PMC-Sierra Announces Production of Packet Processors and Framer Products for Growing Voice and Data Convergence Market.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 2004 New FREEDM FREEDM Frame Engine and Data Link Manager and TEMUX Devices Enable Convergence with Worldwide Standards Compliance PMC-Sierra, Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS PMCS PMC Sierra (stock symbol) PMCS Project Management Control System PMCS partial mission-capable, supply (US DoD) PMCS Preventive Maintenance Checks & Services PMCS Professional Military Comptroller School ) today announced production of the newest members to its FREEDM(TM) family of HDLC (High-level Data Link Control) A data link protocol from ISO for point-to-point communications over serial links. Derived from IBM's SDLC protocol, HDLC has been the basis for numerous protocols including X.25, ISDN, T1, SS7, GSM, CDPD, PPP and others. packet processors and TEMUX(R) family of high-density T1/E1 framers. PMC-Sierra extends its leadership in the service provider market with the PM7310 FREEDM 336L, PM7311 FREEDM 84L, PM7312 FREEDM 32L and PM8320 TEMUX 84E3 devices which address highly channelized Refers to an architecture that transmits data in channels. It often refers to the 64 Kbps channels in T1 lines, which were originally developed to handle digitized voice streams (TDM). See TDM. router, multi-service switching and wireless infrastructure applications. These fourth generation devices build upon PMC-Sierra's multi-service switch line card solutions (see Figure 1) and allow scalable and flexible architectures to be designed for new applications in edge routers, multi-service provisioning platforms, and wireless radio network controllers and base station controllers. "Our established family of high-density FREEDM and TEMUX devices provide reduced power consumption, have an extensive feature set as well as flexible interconnects to ensure ease of reuse and reliable scalability in deploying next-generation equipment for global voice and data convergence," said Jean Lamarche, director of Marketing, Service Provider Division at PMC-Sierra. Further Extending Flexible and Scalable Multi-Service Architectures The PM7310 FREEDM 336L, PM7311 FREEDM 84L and PM7312 FREEDM 32L devices are the industry's first high-level data link control (networking) High-level Data Link Control - (HDLC) A general-purpose data link control protocol defined by ISO for use on both point-to-point and multipoint (multidrop) data links. It supports full-duplex, transparent-mode operation. , Point-to Point Protocol (PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) The most popular method for transporting IP packets over a serial link between the user and the ISP. Developed in 1994 by the IETF and superseding the SLIP protocol, PPP establishes the session between the user's computer and the ISP using ), Frame Relay (FR), and Multilink-enabled packet processors to support a separate high priority path to interleave To intersperse one after the other. See sector interleave and memory interleaving. interleave - interleaving latency sensitive traffic, such as Voice-over-IP (VoIP), with fragments of large data packets. The FREEDM 336L supports up to 336 T1 or 252 E1 links and is ideal for channelized OC-12/STM-4 line card designs. The FREEDM 84L supports up to 84 T1 or 63 E1 links and up to 1024 HDLC channels and is targeted at nxDS3 and nxOC-3/STM-1 line card designs. The FREEDM 32L supports up to 32 T1 or E1 links and up to 1024 HDLC channels and is ideal for multiple T1/E1 line card designs. Using the PM8320 TEMUX 84E3 high-density framer/mapper/multiplexer device in a line-card design expands its worldwide versatility with the addition of E3 mapping into SONET/SDH and DS3 into SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) The European counterpart to SONET. See SONET. SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy . The TEMUX 84E3 supports up to 84 T1 or 63 E1 links or 3 DS3/E3 links and is ideal for nxDS3/E3, nxOC-3/STM-1 and scalable to nxOC-12/STM-4 line card designs. Offering a Complete Multi-Service Solution The FREEDM and TEMUX devices work seamlessly with a broad range of PMC-Sierra devices. Together, PMC-Sierra's SPECTRA(TM) (SONET/SDH), ARROW (SONET/SDH), S/UNI(R) IMA (Interactive Multimedia Association, Annapolis, MD) An earlier trade association founded in 1988 originally as the Interactive Video Industry Association. It provided an open process for adopting existing technologies and was involved in subjects such as networked services, scripting (ATM inverse multiplexer), and AAL1gator(TM) (ATM processor) families offer proven, scalable solutions that can support most major protocols at the edge of the network (see Figure 2). PMC-Sierra's multi-service products provide OEMs with reliability and time-to-market advantage. A scalable architecture also promotes re-use of existing software and hardware designs for next-generation line cards. Pricing, Availability and Customer Support The FREEDM 336L, FREEDM 84L and FREEDM 32L devices are priced at $1645, $575 and $374 in 1KU quantities through distribution, respectively. The TEMUX 84E3 is priced at $478 in 1KU quantities. All devices are currently available in production quantities. The FREEDM 336L, FREEDM 84L and FREEDM 32L devices are packaged in a 40 x 40 mm, 520-pin SBGA package in 0.18 micron. The TEMUX 84E3 is packaged in a 23 x 23 mm, 324-pin PBGA package in 0.18 micron. All of these devices are low power 1.8V CMOS and rated for industrial temperature range operation (-40 to +85 degrees Celsius). A comprehensive support package including datasheets and application notes is available on PMC-Sierra's web site at www.pmc-sierra.com/networking. About PMC-Sierra PMC-Sierra(TM) is a leading provider of high-speed broadband communications and storage semiconductors and MIPS-based(TM) microprocessors for Enterprise, Access, Metro Optical Transport, Storage Area Networking and Wireless network equipment. The company offers worldwide technical and sales support, including a network of offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. The company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. under the PMCS symbol and is included in the S&P 500 Index. For more information, visit www.pmc-sierra.com. Attachments Figure 1: OC-12/STM-4 High-Density Frame Relay Port Card available at www.pmc-sierra.com/pressRoom/pr/images/20040420_pr_figure1.jpg Figure 2: OC-3/STM-1 Any Service Any Port Line Card available at www.pmc-sierra.com/pressRoom/pr/images/20040420_pr_figure2.jpg Photo: Available at www.pmc-sierra.com/pressRoom/photos/hi-res/ Freedm_Temux84E3_5x7_300dpi.jpg (Due to the length of this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. , it may be necessary to copy and paste To copy files from one location to another or to copy text and images from one document to another. All modern operating systems and applications have a copy and paste capability that is typically selected from an Edit menu. See cut and paste and Win Copy between windows. this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field. You may also need to remove an extra space in the URL if one exists.) (C) Copyright PMC-Sierra, Inc. 2004. All rights reserved. SUNI suni: see antelope. and TEMUX are registered trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc. ALL1gator, FREEDM, PMC, PMCS, PMC-Sierra, SPECTRA, and "Thinking You can Build On" are trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of the respective owners. |
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