NetLogic Microsystems and MMC Networks Team to Deliver Integrated Data Plane Packet Processing for Leading-Edge Networking Equipment.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2000 NetLogic Microsystems, the leader in networking search engine technology, and MMC See MultiMediaCard and Microsoft Management Console. Networks (Nasdaq:MMCN MMCN Materiel Management Control Number (MEDCOM Logistics) ), the leading supplier of network processors, today announced plans to integrate NetLogic Microsystems' network co-processors and network search engines with MMC's nP7000 family of network processors. The partnership meets design demands for flexible and robust solutions to improve router table See routing table. search 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. performance, speeding time-to-market and reducing cost for networking and communications equipment vendors who develop products for a variety of service provider applications. The integrated platform guarantees Quality of Service (QoS) and other complex policy-based networking requirements. With the ability to support wire-speeds beyond OC-48, this design solution is ideal for applications including Voice over IP (VoIP), streaming data Data that is structured and processed in a continuous flow, such as digital audio and video. See streaming audio and streaming video. , virtual private networks (VPNs), policy enforcement, Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. , IPv4/IPv6 routing, load balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them , firewalling, and Web caching. Quick and easy integration of the design solution gives customers the flexibility and speed to perform wire-speed search operations. NetLogic's network co-processors and search engines can be seamlessly integrated to off-load packet forwarding and classification tasks from MMC's processors. This provides the packet forwarding and classification speed needed to enhance performance of next-generation 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. . "We're pleased to have NetLogic as an important member of the MMC Alliances Program, providing our mutual customers with robust platforms that can be easily integrated into their networking equipment," said Andy Gottlieb, vice president of marketing for MMC Networks. "MMC's network processors combined with NetLogic's leading-edge network co-processors and search engines offer a powerful and rapid time-to-market solution for today's high-performance policy-based networking." "Based on many existing mutual design wins, we view MMC as having a very strong network processor market presence," said TJ Mueller, vice president of marketing at NetLogic Microsystems. "By formalizing our relationship, we are offering synergistic solutions that enable system designers to spend less time on product development and more time on developing software features that offer much more significant product differentiation Product Differentiation A source of competitive advantage that depends on producing some item that is regarded to have unique and valuable characteristics. for systems level products." About MMC Networks, Inc. MMC Networks (Nasdaq:MMCN) is the first mover and market leader in providing total network processing platforms and services, enabling network and communications equipment vendors to rapidly develop scalable, feature-rich, cost-effective products. MMC's platforms include fully programmable, policy-enabled network processors, an open, extensible software architecture, high-capacity switching fabrics, and integrated traffic management capabilities, complemented by system design and consulting services. MMC platforms form the silicon heart of many Layer 2-Layer 7 WAN and LAN switches and routers, broadband, optical, Web switching Using a Web switch to route Web traffic to the server that can process it most efficiently. See Web switch. , subscriber management, and other communications platforms. For additional information visit www.mmcnetworks.com or call 408.731.1600. MMC Networks -- The Network Processor Company(TM). 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 communications to achieve the highest performance and functionality. NetLogic's network co-processors, network search engines, and subsystem products bring OC-48/192/768 wire-speed performance to key networking applications such as guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS), Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and Voice over Internet Protocol 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). For more information about products offered by NetLogic, call 650.961.6676 or visit the NetLogic Web site at www.netlogicmicro.com. This release may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, general business conditions in the networking equipment and semiconductor industries, changes in demand for network equipment products of MMC Networks' customers, the timing and amount or cancellation of orders from MMC Networks' network equipment vendor customers, scheduling uncertainties in the development of networking and semiconductor products, and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. . |
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