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Proven silicon and software solutions to converge within a common architecture enabling next-generation mobile networks BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GSMA MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS -- LSI Corporation (NYSE:LSI) today announced an innovative blueprint for an asymmetrical multicore architecture targeted at mobile networks based on the company's proven family of networking silicon and software. LSI offers the industry's most complete portfolio of communication, media, baseband, multi-service, content and security processors. Building upon this portfolio, the new blueprint calls for LSI to migrate current and future wireless products to a multicore architecture that encompasses traffic management, voice and video transcoding, content inspection, encryption, baseband and user plane processing. "The rapid growth of video services has begun to seriously impact any-to-any wireless network infrastructure performance," said Godfrey Chua, research manager, Wireless and Mobile Infrastructure, IDC. "A unified architecture is a sensible solution that will allow OEMs to build faster, more functional systems in less time, at lower cost and at significantly lower risk." Today, wireless equipment manufacturers are routinely faced with having to integrate proprietary components from multiple sources due to a lack of multicore solutions. Similarly, service providers constructing next-generation any-to-any wireless networks need a new generation of highly integrated yet proven silicon and software building blocks. To address these challenges, LSI has created a blueprint for an asymmetrical multicore architecture specifically designed for mobile network applications such as multi-standard radio and single-chip wireless base stations. Asymmetrical multicore architectures allow multiple cores to be aggregated on a single chip, and for those cores to vary depending upon application and network environment. This approach improves system and power efficiency by ensuring mobile service workloads are processed by function-optimized cores. This unique, programmable and scalable architecture will enable rapid development of mobile networks with the capacity to handle real-time traffic growth while lowering system and operational costs. "Wireless service providers are faced with an avalanche of new services, rapidly evolving standards and bandwidth upgrades, compounded by intense pressure to contain CapEx and OpEx budgets," said Charlie Kawwas, vice president of marketing, Networking Components Division, LSI. "Our multicore architecture for mobile networks will deliver a proven, programmable and scalable solution that future-proofs network investments and enables the delivery of cost-effective any-to-any services." The LSI portfolio of solutions for mobile access, transport, media gateway and data center market segments includes communication and media processors, echo cancellation software, voice and video codecs, multi-service processors and high-performance content inspection processors. New products will be compatible with current portfolio solutions, allowing OEMs to quickly migrate to the new architecture while protecting previous investments. Additional information about the LSI multicore architecture can be found on the LSI website at http://www.lsi.com/DistributionSystem/AssetDocument/Blueprint-for-Asymmetrical -Multicore-Architecture.pdf. LSI is showcasing its wireless infrastructure for mobile access, transport, media gateway and data center applications in stand AV53 at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 16 to 19. The LSI stand is located in the Avenue Pavilion near Hall 8 of the exhibition. About LSI LSI Corporation (NYSE:LSI) is a leading provider of innovative silicon, systems and software technologies that enable products which seamlessly bring people, information and digital content together. The company offers a broad portfolio of capabilities and services including custom and standard product ICs, adapters, systems and software that are trusted by the world's best known brands to power leading solutions in the Storage and Networking markets. More information is available at http://www.lsi.com/. DATASOURCE: LSI Corporation CONTACT: Dan Devine, LSI Corporation, +1-610-712-6802, Web Site: http://www.lsi.com/

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