NetLogic Microsystems Announce Industry's First Product Availability of Glue-less Data Plane Search Device to Network Processors.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2002 Samples Support Integrated Interface to Multiple AMCC AMCC Applied Micro Circuits Corporation AMCC Air Mobility Control Center AMCC Ashore Mobile Contingency Communications AMCC Advanced Materials Commercialization Center AMCC allied movement coordination center (US DoD) Network Processors NetLogic Microsystems, Inc., the leader in network data plane system solutions that enable the global infrastructure of networking and optical communications Optical communications The transmission of speech, data, video, and other information by means of the visible and the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. , today announced the industry's first product availability of glue-less data plane search devices to network processors. NetLogic's sample offering supports a glue-less interface to network processors from AMCC. NetLogic's highly scalable "glue-less" devices integrate the company's Multi-Processor Search Interface (MPSI MPSI Martin Process Solutions, Inc. MPSI Multi-Problem Screening Inventory MPSI MacLean Photographic & Sporting Images MPSI Member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland ) technology into its network search engines (NSEs) and packet classification and forwarding processors (CFPs). The embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. search interface allows multiple AMCC network processors to interface to NetLogic's search engines and data plane processors without the need for additional hardware, such as an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market. or ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. . The integrated platform complements one or multiple AMCC network processors operating in parallel. The solution delivers OC-12/48/192 wire-speeds by seamlessly offloading the computation-intensive task of searching packet classification and packet forwarding Forwarding is the relaying of packets from one network segment to another by nodes in a computer network. The simplest forwarding model - unicasting - involves a packet being relayed from link to link along a chain leading from the packet's source to its destination. databases from the network processor. "Providing a completely integrated data plane solution is essential for today's networking equipment," said TJ Mueller, vice president of business development at NetLogic Microsystems. "System manufacturers recognize that the network database search function is one of the most critical functions on the data plane. Because of this importance, two of the top three largest networking equipment companies in the world are already using the AMCC/NetLogic glue-less solution in their high-end systems." "AMCC understands the importance of optimizing both performance and time-to-market for networking systems by enabling complete, pre-integrated, solutions," said Keith Morris, director of marketing at AMCC. "We're excited to partner with NetLogic on the first sample offering of glue-less search solutions that will give system designers the ability to quickly develop and deploy networking equipment." NetLogic's CFP 1. CFP - Constraint Functional Programming. 2. CFP - Communicating Functional Processes. 3. CFP - Call For Papers (for a conference). 3128GLM GLM Global Language Monitor GLM Global Marine (stock symbol) GLM Graduated Length Method (ski instruction) GLM Good Looking Mom (used in pediatric practices) GLM God Loves Me and NSE NSE - Network Software Environment: a proprietary CASE framework from Sun Microsystems. 3128GLM, the first two members of the glue-less devices, can be interfaced with AMCC's nP3400, nP3404, nP7250, nP7510 as well as future AMCC network processors. Each device has a sustained search rate of up to 83 million searches per second and has the ability to support multiple independent databases within the same device. They are also glue-less to AMCC's network processors from a software perspective. NetLogic collaborated with AMCC on its Common Coprocessor coprocessor Additional processor used in some personal computers to perform specialized tasks such as extensive arithmetic calculations or processing of graphical displays. API (CoCoA), part of AMCC's nPsoft(TM) Development Environment, providing pre-integrated software access to classification and search co-processor configuration and administration. Both CFP3128GLM and NSE3128GLM products offer a host processor interface that provides a flexible and efficient solution for adding and deleting of entries. Additional optional features include aging and learning for Layer 2 database entries, and traffic policing functionality. CFP glue-less devices have the added benefit of NetLogic's advanced-technology Zero Table Management(TM) architecture for simplified address database management and reprioritization of policy rules and forwarding addresses. Product Availability The CFP3128GLM and NSE3128GLM, offering large database sizes of more than 128,000 routing entries, are available now. Evaluation boards for the AMCC nP340x and nP7250 development system are also available now. About NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. NetLogic Microsystems, located in Mountain View, Calif., defines, designs and markets highly differentiated solutions that enable the global infrastructure of networking and optical communications to achieve the highest performance and functionality. NetLogic's family of data plane solutions include classification and forwarding processors and network search engines that bring OC-48/192 wire-speed performance to key networking applications such as guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS), Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), and Voice over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (VoIP). NetLogic also provides glue-less interface solutions that accelerate design and development of leading-edge networking equipment. For more information about products offered by NetLogic, call 650.961.6676 or visit the NetLogic Microsystems Web site at www.netlogicmicro.com. Note to Editors: Zero Table Management is a trademark of NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. All other product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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