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METRO/ EDGE NETWORK PROCESSING: Overview
Keeping pace with rapidly evolving network technology presents a perplexing problem where equipment providers are challenged to increase processing performance while delivering flexible scalable solutions that meet their customers' requirements. In recent years, network processor units (NPUs) have gained in popularity because of their versatility in accomplishing this task.

METRO/ EDGE NETWORK PROCESSING: News

Freescale QorIQ communications platforms signal a new way forward for embedded multicore technology

Freescale Semiconductor has introduced a new brand of communications platforms designed to enable the next era of networking and take embedded multicore to new levels of adoption. The new QorIQ...  >>  

Mailshell's Reputation Service, Spam Detection SDKs Support Cavium Networks' OCTEON Multi-Core MIPS64 Processor Family

Mailshell, provider of email reputation, anti-spam and anti-phishing engines for OEMs today announced the availability of email security SDKs and reputation data service for Cavium Networks'...  >>  

Freescale announces pin-compatible, power-efficient series in new QorIQ communications platforms

Freescale Semiconductor has introduced the first two product series based on its new QorIQ™ Communications Platforms for next-generation multicore networking applications. The P1 and P2...  >>  

Eight-core microprocessor from Freescale redefines state-of-the-art for embedded multicore processing

Freescale Semiconductor introduces the QorIQ P4080 multicore processor – a highly advanced eight-core communications processor designed to set new standards for performance, power efficiency...  >>  

Marvell Raises the Bar on the Gigabit Ethernet Market with New Digital Office GbE Switch

Marvell has announced the availability of its digital office Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switch, featuring auto-discovery and auto-configuration for small-to-medium sized business (SMB) IP appliances.  >>  

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METRO/ EDGE NETWORK PROCESSING: Semiconductor Solutions

C-Port Network Processors

The C-Port Network Processor Family includes the most integrated, flexible, and functionally-rich processors and coprocessors for implementing intelligent services for next-generation networks.... [from Freescale]  >>  

Product - VSC2202 (IQ2200) -- OC-12 Network Processor

Product brief, and several application notes are given here as pdf documents.  >>  

OCTEON MIPS64 Processors

The Cavium Networks OCTEON family of Multi-Core MIPS64 processors is the industry’s most scalable, highest-performance, and lowest-power solution for intelligent networking applications... [from Cavium]  >>  

PMC-Sierra's RM5261A 64-Bit MIPS-based RISC Processor Receives Outstanding Certified Benchmark Scores

Our family of highly integrated 64-bit MIPS-basedTM RISC processors are created for today's most powerful network applications to bring complex networking designs to life. Our growing family of... [from PMC-Sierra]  >>  

Broadcom Extends Market Leadership in Ethernet Switching

New StrataXGS II Products offer a unique mix of scalability and multi-layer intelligence for next generation enterprise and metropolitan networks. Superior multi-layer intelligence enables faster,... [from Broadcom]  >>  

Intel Network Processors

Built on a high-performance fully programmable architecture, Intel network processors offer the speed, flexibility, and ease-of-use/reuse you need to accelerate time-to-market, extend... [from Intel]  >>  

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METRO/ EDGE NETWORK PROCESSING: Application Resources

The Value of Co-Processors

Network processing units (NPUs) provide great value to metro network equipment architectures by providing flexible and adaptable processing solutions. Memory-intensive packet searches -routing,...  >>  

Secure Embedded Processors - Enabling High- Performance Network Protection

The Age of Security: Over the last few decades, developers of communications systems have been faced with a market demanding higher bandwidths, higher reliability, lower cost, improved...  >>  

Switching Devices Meet the Challenges of the Next Generation Network

Today's service providers are searching to create new, profitable data services using the existing transport network while reducing CAPEX and OPEX, and increasing efficiency. Based on the...  >>  

NPU Designs for Next-Generation Networking Equipment

Overview of network processor technology and explains why RISC-based architectures are insufficient for building next-generation switches and routers.  >>  

Aggregating LAN Traffic with TDM

The ZL50110/11/14 and ZL50118/19/20 families are a range of highly functional Circuit Emulation Services over Packet (CESoP) processors. They provide both structured and unstructured circuit...  >>  

Enhanced TCP/IP Performance with AltiVec

Today's high speed networks are capable of delivering data at gigabit/second rates to desktop computers and some embedded systems. This dramatic improvement is taking place both in local area...  >>  

The Challenge for Next Generation Network Processors

Networking hardware manufacturers face the dual demands of supporting ever increasing bandwidth requirements, while also delivering new features, such as the ability to implement Quality of Service...  >>  

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METRO/ EDGE NETWORK PROCESSING: Reference Designs

Altera: Nios II Network Acceleration Reference Design

This reference design illustrates how to achieve high bandwidth network connectivity in a Nios® II soft-core processor based system. This design makes use of an accelerated networking media...  >>  

Xilinx Delivers Complete Virtex-5 FPGA Based Solutions for SPI-4.2 and SFI-4.1 Interfaces

Xilinx Inc. has announced complete solutions for the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) System Packet Interface (SPI) 4.2 and SerDes Framer Interface (SFI) 4.1 standards, the industry's...  >>  

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