EZchip Provides OAM Implementation for its Network Processors for Enabling Reliable Carrier Ethernet Networks
March 06 2007 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
EZchip Technologies Ltd. (a subsidiary of LanOptics Ltd.,
NASDAQ:LNOP), a fabless semiconductor company providing high-speed
network processors, today announced availability of application
code and tech notes for its network processors implementing new
Operation, Administration and Maintenance (OAM) specifications. The
OAM code enables vendors of Carrier Ethernet Switches and Routers
(CESR) that utilize EZchip�s NP-2 and its next-gen network
processors, to implement the OAM specifications that provide the
cornerstone for reliability and high availability in Carrier
Ethernet networks. EZchip will highlight its OAM implementation
along with other benefits of its network processors in the upcoming
Metro Ethernet Equipment Design Seminar hosted by The Linley Group
on March 13, 2007 in the DoubleTree Hotel, San Jose, CA. As
Ethernet gains traction in the carrier infrastructure, the
management aspects of the network come more and more into play.
There is much activity in this area through different standards
bodies that define Ethernet OAM functionality equivalent to what
carriers are accustomed to in SONET and ATM networks. These
standards provide a full set of performance monitoring, statistics
and connectivity fault management capabilities. OAM processing
however burdens CESR equipment with significant processing overhead
related to complex packet classification, simultaneous monitoring
of many sessions and accurate bandwidth control. Furthermore, since
Ethernet network deployments are at their start and as OAM
requirements are evolving and specifications are still being
defined, OAM implementation will likely require occasional
updating. Successful OAM processing, therefore, calls for
off-loading the processing intensive data-path tasks to the network
processor. To be effective the network processor must provide
highly flexible processing, fine-grained traffic management and a
variety of hardware-based features. EZchip�s network processors
standout through their processing flexibility, integrated traffic
management and OAM support hardware, to provide high-performance
OAM processing that can adapt to changing standards and
requirements. �We are pleased to offer advanced OAM offload
capabilities to our customers, this is an extremely important
aspect in the successful deployment of Carrier Ethernet networks,�
said Patrick Bisson, EZchip�s Vice President of Technology
Applications. �It is a perfect example that highlights the
flexibility and integration of EZchip�s network processors and the
benefits they bring for building successful CESR equipment.� About
EZchip Technologies EZchip Technologies is a fabless semiconductor
company that provides high-speed network processors. EZchip�s
network processors provide the flexibility and integration that
enable triple-play data, voice and video services in systems that
make up the new Carrier Ethernet networks. Flexibility and
integration make EZchip's solutions ideal for building systems for
a wide range of applications in telecom networks, enterprise
backbones and data centers. For more information on EZchip, visit
our web site at http://www.ezchip.com. "Safe Harbor" statement
under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This
release contains forward looking statements that are subject to
risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the impact
of competitive products, product demand and market acceptance
risks, customer order cancellations, reliance on key strategic
alliances, fluctuations in operating results, delays in development
of highly-complex products and other risks detailed from time to
time in LNOP filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
These risks could cause the Company's actual results for 2007 and
beyond to differ materially from those expressed in any forward
looking statements made by, or on behalf of LNOP.
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