SAN JOSE, Calif., March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Altera
Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) today announced availability of the
industry's first integrated, enhanced forward error correction
(EFEC) IP cores optimized for high performance Stratix® IV and
Stratix V series FPGAs. The EFEC7 and EFEC20 are multi-dimensional
IP cores developed by Altera's Newfoundland Technology Centre
(formerly Avalon Microelectronics) and specifically designed for
100G applications such as metro and long-haul optical transport
networks (OTN).
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Service providers today are upgrading their 10G metro and
long-haul OTN networks to 100G speeds to support growing bandwidth
requirements for video data, as well as planning for 400G in the
future. In addition, these network backbones must operate over
25-50 percent longer fiber spans, while providing lower power,
cost, and latency. Altera's EFEC IP cores provide the required
performance and error free delivery over longer distances.
"With the combined forecast of the 10G, 40G, and 100G
transceiver and transponder market expected to grow to over
$2 billion worldwide in 2014(1), we
are well positioned to provide high-performance flexible silicon
platforms with customizable IP," said Don
Faria, senior vice president, Altera Communication and
Broadcast Business Division. "Being the first to deliver an
integrated, single source 100G solution allows us to ramp-up
quickly to meet market demand for the next-generation optical
networks."
Altera's EFEC7 and EFEC20 are ultra high gain, hard decision FEC
cores that enhance 100G networks and provide the smallest
FPGA-based EFEC implementation available in the industry today. The
EFEC7 and EFEC20 leverage a Streaming Turbo Product Code BCH code
(SPC-BCH) for best in class gain at the standard G.709. At 7
percent and 20 percent overhead ratio respectively, the EFECs
provide increased transmission distance and lower transmission
power. Altera's SPC-BCH EFECs efficiently solve the implementation
complexity issues associated with 100G data rates.
Learn more about Altera's OTN solutions at
www.altera.com/end-markets/wireline/applications/otn/wil-optical-transport-network.html
or view Altera's EFEC and other product demonstrations in Booth
#1551 during OFC/NFOEC 2011 Expo, March 7-9,
2011, in Los Angeles,
California, at the Los
Angeles Convention Center.
About Altera
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companies to rapidly and cost-effectively innovate, differentiate
and win in their markets. Find out more about Altera's FPGA, CPLD
and ASIC devices at www.altera.com. Follow Altera via Facebook, RSS
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