NetLogic to volume produce XLP316L multi-core processors

NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. has announced that it has received, and is now accepting orders for volume production for its best-in-class XLP316L multi-core, multi-threaded processors from customers developing next-generation LTE base stations. XLP316L multi-core processors are suggested for eNodeB solutions for LTE and LTE-Advanced.

"The receipt of orders for volume production from our leading customers for the XLP316L processor, just months after its announcement, is a testament to the compelling benefits of the product and to its success in addressing the critical requirements of advanced LTE networks"

NetLogic says the XLP316L multi-core processor integrates 16 high-performance NXCPUs and an innovative quad-issue, quad-threaded processor architecture with superscalar out-of-order execution capabilities to deliver the industry's highest performance Layers 2-7 processing for mobile wireless infrastructure. XLP316L processor features number of base station-specific specifications and functions making it suitable for LTE applications, such as an advanced floating point unit (FPU), Kasumi and SNOW3G security protocol acceleration and a low-latency Serial RapidIO (SRIO) interface.

"The receipt of orders for volume production from our leading customers for the XLP316L processor, just months after its announcement, is a testament to the compelling benefits of the product and to its success in addressing the critical requirements of advanced LTE networks," said Chris O'Reilly, vice president of marketing for NetLogic Microsystems. "Through outstanding execution, we have accelerated the delivery of this product to the market at a time when the deployment of LTE infrastructure is gaining momentum worldwide. With highly differentiated performance and feature sets, our XLP processor product family is having tremendous design win success throughout wireless infrastructure, including common platform base stations, service gateways and equipment targeted at the mobile packet core. Its state-of-the-art design is enabling our Tier One customers to keep pace with the increasingly rigorous demands of advanced wireless telecommunications."

According to NetLogic the industry migration from 3G WCDMA and HSPA+ mobile wireless technologies to 4G LTE and LTE-Advanced protocols requires at least a 10X increase in the performance of next-generation base stations to enable significantly greater bandwidth and faster download speeds. The XLP316L multi-core processor is perfectly suited for this application, offering unparalleled performance of up to 20 Gigabits-per-second (Gbps) and 30 million packets-per-second (Mpps) for converged data plane and control plane processing, all within a low power profile, enabled in part by its development on the advanced 40 nanometer process technology, says NetLogic.

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