LSI Logic is supplying the ASIC chipset for Extreme Networks’ Fourth Generation Silicon System (4GNSS) for Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet applications. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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- In April 2003, Extreme Networks unveiled its fourth generation silicon, designed for scalable core networks with dense, wire-speed 10-Gigabit Ethernet performance. Extreme’s 4GNSS silicon architecture promises wire-speed IPv4, IPv6, MPLS, HVPLS and NAT services for metro and regional networks. The new silicon also includes a new feature, called T-Flex, that uses ASIC-based programmable packet parsers and editors to allow new protocols and services to be deployed without hardware upgrades. Extreme’s first incarnation of the new 4GNSS architecture, code named “Mariner,” delivers six 10 Gigabit ports or 60 Gigabit Ethernet ports per blade for a total of 48 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 480 Gigabit Ethernet ports in a single chassis. Additionally, the “Mariner” switch provides hitless failover, hitless upgrades and self-healing capabilities.