ample Communications, a leading provider of innovative Ethernet silicon for wired communications, today announced availability of its quad-port high-performance GbE for volume servers. With a highly area and energy efficient architecture that delivers 4 port high-performance GbE on a single x4 PCIe interface, Ample's silicon cost-effectively doubles LAN capacity and quadruples platform performance for a volume PC server. Ample's high-performance LAN silicon, together with Dual-Core Intel[R] Xeon[R] Processor 5100 Series and 5300 series, enables quad-port, high-performance 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. as a baseline feature on server platforms. This allows new high-performing servers to deliver the highest LAN and platform performance. Other LAN silicon, under similar conditions, saturate sat·u·rate v. Abbr. sat. 1. To imbue or impregnate thoroughly. 2. To soak, fill, or load to capacity. 3. To cause a substance to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance. the server's CPUs and therefore degrade both the LAN and platform performance. Ample's LAN silicon greatly reduces the cpu-load while delivering full throughput, thereby reducing overall platform-level power and costs. Providing high-performance quad GbE ports as a standard feature also enables deployment of virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. applications on the server. "By enabling quad-port GbE as a baseline feature for servers, Ample's high-performance LAN silicon elevates the performance and capability of volume servers to new heights," said Sanjay Sharma, chief strategy officer for Ample Communications. "End users of dual-core and quad-core CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. platforms benefit from the increased performance, which is both cost-efficient and power-efficient." "Companies such as Ample are working to enable quad-port GbE as a standard feature for dual-core and quad-core Xeon server platforms," said Jim Pappas, director of initiatives marketing for Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking . "High-performing CPUs, together with high-performing LANs, provide an ideal combination for the end user." Ample's high-performance GbE silicon is designed and optimized to be a standard feature for all PCI Express A high-speed peripheral interconnect from Intel introduced in 2002. Note that although sometimes abbreviated "PCX," PCI Express is not the same as "PCI-X" (see PCI-SIG and PCI-X for comparison). As a result of the confusion, "PCI-E" or "PCIe" is the accepted abbreviation. platforms. It is used as a LAN-on-motherboard or adapter card See adapter and expansion board. in the system. The quad-port GbE solution is now available for deployment. About Ample Communications Headquartered in Fremont, Calif., Ample Communications provides innovative Ethernet silicon for wired communications. Ample Communications is privately held. For more information, visit www.amplecomm.com. * Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. |
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