Fast-Chip Announces Shipment of OC-48 Development Platform.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2002 Proven Interoperability with PMC-Sierra's Framer and MIPS-based Processor Devices Provides a Complete Hardware Reference Design Fast-Chip, Inc., a leading supplier of communication processing ICs for advanced service applications, announced today that it is shipping an OC-48 development platform. The OC-48 platform features the PolicyEdge(TM) FC6300 Services Processor and PMC-Sierra's (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 ) PM5381 S/UNI(R)-2488 framer and RM7000(TM) MIPS-based processor. This is Fast-Chip's fourth development platform based on its PolicyEdge Services Processor, for 1 to 10 Gigabit SONET, 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. and Ethernet designs. Fast-Chip's PolicyEdge FC6300 Services Processor The PolicyEdge is completely glueless and interoperable with the PMC-Sierra devices via the built-in POS-PHY Level 3 (PL3) and MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. processor interfaces. The PolicyEdge family of devices also includes the industry's first single chip processor capable of multiple pass classification, editing, forwarding and statistics collection at 10 Gbps (FC6400), shipping since September 2001. The PolicyEdge is ideal for multi-port, multi-protocol applications using existing ASICs, traffic managers or other network processing elements. The platform is a complete hardware reference design including a multi-rate chassis, OC-48 interface card, bill of material, Gerber files and software environment, for the rapid design of network products such as label edge/switch routers, DSLARs and multi-service provisioning platforms with Layer 2/3 MPLS VPN MPLS VPN is a family of methods for harnessing the power of Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) to create Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). MPLS is well suited to the task as it provides traffic isolation and differentiation without substantial overhead. features. Demonstrating an impressive level of multi-pass packet performance, the PolicyEdge OC-48 platform has reliably processed trillions of packets using Spirent's Adtech network analyzers. "We are pleased to team with Fast-Chip in demonstrating the OC-48 development platform utilizing PMC-Sierra's RM7000 MIPS processor," said Tom Riordan, vice president and general manager, PMC-Sierra's MIPS Processor Division. "This is another example of our third-party collaboration efforts to provide our customers with a broad selection of development platforms, utilizing PMC-Sierra's leading edge MIPS-based processors, to enable their time-to-market goals." "The interoperability of PMC-Sierra's framer devices into Fast-Chip's PolicyEdge development platform provides system designers a proven data path solution, which significantly speeds up development time," said Steve Perna, vice president and general manager for PMC-Sierra's Optical Networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. Division. "This further demonstrates the breadth of our physical layer devices that support the PL3 interface. As we have been involved in the development of the PL3 standard since its inception, we are pleased that the standard has been widely adopted by semiconductor and equipment vendors." "Our ability to leverage merchant silicon that interoperates with the PMC-Sierra product line is precisely what our customers demand," said Gregg Cook, 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. , Fast-Chip. "The enhanced capabilities of our PolicyEdge Services Processor are very complementary with PMC-Sierra's current product line." Pricing and Availability The complete OC-48 development platform, including reference design, chassis with power supply, BOM, Gerber files, Software Simulator and sample application code is available now from Fast-Chip for $34,950. PolicyEdge is currently available in both OC48 and OC192 devices. The OC-48 device is priced under $250 in 5000 piece quantities. About POS-PHY Level 3 (PL3) PMC-Sierra offers the industry's broadest PL3 (SPI-3) product family based on a common system interface to deliver a wide range of line interfaces. The PL3 family supports line interfaces including single channel OC-48, high-density dual-port 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. , OC-12, OC-3, DS3, E3, J2 as well as channelized Refers to an architecture that transmits data in channels. It often refers to the 64 Kbps channels in T1 lines, which were originally developed to handle digitized voice streams (TDM). See TDM. ATM, POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale and DS3. PMC-Sierra's PL3 product portfolio includes the PM5381 S/UNI-2488, PM7390 S/UNI-MACH48, PM3386 PM3386 S/UNI 2xGE, PM5358 S/UNI-4x622, PM5382 S/UNI-16x155 and PM5383 S/UNI-12xJET. For more information about PMC-Sierra's PL3 family of devices and partner solutions, go to http://www.pmc-sierra.com/posphylevel3. About PMC-Sierra's RM7000 Product Family The RM7000 family of MIPS-based processors spans a broad range of communications applications from network router control planes and enterprise switches to networked printers and set top boxes. These processors are ubiquitous in IP-based Layer 3 switches, edge and core routers and remote access switches. They are also used for emerging application such as wireless base stations, multi service access platforms, DSLAMs (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers A Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) allows telephone lines to make faster connections to the Internet. It is a network device, located near the customer's location, that connects multiple customer Digital Subscriber Lines (DSLs) to a high-speed Internet ), and RAIDs (Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks - Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks ). PMC-Sierra's MIPS-based processors are used throughout the electronics industry and can be found in networking equipment from companies such as Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. and Lucent. Within high-end networked printers, the RM7000 MIPS-based product family has secured design wins with industry leaders including Hewlett-Packard, Lexmark and Ricoh. For more information, visit http://www.pmc-sierra.com/processors. About Fast-Chip, Inc. Fast-Chip provides packet processing ICs that enable the deployment of premium, billable services to network OEMs. Fast-Chip's 10 and 2.5 Gigabit PolicyEdge Services Processors are single chip devices with the industry's best cost, footprint and power metrics. PolicyEdge delivers multi-port, multi-protocol classification, editing, forwarding and statistics collection that enable aggregation, as well as clear channel support up to OC-192/10GE. PolicyEdge provides the fastest Time-to-Market with a simple, yet powerful deterministic table-driven programming model. PolicyEdge devices add intelligence to a wide range of next generation products:
-- Multi-Service Switches -- Enterprise Routers
-- Metro Switches -- Multi-Protocol Routers
-- Content Switches -- LSR and LER IP Routers
-- Stateful Firewalls -- DSLARs
-- Network Probes -- Wireless Base Stations
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About PMC-Sierra PMC-Sierra is accelerating the broadband revolution. PMC-Sierra is a leading provider of high-speed broadband communications semiconductors and MIPS-based processors for Enterprise, Access, Metro Optical Transport, and Wireless network equipment that makes up the backbone of the Internet. The company 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 included in the S&P 500 Index which consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation and 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 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. . PMC-Sierra is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the PMCS symbol. For more information about PMC-Sierra, visit http://www.pmc-sierra.com. |
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