RadiSys Announces PICMG 2.16 Compliant CompactPCI Packet Processing Solution; Intel IXP1200 Network Processor Based for Wire Speed Packet Processing.Business Editors, Technology Writers HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 2001 RadiSys Corp. announced today the introduction of its ENP-3511, the industry's first Intel(R) IXP (1) (Internet EXchange Processor) See IXA. (2) (Internet eXchange Point) A public junction point on the Internet that provides an on-ramp to the Internet as well as a location for carriers to exchange traffic. 1200 network processor-based, PICMG An industry consortium that develops specifications for backplanes and interconnects for electronic equipment in the industrial and telecom fields. It was founded in 1994 as the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group, hence the acronym. 2.16-compliant CompactPCI solution. The ENP-3511 is a packet processing solution targeted for carrier-class applications that require high-density, wire-speed packet processing such as VoIP gateways, access concentrators, PBXs, routers, firewalls and security/monitoring appliances. RadiSys is a leading global designer and manufacturer of building blocks enabling next-generation Internet and communications systems. With the capability to interface directly to 512 DS0s or 256 full-duplex voice channels, the ENP-3511 offers a very high call density capacity for telecom OEMs. With the ability to handle both TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. and eight 10/100 BaseT Ethernet I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output traffic, the ENP-3511 is a flexible platform element that is suited for both TDM-to-packet and packet-to-packet applications. This flexibility allows OEMs to develop and deploy various products based on a common flexible hardware platform. "Accelerating network convergence is creating demand for software-programmable, packet-processing network elements," says Venkataraman Prasannan, senior director for RadiSys. "Based on the IXP1200 network processor, the RadiSys ENP-3511 is an ideal, flexible solution for bridging voice and packet traffic in these converged networks." About the ENP-3511 Powered by the Intel(R) IXP1200 network processor and designed in the popular CompactPCI form factor, the RadiSys ENP-3511 features eight 10/100 BaseT ethernet ports on the high-speed IX bus and two 10/100 BaseT ethernet ports on the PCI bus PCI bus - Peripheral Component Interconnect . All of these connections are available through RJ-45 connectors on the rear transition module. To facilitate connectivity in a development environment, one of the Ethernet connections on the PCI bus is also available through an RJ-45 connector on the front panel. For connection to the TDM data stream of the CompactPCI H.110 bus, the ENP-3511 features the Agere's T8105 time-slot interchanger device with the high-speed connection of TDM data to the IX bus of the IXP1200 Network Processor implemented with the RadiSys TDM2IX interface device. Additionally, the ENP-3511 supports a 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. site that can be used for I/O expansion through PMC modules or to allow for the design of other special purpose interfaces. This support enables customers to use either off-the-shelf PMCs or their own designs. Designed for high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. in telecom and datacom equipment applications, the ENP-3511 offers a full suite of features to enable 99.999 percent system availability, including: two 10/100 BaseT Ethernet ports on the PCI bus of the IXP1200 network processor implemented in conformance to the PICMG 2.16 specification; complete support for the IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) A protocol for monitoring server hardware for temperature, voltage, chassis intrusion, etc. Introduced in 1998 by Intel, HP, NEC and Dell, IPMI defines a standard set of messages for the characteristics of hardware platform management interface bus standard; and full support for CompactPCI hot swap To pull out a component from a system and plug in a new one while the main power is still on. Also called "hot plug" and "hot insertion," hot swap is a feature of USB devices, allowing an external drive, network adapter or other peripheral to be plugged in without having to power down the . Pricing and Availability The ENP-3511 is available now. Pricing varies with volume, typical pricing in OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and quantities is $3,306. About RadiSys RadiSys (Nasdaq:RSYS) designs and manufactures building blocks for next-generation Internet and communications systems. As the leading independent provider to OEMs, RadiSys delivers a time-to-market advantage in a tight "virtual division" relationship with its customers. The building blocks include Intel-based embedded computers, DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive modules and algorithms, network interfaces and protocols, systems platforms and embedded software. RadiSys' highly differentiated position in the market is a result of its intense focus on Intel-based technology, having the broadest array of building blocks, and a "perfect fit" product development strategy using its intellectual property to design customer subsystems. RadiSys is a registered trademark of RadiSys Corporation. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. For more information, contact RadiSys at info@radisys.com or http://www.radisys.com or call 800/950-0044 or 503/615-1100. For press information: Lyn Pangares, RadiSys Corporation, 503/615-1220. |
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