Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation Delivers Breakthrough Capacity and Performance Benchmarks With New High Speed Crosspoint Switches.CAMARILLO, Calif. -- Switches Deliver 900 Gbps Capacity and Signal Integrity Performance Rounding Out World's Most Comprehensive Crosspoint Portfolio Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (Pink Sheets:VTSS VTSS Vehicle Theft Security System VTSS Vancouver Technical Secondary School ) today unveiled its latest high-speed crosspoint switches featuring breakthrough capacity and advanced Signal Integrity technology. Featuring a per-port speed of up to 6.5 Gbps and low-latency switching capabilities, the 72x72 VSC VSC Vehicle Stability Control VSC Vermont State Colleges (Waterbury, Vermont) VSC Vessel Safety Check (USCG Auxilliary) VSC Vehicle Skid Control VSC Vermont Service Center 3172 and 144x144 VSC3144 asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. crosspoints deliver near-terabit aggregate bandwidth capacity. These crosspoints enable new cost and performance breakpoints for blade server A server architecture that houses multiple server modules ("blades") in a single chassis. It is widely used in datacenters to save space and improve system management. Either self-standing or rack mounted, the chassis provides the power supply, and each blade has its own CPU, memory and , video and network equipment designs used in core, metro and enterprise environments. The new product additions underscore Vitesse's leadership and continued investment in Signal Integrity and Crosspoint solutions along with record product line business growth. Vitesse Crosspoint Switch Products and World Class Signal Integrity Vitesse has been at the forefront of high performance crosspoint and signal integrity development for nearly ten years. Featuring 11 Gbps-per-port and 2 through 144 sized matrix selection, Vitesse's crosspoint portfolio offers the highest port capacity, broadest offering and best signal integrity performance in the business. Vitesse's integrated PixEQ(TM) Technology improves signal performance and reduces jitter A flicker or fluctuation in a transmission signal or display image. The term is used in several ways, but it always refers to some offset of time and space from the norm. For example, in a network transmission, jitter would be a bit arriving either ahead or behind a standard clock cycle associated with driving multi-Gigabit signals across PCBs, backplanes, and cables. Real-world results show that Vitesse PixEQ(TM) technology eliminates deterministic jitter Deterministic jitter (or DJ) is a type of jitter with a known non-Gaussian probability distribution. The other major class of jitter is non-deterministic, or random jitter. over backplane channels up to 1 meter long and low cost, short-reach copper cabling. Vitesse components are used in a wide array of products from industry-leading OEMs. "Early in our development, it became apparent that we needed to seamlessly connect multi-protocol fabrics without the need for hard wiring. Vitesse crosspoint products proved to be an ideal tool to address the protocols, switching and signal integrity demands of our application, and we were happy to use it as a key element in our system. We have planned other fabric interfaces with Vitesse's unique crosspoint solutions," stated Viswa Sharma, CTO/COO of CorEdge Networks. Vitesse Raising the Bar on Performance and Price The new crosspoint switches are tailored for cost-sensitive high-speed, high port count serial copper interconnect applications such as backplanes and box-to-box interconnect systems. These devices offer operating rates over 50% higher than previous generation devices at a substantially reduced cost to the end user. The higher data rate capability and protocol transparent operation are designed to match a broad range of application markets including HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates , ATCA See AdvancedTCA. , SONET, Storage, and many others. Their nanosecond (1) One billionth of a second. Used to measure the speed of logic and memory chips, a nanosecond can be visualized by converting it to distance. In one nanosecond, electricity travels approximately a foot in a wire. latency and 125 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. programming rate make them suitable for system designs with tight timing budgets. Furthermore, the integrated programmable equalization In communications, techniques used to reduce distortion and compensate for signal loss (attenuation) over long distances. (EQ) is designed to tame tough signal integrity challenges in backplanes and short-reach copper cabling. "Vitesse was first to introduce integrated signal equalization in crosspoint switches and now has nearly a decade of successful product developments and key technology patents," said Juan Garza Juan Raul Garza (c1957 - June 19, 2001) was an American murderer and drug trafficker who was executed for a federal crime. In 1993 Garza was convicted of murdering three people during the course of running a marijuana smuggling and distribution ring based in Brownsville, , Vitesse Product Marketing Manager, Network Products Division. "With a portfolio offering dozens of products, we have shipped over a million units to a diverse customer base. The wide application and record unit shipments underscore the market demand for Crosspoint and Signal Integrity solutions as network, storage and HDTV equipment evolves to support next generation signaling and protocols." The 6.5 Gbps 72x72 VSC3172 and 144x144 VSC3144 asynchronous crosspoint switches feature a fully non-blocking switch core programmed through a flexible port interface. Per-channel and globally programmable input EQ and output pre-emphasis settings enable maximum customization for the application. Each high-speed output is a fully differential switched current driver with on-die terminations for optimum signal integrity. Core programming can be sequential on a port-byport basis, or multiple program assignments can be queued and issued simultaneously. Unused channels may be powered down to allow efficient use of the switch in applications that require only a subset of the channels. These products are part of the most comprehensive crosspoint offering in the industry and serve as the backbone for building storage networking, cluster computing and network interconnects to meet the current and future IT needs of organizations around the world. More information on Vitesse's Signal Integrity solutions can be found at www.vitesse.com/SI. Availability and Pricing The introduced products include: --VSC3172, 6.5 Gbps 72x72 asynchronous crosspoint --VSC3144, 6.5 Gbps 144x144 asynchronous crosspoint Sampling in September 2006, volume pricing for the VSC3172 and VSC3144 is $250 and $750 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. respectively. About Vitesse Vitesse designs, develops, and markets a diverse portfolio of high-performance, cost-competitive semiconductor solutions for communications and storage networks worldwide. Engineering excellence and dedicated customer service distinguish Vitesse as an industry leader in Gigabit Ethernet LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. , Ethernet-over-SONET, Advanced Switching, Fibre Channel, Serial Attached SCSI See SAS. , Optical Transport, and other applications. Vitesse innovation empowers customers to deliver superior products for Enterprise, Access, Metro, and Core applications. Additional company and product information is available at www.vitesse.com. About CorEdge Networks CorEdge Networks Inc. is the industry leader in ATCA/MicroTCA solutions. It has developed an extensive suite of 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. MicroTCA 1.0 standard-compliant products including MicroTCA carrier hubs (MCHs), clock/SATA modules, power modules and PicoTCA test platforms that facilitate rapid, low cost market entry by companies interested in developing ATCA/MicroTCA products. CorEdge's products have been vetted at numerous PICMG AIWs (advanced interoperability workshops) working with different independent vendors' offerings and are sold to most major participants in the ATCA/MicroTCA space. Additional company and product information is available at www.coredgenetworks.com. Vitesse is a registered trademark in the United States and/or other jurisdictions of Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective holders. Note to editors: Additional technical information is available at: Signal Integrity Technology Center: http://www.vitesse.com/SI |
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