EZchip Technologies delivers samples of the NP-2 network processor to customers.EZchip Technologies Ltd., 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 high-speed network processors, has announced that it has begun shipping samples of its NP-2 network processor to customers. Concurrently, NP-2 testing continues in order to verify functionality of all features and various deployment scenarios with volume revenues expected in 2006. The NP-2 is EZchip's third generation family of network processors featuring the highest integration for 10-Gigabit and 2.5-Gigabit Metro Ethernet A metropolitan area network (MAN) that uses a 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) backbone rather than SONET/SDH links. Ethernet offers a more economical alternative. In a Metro Ethernet network, multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) may be deployed to provide quality of service (QoS). applications. All NP-2 models are pin and software compatible and can be interchangeably INTERCHANGEABLY. Formerly when deeds of land were made, where there Were covenants to be performed on both sides, it was usual to make two deeds exactly similar to each other, and to exchange them; in the attesting clause, the words, In witness whereof the parties have hereunto assembled on the same board to build different product classes. NP-2 is provided in three models: NP-2/10, NP-2/10L for 10-Gigabit duplex (communications) duplex - Used to describe a communications channel that can carry signals in both directions, in contrast to a simplex channel which only ever carries a signal in one direction. processing with and without traffic management, and NP-2/5 for 5-Gigabit duplex processing. NP-2 integrates all the major line-card functions on a single chip including 10-Gigabit (or 5-Gigabit) full-duplex processing, classification search engines, traffic managers as well as ten 1-Gigabit and one 10-Gigabit Ethernet MACs/ ports. The 5-Gigabit model (NP-2/5) is a scaled down version of the 10-Gigabit network processor (NP-2/10) and extends EZchip's reach into lower speed segments of the Metro Ethernet market. By using NP-2/5 to power applications that typically employ 2.5-Gigabit processors, network equipment vendors gain important performance and cost advantages. The price of NP-2/5 is comparable to 2.5-Gigabit network processors yet delivers twice the processing headroom head·room n. 1. Space above one's head, as in a motor vehicle, above a doorway, or in a tunnel; clearance. 2. Electronics Dynamic headroom. and twice the number of 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. ports. "The integration and processing flexibility provided by NP-2 has already garnered us with close to 25 design wins, many with tier-1 networking vendors," said Eli Fruchter, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of EZchip Technologies. "NP-2 is used for building switch line cards, services cards and pizza boxes pizza box - [Sun] The largish thin box housing the electronics in (especially Sun) desktop workstations, so named because of its size and shape and the dimpled pattern that looks like air holes. that make the new carrier-class Ethernet networks and enable triple-play data, voice and video services. Our continued product innovation, significant market traction and strong financial position complemented by our recent funding, provides customers with a compelling value proposition of market-leading solutions from a market-proven and financially sound vendor." EZchip Technologies is a fabless semiconductor company that provides highly integrated 10-Gigabit and 5-Gigabit network processors. EZchip's network processors integrate many functions normally found in separate chips into a single device. Flexibility, integration and high port-count make EZchip's solutions ideal for a wide range of Layer 2-7 applications for the carrier metro and edge, the enterprise backbone and data centers. |
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