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To: Guardian who wrote (1410)	8/21/2000 11:25:04 AM
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Intel's OC-48 GigaBlade Enables New Services for Optical Networks SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2000--Intel Corporation today unveiled the Intel® GigaBlade(TM) OC-48 multi-transport optical network access engine. This new device is designed to provide greater intelligence about the type of traffic that flows over an optical network so the service provider that owns that network can provide enhanced services to its customers. GigaBlade-based server cards connect wide area networks (WANs) to metropolitan area networks (MANs) and local area networks (LANs). They provide intelligence to the connections and maximize revenue for service providers through real-time optical network management, provisioning, asset allocation and security. The GigaBlade OC-48 supports virtually any type of network protocol including ATM, packet over sonet (POS), SONET/SDH, or packet over fiber (POF). By acting as a monitor on the optical fiber, the GigaBlade is capable of viewing traffic flows and extracting data, which can then be processed by a wide range of standard applications running on the server. These applications include billing, provisioning, hacker intrusion detection and asset deployment provided by third parties or developed internally by leading carriers. For example, using the GigaBlade, a long-distance telephone company can detect a sudden increase in phone traffic from a particular location and identify that the increase is the result of a trade show where thousands of cell phones are being used at the same time. To satisfy the increased demand on the network, the telephone company can roll in mobile base stations to be used for the increased telephone traffic and capture that additional revenue. The Intel GigaBlade OC-48 acts as a front-end optical processing subsystem. When the optical signal first comes in, the GigaBlade converts it into electrical signals, processes it and stores it in either local or system memory. An Intel® architecture processor in the server can then do higher layer processing and make the information visible to the user in graphic or data format. The card is designed to operate with any high-speed server with a standard PCI slot, although its performance is optimized for 64-bit servers. The GigaBlade OC-48 enables standard servers to provide visibility into optical networks. ``This visibility allows the servers to perform vital functions while coupled directly to the optical network, greatly improving response time and performance,'' said Tony Stelliga, general manager of Intel's Optical Processor Operation. ``We're extending the computing platform into the optical network to enable the next generation of services.'' ``By permitting us to couple the processing power directly to the optical network, Intel allows us to scale our networks and maintain full visibility with industry-standard platforms,'' said Nayel Shafei, CEO of Enkido Inc., believed to be the world's only OC-768 metropolitan and long-haul end-to-end carrier. As part of the Intel® Internet Exchange(TM) (IX) architecture, the GigaBlade OC-48 can be easily and quickly designed into advanced networking and telecommunications equipment. The IX architecture is an end-to-end family of high-performance, scalable hardware and software development solutions designed to meet the growing performance requirements of today's networks. Intel's IX solutions meet the need for flexible and faster development, more cost-effective deployment, and future upgradability of network systems. Pricing and Availability The Intel GigaBlade OC-48 is currently sampling and is expected to be available in limited volume starting in the fourth quarter of this year. Pricing for the product starts at $7,500 in volume quantities. About Intel Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom. Third party marks and brands are property of their respective holders.