PMC-Sierra Announces OC-48c ATM Layer Solution for Broadband Multiservice Network Equipment

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PMC-Sierra has announced its OC-48c Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) layer solution, the S/UNI-ATLAS-3200, which offers broadband service providers the ability to police, monitor, and manage network traffic across multiservice core, edge, access, and Metro-DWDM equipment. This solution enables 2.5 Gbits/s wire speed ATM traffic aggregation and is designed to improve network efficiency, reduce system cost, and accelerate time-to-market. The S/UNI-ATLAS-3200 features industry-standard traffic policing, fault, and performance management functions, which guarantee quality of service and allow network operators to detect and isolate network faults.

Key Takeaways:

  • The S/UNI-ATLAS-3200 enables OC-48c network traffic management for multiservice core, edge, access, and Metro-DWDM equipment.
  • The solution offers 30% less system power and 32% less system board space compared to alternative solutions.
  • The S/UNI-ATLAS-3200 features ITU-T I.610 compliant Operation and Maintenance (OAM) functions, allowing customers to monitor network service availability and performance.
  • The device contains on-chip fault management features that allow network operators to detect and isolate network faults on any of the 64K virtual connections (VCs).
  • The traffic policing functions of the S/UNI-ATLAS-3200 are ITU-T I.371 and TM4.1 compliant, enabling service providers and network operators to ensure that service-level agreements are honored between user and carrier as well as between two carriers.
  • The S/UNI-ATLAS-3200 also contains extensive cell and frame counters that collect and monitor traffic statistics on a per-connection basis to perform billing functions necessary for contractual subscription services.
  • The device features 64-Mbit embedded DRAM, which simplifies system design by reducing the amount of external RAM procurement and signal routing required.
  • The S/UNI-ATLAS-3200 is part of PMC-Sierra's complete portfolio of physical layer, protocol processing, traffic management, and switch fabric devices ranging from T1 to OC-48 line rates.

Statistics:

  • 30% less system power
  • 32% less system board space compared to alternative solutions
  • 64-K virtual connections (VCs)
  • 30 other member companies in the SATURN(R) Development Group
  • 2.5 Gbits/s wire speed ATM traffic aggregation

Sources:

  • "Business Editors/Technology Writers NOTE: A photo of the S/UNI-ATLAS-3200 and figures (PowerPoint slides) relating to this story will be available for journalists to download beginning today at www.newstream.com"
  • "PMC-Sierra (Nasdaq:PMCS) today announced its OC-48c Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) layer solution for broadband multiservice network equipment."
  • "PMC-Sierra's PM7325 S/UNI-ATLAS-3200 (ATM LAyer Solution) offers broadband service providers the ability to police, monitor and manage network traffic across multiservice core, edge, access and Metro-DWDM equipment."
  • "PMC-Sierra's Optical Networking Division."