The first 100 Gigabit ethernet PHY solution is the NLP10000 from Netlogic Microsystems. The innovative high-speed PHY technology allows manufacturers (OEMs) to develop 100GE systems while minimizing power consumption and form factor.
The new NLP10000 100GE PHY solution supports the draft specification of the IEEE 802.3ba 100Gb/s and 40Gb/s Ethernet Task Force, whose OEM members include Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco Systems, Force10 Networks, Fujitsu, Huawei Technologies, Juniper Networks and Nortel Networks.
A worldwide growth in broadband services and rich media content has resulted in significant bandwidth demands on carrier optical transport networks (OTN) like DS3 and OCx, as well as access aggregation networks for PON, DSL, Cable, 3G/4G and WiMAX.
Leading service providers such as AT&T and Verizon Communications have announced early initiatives to test new 100G technologies over their existing networks. In addition, major data center and storage network managers are moving to increase network throughputs to 100GE in order to support the exponential demand for video, peer-to-peer and virtualization services.
NetLogic Microsystems’ NLP10000 100GE PHY solution features a groundbreaking architecture and advanced circuit technologies to deliver the highest 100GE density, superior jitter performance and lower power consumption. This will enable customers to develop next-generation switches, routers and transport systems for data-center, metro and long-haul applications that require a 10X increase in PHY performance while minimizing the power profile and space requirements.
Furthermore, the NLP10000 solution will be offered in lead-free packaging, to allow customers to develop environmental-friendly system solutions that comply with certain green-initiative regulations.
“Our NLP10000 solution represents a revolutionary breakthrough that further separates us from the competition,” said Stefanos Sidiropoulos, vice president of Physical Layer Products at NetLogic Microsystems. “The addition of the NLP10000 solution will enable us to offer our customers unprecedented scalability for our market-leading family of high-performance, low-power and low-jitter physical layer products that span 10Gbps to 100Gbps throughput.”
“NetLogic Microsystems’ leading-edge NLP10000 solution enables network providers and OEMs to significantly enhance the performance and functionality of Ethernet solutions into the 100 Gigabit performance level,” said Jag Bolaria, senior analyst at The Linley Group. “We expect 100 Gigabit Ethernet to eventually emerge as the technology that solves critical bottlenecks and congestions in optical transport, data center and storage networks.”
NetLogic Microsystems is now accepting orders for the NLP10000 solution and is expecting to ship first customer samples within standard lead times for NetLogic Microsystems’ products.
Links of interest:
- Ethernet Internet Quotes find out metro ethernet availability
- 10 / 100 Gigabit Ethernet Switches & Routers - National directory of dealers of Nortel, Cisco, 3Com and other switches and routers.
- Ethernet Whitepapers - Collection of 10 gigabit technology whitepapers
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