PMC-Sierra and Xilinx Announce Proven Hardware Interoperability to Enable Deployment of OC-192 Systems
BURNABY, British Columbia--Dec. 17, 2001--PMC-Sierra (Nasdaq:PMCS - news) and Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq:XLNX - news) today announced the successful hardware interoperability testing between PMC-Sierra's XENON(TM) family of devices and Xilinx® Virtex®-II based POS-PHY Level 4 (PL4) cores. A collaborative effort between the two companies, the proven interoperability of the XENON devices and the PL4 cores will allow system architects to focus on system level aspects of the design rather than verifying connectivity. As such, the interoperability will help accelerate the development of emerging Metro Area Network (MAN) equipment such as multi service routers and switches with support for 10 Gigabit Ethernet, High Density Gigabit Ethernet, OC-192, 4 x OC-48 POS/ATM.
``PMC-Sierra and Xilinx have worked closely in the standards committees to define the requirements for interoperable components at 10 Gbit/s rates,'' said Steve Perna, vice president and general manager of PMC-Sierra's Optical Networking Division. ``Xilinx has been a long-standing supporter of the POS-PHY standard and together we're providing interoperable physical and link layer devices that reduce terabit system design cycles.''
``As a principal member of the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF), Xilinx has been working closely with PMC-Sierra to ensure hardware interoperability with the leading physical layer solution,'' said Rich Sevcik, senior vice president and general manager at Xilinx. ``The combination of Xilinx cores and XENON devices give designers of Metro Area Networks the ability to map proven IP into SONET/SDH, thereby satisfying the ever increasing demands for network bandwidth.''
About POS-PHY Level 4
POS-PHY Level 4 is an industry standard multi service system interface supporting OC-192, 10 Gigabit Ethernet and multichannel configurations, including 2.5 Gbit/s OC-48, 622 Mbit/s OC-12 and Gigabit Ethernet, as required by the new generation of super routers and Layer 3 switches used in multiservice voice and data networks. The interface is flexible, supporting high-speed Packet-over-SONET (POS) Internet traffic as well as 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) applications. POS-PHY Level 4 originated from the SATURN® Development Group, co-founded by PMC-Sierra in 1992. It has since been standardized in the OIF as System Packet Interface Level 4 (SPI-4) Phase 2 and in the ATM Forum as Frame-Based ATM Interface Level 4 (FBATM-4). For more information, visit pmc-sierra.com.
License Price and Availability
The PL4 single and multi-channel cores are now available for purchase as Xilinx LogicCORE(TM) products and are optimized for Virtex-II FPGAs and design tools. Pricing for the cores is $18,000 each. Licensing information can be found at the Xilinx IP Center at www.xilinx.com/ipcenter. The PL4 cores are sold under the terms of the SignOnce IP License, a single set of terms for licensing FPGA-based IP cores from Xilinx and over 25 third-party providers. For more information visit xilinx.com.
About PMC-Sierra
PMC-Sierra is accelerating the broadband revolution. PMC-Sierra is a leading provider of high-speed broadband communications semiconductors and MIPS-based processors for Access, Metro Transport and Optical Transport network equipment that make up the backbone of the Internet. The company offers worldwide technical and sales support, including a network of offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. PMC-Sierra is included in the S&P 500 Index which consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation and in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) which contains the largest non-financial companies on the Nasdaq Stock Market. PMC-Sierra is publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the PMCS symbol. For more information about PMC-Sierra, visit pmc-sierra.com.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the leading supplier of complete programmable logic solutions, including advanced integrated circuits, software design tools, predefined system functions delivered as intellectual property cores, and unparalleled field engineering support. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Xilinx invented the field programmable gate array (FPGA) and fulfills more than half of the world demand for these devices today. Xilinx solutions enable customers to reduce significantly the time required to develop products for the computer, peripheral, telecommunications, networking, industrial control, instrumentation, aerospace, defense, low power portable and consumer markets. For more information, visit the Xilinx web site at xilinx.com.
(c)Copyright PMC-Sierra, Inc. 2001. All rights reserved. PMC-Sierra(TM)and XENON(TM)are trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc.
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