PMC Delivers Industry’s First Tri-Speed Converged Carrier Ethernet/OTN Framer
September 18 2012 - 9:05AM
Business Wire
PMC® (Nasdaq:PMCS), the semiconductor innovator transforming
networks that connect, move and store big data, announced today the
introduction of PM5442 META 120G, the industry’s highest port
density 10G, 40G and 100G converged Carrier Ethernet and OTN Framer
solution. With cloud computing, streaming video and mobile data
applications doubling network traffic every 18 months, Carrier
Ethernet Switch and Router interconnects demand high-density 10,
40, and 100Gbps interface cards. As part of PMC’s powerful
portfolio of Metro OTN solutions, the PM5442 META 120G enables
high-density Carrier Ethernet and OTN line-cards and IPoDWDM
integration on service provider switches and routers, P-OTPs, and
PTN equipment.
OTN Enables Seamless Convergence of Packet Traffic and
Optical Connectivity
Building on the leadership of the META 20G, PMC’s PM5442 META
120G enables OEMs to substantially reduce total development costs
by addressing high-speed line-card needs with a single silicon
platform. As interconnect speeds increase, OTN is emerging as the
de-facto protocol enabling seamless and scalable convergence of IP
infrastructure and the optical transport domain. OTN provides the
operations, administration and maintenance (OAM) functionality
necessary for a DWDM transport infrastructure, and service
providers see value in extending the OTN OAM out to the router
interface. Additionally, OTN supports forward error correction
(FEC) for reach extension, significantly increasing the number of
links over which 100G can be deployed.
Service providers are looking for routers with dual-mode
Ethernet and OTN interfaces to achieve optical performance and
protocol convergence in their connections to the optical transport
network,” stated Michael Howard, co-founder and principal analyst
at Infonetics Research. “Our global service provider survey found
that 84% of responding service providers plan to deploy OTN on 40G
(OTU3) and 100G (OTU4) router ports, and the PMC META 120G is
designed to support these requirements.”
PMC's META 120G delivers Carrier Ethernet MAC/PHY, comprehensive
OTN framing/mapping in conjunction with multiple FEC protocols,
including PMC’s innovative high gain Swizzle enhanced-FEC and fully
integrated packet timing engine, including clock recovery that
exceeds the IEEE 1588v2 telecom profile for every port. An overall
feature integration, port density and device capacity that is
unmatched in the market today.
“Equipment manufacturers are challenged to bring to market high
density 10G, 40G and 100G interface line-cards variants demanded by
service providers today said Babak Samimi, vice president of
marketing and applications for PMC's Communications Products
Division., “With our META 120G's Tri-Speed Converged Carrier
Ethernet/OTN architecture, our customers can deliver on multiple
SKUs with investment in a single, flexible silicon platform and
accelerating time to market.”
META 120G Delivers Industry-Leading Integration
META 120G is the industry’s first Tri-speed Carrier Ethernet/OTN
converged framer device supporting:
- Converged Rates: Innovative
rate-agile SERDES enable a single META 120G device to deliver up to
12x10GE/OTU2, up to 3x40GE/OTU3 or a single 100GE/OTU4
connection
- Converged Protocols: Per-port
configurable Carrier Ethernet or OTN interfaces
- Converged FEC: High performance
9.45dB Swizzle enhanced-FEC for OTU3 and OTU4 capable of improving
100G Ethernet optical reach by 50%, and comprehensive G.709
Reed-Solomon and industry compliant eFEC for OTU2 and OTU3
protocols
- Converged Intelligence:
Integrated IEEE 1588v2 Precision Timing Protocol (PTP) and
Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) delivers timing performance and
accuracy required for packet wireless infrastructure
Availability
The PM5442 META 120G is sampling now. For more information,
visit http://pmcs.com/products/optical_network/otn or contact PMC
sales at http://pmcs.com/contact.
About PMC
PMC (Nasdaq:PMCS) is the semiconductor innovator transforming
networks that connect, move and store big data. Building on a track
record of technology leadership, the company is driving innovation
across storage, optical and mobile networks. PMC’s highly
integrated solutions increase performance and enable
next-generation services to accelerate the network transformation.
For more information visit www.pmcs.com.
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