Product category:
Networking Hardware
News Release from: Emerson Network Power Embedded Computing
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 29 November 2007
New-generation blades to use multicore
processor
High-performance ATCA, AdvancedMC and MicroTCA packet processing blades will be based on Cavium Networks' Octeon processor family.
Emerson Network Power's Embedded Computing business is working with Cavium Networks to develop a family of high-performance ATCA, AdvancedMC and MicroTCA packet processing blades based on Cavium Networks' Octeon processor family The new blades will make it easy for network equipment providers to add scalable, high-performance Level 2 through Level 7 packet processing capability to next-generation, open architecture communications networks
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 16 Jan 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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"The Octeon family offers unprecedented packet processing throughput, scalability, and programmability", says Rod Anliker, Senior Program Manager at Emerson.
"This announcement highlights Emerson's work with Cavium Networks to develop open architecture blades that take full advantage of the Octeon's unique capabilities while making it easy for network equipment providers to integrate those capabilities into the next generation of ATCA, AdvancedMC and MicroTCA systems".
"Emerson's open architecture hardware, software, and systems expertise, coupled with our worldwide manufacturing, service, and support capabilities, make us uniquely positioned to deliver best-in-class packet processing solutions based on the Octeon processor".
"Emerson is an international company with true global reach, and has been a pioneer in the development and early adoption of open architecture telecomms standards", says Tasha Castaneda, Senior Strategic Alliance Manager at Cavium Networks.
"This combination makes them a strong partner for deploying world-class Octeon-based packet processing solutions that can be readily integrated into next-generation ATCA, AdvancedMC and MicroTCA communications systems".
The Octeon family of high-performance low-power multicore MIPS64 processors provides hardware acceleration for intelligent networking applications requiring high-performance Layer 2 through Layer 7 processing.
These software-compatible processors, featuring up to 16 cnMIPS cores, integrate next-generation networking interfaces, a memory controller, advanced hardware packet processing, QoS, TCP, multicore scaling, pattern matching, compression/decompression, storage, security and the latest processor peripherals on a single chip.
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