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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (24266)	6/9/1998 8:14:00 AM
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uesday June 9, 8:02 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Rockwell Expands ADSL Chipset Family To Include A Central-Office Device Set That Delivers Breakthrough Port Density and Power Efficiency NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 1998-- High-density central-office solution uses same programmable design as recently announced client-side chip to support both industry-standard Discrete Multitone (DMT) ADSL and forthcoming 1.5Mbps G.Lite specification. Ultra-low-power device-set is first to offer an integrated 8-port seamless solution with native ATM support. Rockwell Semiconductor Systems has introduced the industry's highest density, lowest power ADSL device set. Rockwell's ADSL solution is the first to include all functional blocks from line driver to ATM physical-layer (PHY) interface as a complete central-office system solution. Rockwell's eight-port central-office ADSL device set is the lowest-power solution available that fully supports the full-rate ANSI T1.413 Issue 2 Discrete Multitone (DMT) ADSL standard. It also features a flexible, scaleable design that will allow it to simultaneously support the industry's forthcoming G.lite standard for easy-to-deploy, ''always-on,'' consumer-oriented 1.5Mbps Internet access services. This versatility is expected to become increasingly important as telcos seek the flexibility to deploy a variety of ADSL services. Both Rockwell's Octal central-office ADSL device and the company's recently announced client-side V.90/ADSL combo chipset are based on PairGain's Falcon technology, the industry's first single-chip full rate DMT ADSL processor. Rockwell's ADSL family combines the power of PairGain's industry-leading ADSL processor engine with Rockwell's own xDSL expertise and the company's preeminence in both client-side and high-density central-site analog modem chipsets. ''We think it will be a significant advantage to our customers that we are focusing on both ends of the ADSL connection -- just as we've done in the analog modem arena,'' said Raouf Halim, vice president and general manager for Rockwell's Network Access Division. ''We've also leveraged our proven leadership in high-density central-site modem chipsets, having worked with the industry's top remote access vendors to solve critical issues related to performance, interoperability, cost per port, and ultra-low power consumption. Add to that our expertise in ATM technology, and what you've got is one of the first solutions tailor-made for tomorrow's cost-sensitive, high-density central-office ADSL equipment.'' Optimized for Power, Density And Design Flexibility Rockwell's Octal ADSL central-office device set provides the most robust solution to date for central-office applications that require low power consumption and high port density. It has also been designed to provide telcos and their equipment suppliers with the most cost-effective and flexible solution available for rolling out a broad and varied mix of both G.Lite and full-rate ASDL data services. ''Our solution offers the versatility to accommodate the full range of anticipated ADSL services while setting a new standard for low-power operation and high port density,'' said Achim Hill, director of central-site ADSL Marketing for Rockwell's Network Access Division. ''Our central-office ADSL device set also further extends one of the industry's most comprehensive portfolios of T1/E1 framers, line interface units, ATM devices and xDSL processors. These are the critical ingredients for today's complex next-generation multi-service access boxes.'' The Octal central-office ADSL device set's advanced, low-power RISC controller manages eight ADSL line transceivers so that it can support eight ADSL channels in DSL Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs) and other central-office remote access devices. The device set also is the first to include a companion ATM Utopia Level II PHY chip that concentrates eight lines of data-pump traffic to reduce pin count and enable superior routability. Plus, with power consumption limited to 1.9 W per channel in G.Lite mode and 2.7 W per channel in full-rate mode, Rockwell's solution offers the lowest power per channel of any central-office ADSL chipset on the market. The low overall system power of Rockwell's central-office ADSL devic set makes it an ideal solution for digital loop carriers, many of which are remotely powered. The device set is also well positioned for the emerging deployment model of native ADSL services within central-office switches, which require low power and a high degree of flexibility. The transceiver portion of Rockwell's central-office Octal G.lite/ADSL device set uses a programmable, hardware-based digital signal processing architecture that eliminates the need for external RAM and reduces overall system cost. It has also been designed to provide the low overhead framing and fast start-up and retraining capabilities that will be required for G.lite operation. Rockwell's G.Lite/ADSL device set uses the company's recently announced Octal ATM PHY chip, which is based on a low-cost architecture with a UTOPIA Level 2 interface. This architecture leads to a total ADSL system solution that dramatically reduces cost per port and valuable PCB real estate as compared to layouts using only discrete devices. ADSL technology enables the transfer of data, video and voice communications at speeds over 100 times faster than today's 56Kbps modems and more than 50 times faster than ISDN. Telephone companies have begun to use ADSL technology to deliver high-speed Internet access and other advanced services to home and businesses. Full-rate ADSL technology delivers data rates of up to 8Mbps downstream and 1Mbps upstream. Emerging G.lite ADSL specifications reduce data rates to 1.5Mbps downstream and 512Kbytes upstream and are expected to eliminate the need for telcos to install splitter equipment or special wiring at the customer premises. The G.lite specifications are being promoted by a consortium of leading computer and telecommunications suppliers called the Universal ADSL Working Group (UAWG), of which Rockwell is an active member. Samples of Rockwell's central-office Octal G.lite/ADSL device set will be available in the fourth quarter of 1998, and volume production is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 1999. The device set is priced at $67.50 per port in 10,000-unit volumes.