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Emulex Demonstrates 2 Gb/s LightPulse LP9002 at Intel Developer Forum Fall 2000

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Emulex Corp., the world's largest supplier of fibre channel host adapters, announced it will be demonstrating its 2 Gb/s LightPulse LP9002 fibre channel host bus adapter at the Intel Developer's Forum (IDF). The demonstration, located in booth No. 841, will showcase the LP9002's ability to operate at 2 Gb/s, setting a new standard for fibre channel performance and increased bandwidth. Emulex products, including the LP9002, LP8000, and LP9000 host adapters, will be displayed on Intel's showcase wall, dedicated solely to members of Intel's IA-64 Fast Track program who have successfully passed interoperability tests.

Key Takeaways:

  • Emulex's 2 Gb/s LightPulse LP9002 fibre channel host bus adapter was demonstrated at the Intel Developer's Forum Fall 2000, showcasing its ability to operate at 2 Gb/s and setting a new standard for fibre channel performance and increased bandwidth.
  • Emulex products, including the LP9002, LP8000, and LP9000 host adapters, were selected for display on Intel's showcase wall, which is dedicated solely to members of Intel's IA-64 Fast Track program.
  • The LP9002 demonstration operated in conjunction with Seagate's new 2 Gb/s Cheetah disc drives, providing up to 400MB/s bandwidth on a single link when operating at 2Gb/s full-duplex.
  • Emulex's LightPulse family of host adapters, including the LP9002, LP8000, and LP9000, provide the quality, features, and performance needed for powerful new IA-64 systems.
  • Emulex is developing drivers for Win64, Linux 64, and Monterey operating systems, and will provide new EFI drivers, utilities, and diagnostic tools to support IA-64 systems.
  • Emulex's IA-64 software is fully backward compatible with the entire installed base of LightPulse host adapters.

Statistics:

  • The 2 Gb/s LightPulse LP9002 offers up to 400MB/s bandwidth on a single link when operating at 2Gb/s full-duplex.
  • Emulex's LP8000 host adapter provides a unique combination of features, including full fabric support using F_Port and FL_Port connections, hardware context cache, support for multiple protocols (SCSI, IP, SB-2 and VI), high data integrity, and full-duplex data transfers for up to 200MB/s bandwidth.
  • The LP9002 demonstration operated in conjunction with Seagate's new 2 Gb/s Cheetah disc drives, providing a new standard for fibre channel performance and increased bandwidth.

Sources:

  • Business Editors and High-Tech Writers Intel Developer Forum Fall 2000 Booth No. 841 SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2000
  • Emulex Corp. (Nasdaq:EMLX)
  • IDC and Datquest
  • Intel Developer's Forum (IDF)

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