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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (9322)	10/23/2000 11:55:21 AM
From: Dutch	Respond to of 65232

>> PMC-SIERRA INTRODUCES INDUSTRY'S HIGHEST DENSITY CHANNELIZED ACCESS SOLUTION TO ENABLE NEXT GENERATION METRO OPTICAL ACCESS EQUIPMENT October 23, 2000 Note: Complete text and graphics exhibits available below: newstream.com. PMC-Sierra (Nasdaq:PMCS) today announced the PM8316 TEMUX-84, the industry's highest density channelized access solution, ideal for Metro Optical Access, Multiservice Switches and Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Edge Router equipment. The TEMUX-84 supports the global requirements for framing, mapping and multiplexing of T1, E1, T3, E3 channels into SONET/SDH services. By reducing board space to one quarter of that required using available competitive solutions, TEMUX-84 allows T1, E1, T3 and E3 access port card design densities to scale to OC-48. Next Key Element The new device joins PMC-Sierra's industry leading portfolio of high density multiservice access solutions which includes the SPECTRA(TM), TEMUX(TM), AAL1gator(TM), MECA(TM) and FREEDM(TM) products. The TEMUX-84 provides the next key element to extend PMC-Sierra's access services architecture by enabling next generation equipment to deliver channelized OC-48 line cards. The architecture supports a broad spectrum of existing and emerging services including Frame Relay (FR), Internet Protocol (IP), Dedicated Private Line, ATM, Integrated Voice and Data, Voice-over-IP and Voice-over-ATM. "The TEMUX product family meets the density requirements of our award winning ASR2000 aggregation service router," said Amar Gupta, co-founder and chief technical officer of Amber Networks. "A seamless interface to other PMC-Sierra products, such as FREEDM, helps the ASR2000 achieve its groundbreaking fault tolerance, port density and low power requirement in a scalable architecture that readily supports a variety of channelized line rates." PMC-Sierra's complete portfolio of high density SONET/SDH line interface solutions including SPECTRA-155, SPECTRA-4x155, SPECTRA-622 and SPECTRA-2488 connect seamlessly with the TEMUX-84. The device supports a Scaleable Bandwidth Interconnect (SBI)(TM) bus to connect to FREEDM packet processors and AAL1gator AAL1 SAR products. It also supports an H-MVIP bus to interconnect to the MECA-4A Voice-over-ATM processor or to the MECA-4I Voice-over-IP Processor. Smooth Migration Path TEMUX-84 provides a smooth migration path for the more than 100 existing PM8315 TEMUX designs by providing backwards compatibility for functionality, packaging, power consumption and software. It provides framing and multiplexing for 84 T1 channels or 63 E1 channels into 3 channelized DS-3's or alternatively maps the T1/E1 channels directly into a SONET/SDH aggregate. For higher line rate applications, 4 TEMUX-84's will support a channelized OC-12 data stream, 16 TEMUX-84 devices will support a channelized OC-48 data stream. "Product complexity and time-to-market pressures have changed the high density access semiconductor selection process from a chip level to an architectural solution level decision," said Glenn Bindley, vice president and general manager of PMC-Sierra's Access Product Division. "The TEMUX-84 high density framer/mapper relieves the key density choke point in current designs and enables our customers to deliver channelized OC-48 service interfaces on one line card." Pricing, Availability and Customer Support The PM8316 TEMUX-84 uses low-power 1.8V/3.3V CMOS and is packaged in a 23mm by 23mm 324-pin fine pitch PBGA package. It is priced at $625 in 1KU quantity through distribution with samples available in Q1, 2001. A comprehensive support package including reference designs, software drivers and bus functional models is offered to simplify design and optimize time-to- market. The reference design and software drivers will be featured on PMC-Sierra's web site (http://www.pmc-sierra.com), the bus functional models may be requested from our applications support hotline (apps@pmc-sierra.com). <<