INTERNET MACHINES INTROS 200 GBPS SINGLE CHIP SWITCH ELEMENT.

Internet Machines Corp., developer of the IMpower family of highly integrated, protocol independent communications integrated circuits (ICs), recently introduced its IMpower switch element, the SE200.

Targeted at developers of IP/MPLS routers and switches, high-speed metro core and edge switches for the emerging optical network, network elements for data centers, storage area networks (SANs), and high-end network access, the SE200 is the highest capacity, single chip switch element available.

A single chip delivers 200 Gbps of switching capacity, and larger fabrics using multiple SE200 devices can deliver terabit speeds. Sixty-four embedded serializer-deserializer (SERDES) transceivers optimize performance and integration efficiency in backplane and shelf-to-shelf interconnection schemes.

Based on Internet Machines' modular and scalable Parallel Channel Architecture, the SE200 allows systems designers to develop high-performance multi-gigabit switches that can scale incrementally in aggregate and per-port bandwidth capacity, as well as overall system port density. The main application of the SE200 is to provide high-speed switching between a source and destination port, supporting multiple line cards in carrier-grade networking platforms built with per-port speeds of 10 Gbps/OC-192c.

Through its innovative virtual link aggregation capability, the SE200 supports switching for multiple concurrent protocols and services for any size packet at any data rate from OC-48c to OC-768c. For high-end switching applications, multiple SE200 devices can be designed into a single stage topology to scale fabric capacities to terabit speeds.