NetLogic Microsystems Partners With Vitesse to Deliver Next-Generation Policy-Based Networking Solutions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2000 NetLogic Microsystems, the leader in silicon search engine technology, and the Advanced Networking Products Division of Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, a leading developer and supplier of semiconductors for communication equipment manufacturers, today announced plans to integrate NetLogic Microsystems' silicon search engines with the Vitesse IQ2000 Network Processor. The partnership will allow network equipment manufacturers to speed development of next-generation policy-based networking products and reduce time-to-market. Priority, policy, and security features are increasingly being added to routers and switches to enable enhanced network management features and services such as Voice over IP (VoIP), video data streaming and virtual private networks (VPNs). In addition, packet classification applications such as high-performance routing See HPR. and switching, policy-based routing In computer networking, policy-based routing (PBR) is a technique used to make routing decisions based on policies set by the network administrator. When a router receives a packet it normally decides where to forward it based on the destination address in the packet, and IPv6 applications demand greater bandwidth and reduced end-to-end delay End-to-end delay refers to the time taken for a packet to be transmitted across a network from source to destination. It is commonly referred in RTSP. in data transmission. The combined solution from NetLogic and Vitesse provides the 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. speed needed for today's networking hardware Networking hardware typically refers to equipment facilitating the use of a computer network. Typically, this includes routers, switches, access points, network interface cards and other related hardware. . NetLogic's IPCAM(R)-3 ternary (programming) ternary - A description of an operator taking three arguments. The only common example is C's ?: operator which is used in the form "CONDITION ? EXP1 : EXP2" and returns EXP1 if CONDITION is true else EXP2. silicon search engine off-loads packet classification tasks from Vitesse's IQ2000 network processor allowing for high-speed throughput while maintaining sophisticated QoS guarantees. Fast and easy integration of the combined platform allows designers to optimize their solutions for specific packet processing applications including policy enforcement, security, QoS, and VPNs. "Vitesse and NetLogic Microsystems understand that system designers require flexible and robust solutions for their next generation equipment," said Cindy Lindsay, Director of Business Alliances at Vitesse's Advanced Networking Products Division. "The Vitesse Network Acceleration Platform is designed as a highly flexible platform for partners like NetLogic to rapidly integrate their technology into a very high performance network processing system." The speed, entry depth and table width of the IPCAM-3 ternary silicon search engine gives router and switch manufacturers a cost-effective and powerful method to accelerate design cycles for tomorrow's high-performance network hardware. With the widest entry size and highest density in the industry, a single IPCAM-3 ternary search A ternary search algorithm is a computer science technique for finding the minimum or maximum of a function that is either strictly increasing and then strictly decreasing or vice versa. engine can perform lookups of the entire Internet core database in one clock cycle. Additionally, it allows 100 percent table utilization while maintaining multiple entry widths. "System designers -- who face constantly shrinking windows for meeting market needs -- need packet classification solutions that will simplify their task and give them the time-to-market advantage," said TJ Mueller, vice president of marketing at NetLogic Microsystems, "NetLogic and Vitesse are providing the technologies needed to quickly and easily deliver the speeds and functionality that enhance overall network performance." About Vitesse Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation is a leading developer and supplier of innovative, high performance semiconductors utilizing state-of-the-art processes -- for the communications equipment manufacturers of next generation DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing and 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. , as well as storage area networking ICs and enclosure management products that monitor and communicate critical reliability and availability information. The company's products address the needs of Core, Edge and Access network equipment manufacturers who demand a combination of high speed, high complexity and low power dissipation. Vitesse is headquartered in Camarillo, California Camarillo is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. The population was 57,077 at the 2000 census. A January 1, 2006 California Department of Finance estimate lists the population at 64,034. The Ventura Freeway (U.S. Route 101) is the city's primary thoroughfare. , and manufactures volume ICs at its two fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. facilities in Camarillo and Colorado Springs. Additional company and product information can be found on the Web at www.vitesse.com. About NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. NetLogic Microsystems, located in Mountain View, Calif., defines, designs, and markets highly differentiated solutions that enable high-speed infrastructure equipment of the global communications network Global Communications Network or (GCN) is an instant messaging client for Microsoft Windows. The software is provided free of charge but is supported by banner advertisements. In addition to chat services, users are also provided with free e-mail and webspace. . NetLogic's silicon search engines, network co-processors and subsystem products bring OC-192/768 wire-speed performance to key networking applications such as guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS), Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). For more information about products offered by NetLogic, call toll-free: 877-SyncCAM (877.796.2226) or visit the NetLogic Web site at www.netlogicmicro.com. IPCAM is a registered trademark of NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. 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