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Date: 30th Aug 2010

40Gbps AdvancedTCA Platform from Advantech using NetLogic's XLP processors

Advantech and NetLogic has unveiled the ATCA-7410, a 40-Gbps AdvancedTCA (ATCA) platform using NetLogic Microsystems' XLP multi-core, multi-threaded processors.

The ATCA-7410 supports the new 40-Gbps ATCA standards and is targeted at LTE enhanced packet core (EPC) gateways, service routers, metro Ethernet, access aggregation, mobile backhaul systems and network security platforms. The NetLogic XLP processor in ATCA-7410 blade incorporates a 64 NXCPUs from the XLP processor family, 128 knowledge-based processing engines from the NL11k processor family and multiple NLP1342 10GE PHYs. The knowledge-based processing engines can deliver up to 1.2 billion decisions per second of Layers 2 - 4 flow classification, IPv4/IPv6 forwarding, ACL security and quality-of-service (QoS) policing. The NL11k is also produced in TSMC's 40nm high performance process, again delivering optimum die size, performance and power. This ATCA system is targeted to meet the needs for Tier One OEMs to support systems with up to fourteen blades in a chassis to enable scalability to over 500Gbps throughput per chassis.

"The ATCA-7410 design leverages NetLogic Microsystems' best-in-class technologies across the board," said Eddie Lai, director of business development at Advantech. "It represents the breakthrough ATCA product which Tier-1 OEMs are waiting for to perform uncompromised processing on every packet of traffic with minimal latency to ensure predictable network behavior and eliminate bottlenecks".

"We're pleased to see Advantech utilizing the performance advantages brought by combining our market-leading products its new ATCA-7410 platform offering," said Chris O'Reilly, vice president of marketing at NetLogic Microsystems. "We congratulate Advantech on the introduction of its flagship ATCA-7410 platform that offers compelling benefits to network equipment providers."

The 64 NXCPUs in ATCA-7410 operate at up to 2.0 GHz and are based on an innovative superscalar engine with out-of-order execution capabilities to deliver data and control plane performance, the ability to support billions of in-flight messages and packet descriptors. The XLP cores are quad-threaded to effectively minimize bottlenecks and memory latencies that are inherent in data-plane processing applications. The 40nm XLP processors also include complete offload of network functions, including IPSec/SSL security functions, packet parsing, ordering, queuing, management, compression/decompression, storage, TCP segmentation and IEEE1588 hardware time stamping.

The ATCA-7410 solution includes multiple NLP1342 quad-port 10 GbE PHY devices from NetLogic Microsystems for lower latency and jitter and extended cablings distances for 10/40/100 GbE applications. This device is manufactured using 40nm node, supports both direct-attach twin-ax copper and SR/LR optical cabling and offers power consumption of 0.5 Watt/channel to enable energy-efficient networking equipment.

Availability: Sampling in Q4 2010

For more information visit: http://www.advantech.in/

 
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