STOCKHOLM, Sweden and SUNNYVALE, California – October 17, 2008 – Xelerated, the global leader in field-proven Carrier Ethernet ASSP-based chipsets, and Dune Networks, a provider of networking devices for Metro Ethernet, Enterprise and Data Center platforms, today announced that Xelerated’s HX300 family of network processors interoperates via SPAUI interface with Petra-line devices of traffic management and fabric access devices from Dune. The companies further announce their joint commitment to deliver interoperability and high-speed designs.
SPAUI is an interface based on the XAUI industry standard. Utilizing this interface, Xelerated’s HX300 family can now interoperate with traffic management and switching fabric solutions from Dune. SPAUI is ideal for dense 10GE Ethernet solutions as it incorporates several extensions that focus on providing 10Gbps applications with speedup for packet headers, full rate 12GE, channelization, packet interleaving, and refined flow control. SPAUI is implementation-friendly, and backwards-compatible with the standard XAUI.
“With the combination of the Petra and HX300 products, Dune and Xelerated have set the industry standard for integration and scalability in Carrier Ethernet designs,” said Bob Wheeler, senior analyst at The Linley Group. “This solution offers both new and existing customers a path to dense GE/10GE line cards as well as 40GE and 100GE solutions.”
This Carrier Ethernet solution provides ideal system portioning, as well as cost and integration levels that are unmatched in the industry today. Leveraging two generations of proven device interoperability and customer successes, including Xelerated’s X10 and X11 and Dune’s FAP10/20V, FAP11/21V, this new generation of seamless device interoperability continues to drive innovation in Carrier Ethernet in terms of both cost and feature enhancements.
“We have an extremely successful partnership with Dune. Dune dominates the switching fabric and system-wide traffic-management market and together we continue to lead the market in performance and integration,” said Thomas Eklund, vice president of marketing and business development at Xelerated. “The flexible, yet deterministic, dataflow processing of the HX300 devices, combined with the scalability and performance of the P220/230 solution, gives our customers access to an innovative platform for carrier-grade solutions.”
“Dune is happy to continue building the successful partnership with Xelerated that has garnered an impressive customer base. Using Xelerated’s HX300 and Dune’s P230 Carrier Ethernet line cards with wire-speed performance and full traffic management of up to 240Gbp is now enabled,” said Michal Kahan, Dune Networks’ vice president of international sales and product marketing. “Our SPAUI collaboration enables the technology leap required for 10GE ubiquity.”
The SPAUI memorandum is available upon demand from Dune Networks at no cost.
About Xelerated
Xelerated is the global leader in field-proven next-generation ASSP-based Carrier Ethernet chipsets. The Xelerated Dataflow Architecture delivers wirespeed deterministic performance, enabling network equipment vendors to build fully-programmable carrier-class systems that reduce R&D costs, minimize risk and accelerate time-to-market. With its highly flexible network processor platform and linearly scalable products and solutions, Xelerated is an integral part of Tier One carrier networks around the world, and a vital component of any Metro, Access, or High-end Enterprise market.
The company has offices in Santa Clara, Stockholm, Tel Aviv and Beijing. For more information, visit www.xelerated.com.
About Dune Networks
Dune Networks (www.dunenetworks.com) is a semiconductor supplier of networking devices facilitating the build of Data Center, Enterprise and Carrier Ethernet Solutions. Dune provides a switching solution that truly scales in capacity, port rate and service scheme. This extends the life cycle of packet platforms from the legacy 3 years to 10 years and more, revolutionizing the economics of packet networks. Founded in 2000, Dune offices located in Sunnyvale, California with and in Yakum, Israel.
