PMC-SIERRA ANNOUNCES QUADPHY-II XENPAK/10GE EVAL SYSTEM.PMC (1) See Portable Media Center. (2) (PCI Mezzanine Card) A PCI-based mezzanine card that is widely adapted to VMEbus, CompactPCI and PCI cards. Sierra has announced the PM2373-KIT QuadPHY-II XENPAK/10GE evaluation system, a comprehensive PC-based evaluation and development platform for Metro and Enterprise networking The networking infrastructure in a large enterprise with multiple computer systems and networks of different types is extraordinarily complex. Due to the myriad of interfaces that are required, much of what goes on has little to do with the real data processing of the payroll and orders. equipment. PMC-Sierra's new evaluation system is designed to the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.3ae 10 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. (GE) specification and has been proven interoperable with Agilent Technologies' industry leading HFCT-701XB 10 GBASE-LR XENPAK optical transceiver (see figure 1). "This collaborative effort between PMC-Sierra and Agilent, along with the successful interoperability of the QuadPHY-II device and the HFCT-701XB XENPAK optical transceiver, will enable network equipment architects to focus on system level aspects of the design rather than verifying connectivity," said Antony Spilman, Agilent's strategic marketing manager for 10 Gigabit Ethernet transceivers and XENPAK editor. The QuadPHY-II XENPAK/10GE evaluation system allows designers to exercise the entire range of QuadPHY-II functionality. The new evaluation system incorporates a Tyco Electronics Tyco Electronics was the largest unit of Tyco International Ltd., and the world's leading supplier of passive electronic components. On June 29, 2007 Tyco Electronics became a wholly independent publicly-traded company, along with Covidien, from the breakup of the Tyco conglomerate Z-PACK HM-Zd connector and XENPAK optical module socket for interoperability testing. The PM2373-KIT contains a PCI card, CD containing drivers/scripts, user manual and evaluation card. The evaluation card houses the QuadPHY-II, a 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. for generating IEEE 802.3ae compliant traffic, XENPAK socket and Tyco Electronics connector. "The QuadPHY-II is a world class device with industry proven signal integrity performance that targets Metro and Enterprise applications," said Peter Wong, strategic marketing manager of PMC-Sierra's Enterprise and Storage Division. "The QuadPHY-II evaluation system's interoperability with Agilent's HFCT-701XB XENPAK optical transceiver is just one example of how we are helping our customers effectively design in systems while supporting the market's increasing demand for our multi-port and multi-gigabit SERDES See serializer/deserializer. products." The PM2373-KIT QuadPHY-II XENPAK/10GE evaluation system is now available and priced at $2775 each. A comprehensive support package including reference design documents, application notes and user manuals is available. |
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