Allayer Communications heeft gisteren de AL1032 10Gbps Ethernet switching chip aangekondigd waarmee Gigabit Ethernet netwerken en OC-192 Sonet backbones gekoppeld kunnen worden. De chip beschikt hiertoe over 12 Gigabit poorten en één 10Gigabit poort. De AL1032 chip zal in november in produktie gaan en heeft een prijs van 250 dollar bij aankoop van 10.000 stuks :
Allayer (San Jose, Calif.)said its AL1032 chip can directly connect LAN traffic to a network core by combining Ethernet streams into a 10 Gbit/second feed, then sending that feed into the network core at OC-192 (10-Gbit/s) Sonet rates. The conversion from Ethernet to Sonet can be handled easily by an FPGA, Allayer said. The chip could also be used as a direct connection to OC-192 pipes from Internet points-of-presence or enterprise networks.The AL1032 includes 12 Gigabit Ethernet ports and one port designed for 10-Gbit/s traffic. To connect the 10-Gbit/s port to an external PHY, the AL1032 supports the XGMII interface standard, which is being finalized by the IEEE 802.3ae task force working to define the 10 Gigabit Ethernet standard.
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Check voor meer info dit artikel van EETimes en de press release van Allayer.