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PUBLISHED JANUARY 2008 Authors:
Bob
Wheeler and
Linley Gwennap
What's New in
this Edition
The Definitive Report on Network Processing NPUs have become a critical ingredient of carrier-equipment designs. These chips are appearing in new designs from leading OEMs spanning many applications from PON OLTs and Node Bs to carrier-Ethernet switch/routers. This broad adoption has created a market exceeding $250 million in annual revenue, large enough to sustain multiple vendors. Yet many large vendors have abandoned the market, leaving excellent opportunities for more focused vendors. Access infrastructure is migrating to Ethernet and IP backhaul while data rates for both wireline and wireless networks continue to climb. These factors are driving the need for new access NPUs that are more similar to metro-class NPUs. With multiple vendors offering NPU architectures that span both markets, we have combined our "Guide to Access Processors" and our "Guide to Metro Network Processors" into a single comprehensive report covering NPUs spanning data rates from 2Gbps to 100Gbps. "A Guide to Network Processors" covers the vendors and products that address multiple markets using programmable designs including: AMCC’s nP, Broadcom’s Scalable Ethernet Switching line (formerly Sandburst), Bay Microsystem’s Chesapeake, EZchip’s NPA through NP-3, LSI’s APP (formerly Agere), Netronome/Intel IXP, Wintegra WinPath, and Xelerated X11. We also cover alternative architectures that are not software programmable from Cswitch, Ethernity, Lightstorm, and TranSwitch/Opulan. Only The Linley Group follows this market closely enough to give you the complete picture. Which major vendors are in this business for the long haul? Which startups will survive and which will fail? How do the latest products stack up? "A Guide to Network Processors" is the result of years of research that cannot be duplicated. If you are interested in following this strategic standard-product segment, you have located the definitive source. Get Facts, Not Fiction This report cuts through the vendor hype and gives you solid information that you need to understand this market. "A Guide to Network Processors" analyzes each vendor and each product, probes their strengths and weaknesses, then presents key details in a consistent, easy to compare fashion. For those less familiar with this new combination of networking and CPU design, the report includes several introductory chapters that define and describe basic concepts and key technologies. The Linley Group is the most recognized and respected name for technology and market analysis of network processors. Don't be fooled by weak overviews written by market analysts who really don't understand how a network processor works. The "Guide" provides a unique combination of business and technology savvy from the leading analysts in this market. Bob Wheeler uses his long experience in the networking world to analyze these new devices. Linley Gwennap, former editor of Microprocessor Report, is acknowledged as one of the top microprocessor analysts, able to write equally well about microarchitecture and market strategies. Together, the two authors ignore the fiction and provide the real story on each NPU vendor and its products. Don't miss the latest information on this important market. Order now. This report is written for:
• Engineers who are designing carrier-networking
equipment and need to select a network processor (NPU).
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