Vitesse Leverages MIPS(R) Processor IP for New Eco-Ethernet Switch Families
14 October 2010 - 12:00AM
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS), a leading provider of
industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital
consumer, home networking, wireless, communications and business
applications, today announced that the latest Ethernet switch
families from Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, a leading provider
of advanced IC solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks, are
powered by MIPS® processors. Both the newest members of the
SparX-III™ Ethernet switch family and the new Caracal™ family of
Ethernet switches take advantage of MIPS' performance/power
efficiency advantages and feature Vitesse's EcoEthernet™ v2.0 green
technology, delivering high levels of energy efficiency along with
high performance to address increasing network bandwidth.
Vitesse's SparX-III switches (VSC7424, VSC7425, VSC7426 and
VSC7427) are designed for green enterprise and small/medium
business and enterprise (SMB/SME) applications, including
customer-premises equipment on the network edge, and multiple
dwelling unit/multiple tenant unit access devices. According to
Vitesse, the SparX-III family enables industry-leading power
savings, differentiated service delivery, and network security
essential to next-generation green enterprise and SMB applications.
The devices deliver up to 25 percent faster network management than
competitive solutions targeted at the SME market, and can reduce
power consumption in SME networks up to 50 percent.
Part of Vitesse's broad, scalable family of Carrier Ethernet
Switch Engines, the new Caracal solutions (VSC7428 and VSC7429)
target carrier Ethernet, mobile backhaul and fiber-to-the-home
(FTTx) passive optical network (PON) applications. The family
features network timing and performance monitoring capabilities
which are essential for migrating mobile backhaul or packet-based
3G and 4G wireless networks. The embedded MIPS processors can run
customer management and control software while delivering a warm
restart capability that allows network providers to reload software
and reboot the switch without interrupting customer service.
According to Vitesse, the Caracal switches are among the most fully
featured, low-power carrier Ethernet solutions in the industry for
mobile backhaul and access applications.
"We chose MIPS because of its leadership in providing high
performance and quality of service along with low power—all
essential for next generation packetized networks," said Steve
Perna, vice president of product marketing, Vitesse. "As a
long-time MIPS licensee, we are excited to again leverage the
industry-standard MIPS processor architecture as we establish
Vitesse as a pioneer in green Ethernet switch technology. MIPS'
processor IP allows us to satisfy our customers' requirements for
high-performance, flexible and power-efficient networking solutions
that adhere to today's stringent environmental standards."
According to The Linley Group's Communications Semiconductor
Market Forecast 2009-2014, shipments of ASSP-based GbE (Gigabit
Ethernet) switches are expected to have a compound annual growth
rate (CAGR) of 31.4% from 2009 to 2014, with GbE switch shipments
growing quickly for reasons including the transition from Fast
Ethernet to GbE, as well as faster broadband (PON) and mobile
broadband speeds.
"MIPS Technologies has a strong presence across networking
markets, including enterprise networking. Our presence is growing
as companies increasingly recognize the performance and power
benefits of the MIPS architecture—benefits that will become
ever-more appealing with the move to higher bandwidth networks and
new green requirements," said Art Swift, vice president of
marketing and business development, MIPS Technologies. "We're
pleased to be working with innovative companies like Vitesse as
they develop MIPS-Based™ solutions that deliver exceptional
performance, affordability and power savings—and protect the
environment."
About Vitesse
Vitesse designs, develops and markets a diverse portfolio of
high-performance, cost-competitive semiconductor solutions for
Carrier and Enterprise networks worldwide. Engineering excellence
and dedicated customer service distinguish Vitesse as an industry
leader in high-performance Ethernet LAN, WAN, and RAN,
Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH, Optical Transport (OTN), and best-in-class
Signal Integrity and Physical Layer products for Ethernet, Fibre
Channel, Serial Attached SCSI, InfiniBand®, Video,
and PCI Express applications. Learn more about Vitesse's
EcoEthernet technology at www.vitesse.com/green. Additional company
and product information is available at www.vitesse.com.
About MIPS Technologies, Inc.
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS) is a leading provider of
industry-standard processor architectures and cores that power some
of the world's most popular products for the home entertainment,
communications, networking and portable multimedia markets. These
include broadband devices from Linksys, DTVs and digital consumer
devices from Sony, DVD recordable devices from Pioneer, digital
set-top boxes from Motorola, network routers from Cisco, 32-bit
microcontrollers from Microchip Technology and laser printers from
Hewlett-Packard. Founded in 1998, MIPS Technologies is
headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices worldwide. For
more information, contact (408) 530-5000 or visit www.mips.com.
MIPS, MIPS32 and MIPS-Based are trademarks or registered
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Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks referred to herein are the
property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: MIPS Technologies, Inc.
Media Contact:
Jen Bernier-Santarini
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jenb@mips.com
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