Dune Networks Enables Scaling Switching Capacities up to 100Tbs Supporting 100GE Port Rates.

Introducing FE600 Fabric Element Extends System Life Cycle for 10+ Years

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Dune Networks, a provider of networking devices for Metro Ethernet, Enterprise and Data Center platforms, announced today the availability of its FE600 Fabric Element (FE) as part of its SAND[TM] chipset. The FE600 provides a 500Gbps, full-duplex switching capacity. Within the two-device SAND chip-set, the FE600 enables the building of a scalable switching platform and provides a full-duplex user bandwidth from 10Gbps up to 100Tbps.

A system vendor is now able to create of a unified architecture that spans all capacities and multiple applications. The FE600 meets the divergent requirements and capacities of Carrier, Enterprise and Data Center markets. Density wise, a switching platform requires approximately a single FE600 device for every 400-500Gbps of full-duplex user bandwidth. This scales to tens of terabits. Application wise, the FE600 supports the switching of all data packets in conjunction with CBR-type traffic.

System vendors who ship in volume switching systems based on earlier members of the SAND family of devices (e.g. FAP10V/20V/11V/21V, FE200) are now able to enhance their switching capacity even in deployed systems. New fabric cards with FE600 devices can be plugged into deployed systems that support the previous generation of line cards, based on 3.125Gbps FAP devices. The new fabric cards also support higher-density line cards, based on the newly introduced P220/P230. Implementing the FE600 extends the product life-cycle to more than 10 years.

The FE600 follows the first-generation FE200 device. As with the FE200, the FE600 is a self-routing switching element. The FE600 expands the FE200 capabilities by integrating serial links running at 1Gbps to 6.25Gbps. Using the FE600, one can build a single-stage or a folded three-stage switching fabric supporting up to 1024 FAP devices.

Simon Stanley, Principal Consultant of Earlswood Marketing Ltd. declared, "Dune is the only merchant silicon switch vendor that supports CLOS with Dynamic Routing, which has become the leading architecture for building switches and routers. Through continuous technology innovation and best-in-class products, Dune has become the clear merchant fabric market leader. Dune's new generation of PETRA and FE600 devices positions the company as one of the driving forces in the 10G Ethernet market and in the push for 10GE ubiquity."

Ofer Iny, Chief Technology Officer of Dune Networks, stated, "Dune's architecture enables building a dense, integrated, and unified fabric infrastructure that serves a number of switching solutions across multiple product lines. OEMs can share this infrastructure to roll out multiple product lines that differ in the line-card functionality, application, and cost structure, yet share the same switch. Including support for OC768C, 40GE, and 100GE port rates, the FE600 provides system vendors with a clear path for future growth, as part of expanding their system life cycles to more than 10 years."

Availability and Pricing

Dune Networks is currently sampling the FE600 to selected customers. Pricing is available upon request.

ABOUT DUNE NETWORKS

Dune Networks (www.dunenetworks.com) is a semiconductor supplier of networking devices, facilitating the build of Data Center, Enterprise and Carrier Ethernet Solutions. Dune provides a switching solution that truly scales in capacity, port rate, and service scheme. This extends the life cycle of packet platforms from the legacy 3 years up to 10 years and more, revolutionizing the economics of packet networks. Founded in the year 2000, Dune offices are located in Sunnyvale, California and in Yakum, Israel.

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