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Date: 12th May 2011

Octeon II based 40G ATCA packet processing module for LTE Networks

RadiSys Corporation has announced the Promentum ATCA-7240 based on the Cavium Networks OCTEON family of multi-core processors. The full-duplex 40G packet processing module provides a complete line-rate solution for applications such as Serving Gateways (SGW), Session Border Control (SBC), Security Gateways, Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), Edge Routers, Media Gateways and Mobility Management Entity (MME) network elements found in the 4G LTE Evolved Packet Core (EPC).

The key features of this board includes:

The ATCA-7240 with Dual OCTEON II CN68XX processors deliver up to 80 gigabits per second (Gbps) processing performance.
The ATCA-7240 is based on two OCTEON II CN68XX processors, each with 32 cnMIPS64 cores and enough hardware acceleration for demanding packet processing, security and deep packet inspection applications with or without I/O.
The Promentum ATCA-7240 processing architecture is capable of providing 40 Gbps full duplex line rate processing performance with the OCTEON II 32-core processors.
The ATCA-7240 also supports up to 160 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) of maximum port density in a single-slot ATCA solution.
ATCA-7240 packet processing module includes a multi-layer switch on-board that acts as a Smart Front-End for the OCTEON processors. This Smart Front-End architecture allows independent resetting of the OCTEON processing complexes for fault isolation, off-loading and augmenting the OCTEON data path processing software, and providing flexible data flow options.
The ATCA-7240 also provides parallel search and packet data transfer capabilities.
ATCA-7240 is strongly suggested for high-speed networking applications such as packet classification, access list control and intrusion detection.

In addition to increased memory and I/O density, Smart Front-End support and the option for TCAM expansion, the ATCA-7240 also supports system and software compatibility, and powerful Internet Protocol (IP) data path software from the RadiSys Alliance Partner Program (RAPP).

ATCA-7240 is designed to maintain system compatibility with the previous generation, ATCA-7220, in terms of front, rear, and update channel I/O support as well as system software compatibility.

RadiSys is partnering with 6WIND in providing packet processing software for the ATCA-7240. The 6WINDGate software suite includes IPv4/v6 forwarding, IP filtering, tunneling, traffic management, IPSec, Network Address Translation (NAT), load balancing and many other networking protocols, optimized for OCTEON multicore processors.
ATCA-7240 complies to PICMG 3.0 R3.0 specification, PICMG 3.1 R1.0, and will later comply to PICMG 3.1 R2.0; IPMI v2.0.

"The flexibility, programmability and performance provided by the Promentum ATCA-7240 are unmatched in the industry," said Venkataraman Prasannan, ATCA general manager, RadiSys. "We provide Telecom Equipment Manufacturers and their service provider customers the best-of-breed solutions that they require to meet the unique time, cost, scalability and performance requirements of their 40G networks deployments."


"RadiSys has continually proven to be a leader in developing carrier-grade, field-proven ATCA solutions that shorten development cycles and reduce the total cost of ownership for TEMs and their customers," said YJ Kim, General Manager, Infrastructure Processor Group at Cavium Networks. "The innovative design of the Promentum ATCA-7240 leverages the OCTEON CN68XX, which offers a 3x total compute advantage and 2x performance-per-watt advantage, enabling a powerful, flexible solution for TEMs to meet the requirements of even the most sophisticated and bandwidth-hungry next-generation applications."

Product Availability
The Promentum ATCA-7240 will be available for early access starting in 2H 2011.


 
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