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AMCC Announces Yahara Family of 10GbE Framer/Mapper/PHY Devices for
Multi-Service Transport Platforms and Metro/Long Haul Optical Networks
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation
March 23, 2009
Advanced features accelerate adoption of 10G Ethernet into Metro and
Core Optical Networks with low cost, flexible migration path
Sunnyvale, CA -- Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (NASDAQ: AMCC), a
global leader in optical transport, embedded Power Architecture®
processing, and storage solutions today announced Yahara, a new series
of devices for next generation optical network physical layer solutions
supporting 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Metro, and Long Haul network
applications. AMCC will be promoting the Yahara family at the OFC/NFOEC
Convention, booth #3015, from March 24 to March 26 at the San Diego
Convention Center in San Diego, Calif |
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The Yahara devices are designed
specifically for the highly-integrated, low cost and low power
requirements of Multi-Service Transport, Dense Wave Division
Multiplexing (DWDM) and Metro/Core switch router applications. The
family of devices represents AMCC’s fifth generation of integrated local
area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and optical transport
network (OTN) silicon solutions.
The Yahara product family builds on the success of AMCC’s MetrON product
family by extending Edge and Metro Carrier Ethernet features into Metro
and Long Haul Optical Network applications. By providing additional
modes of 10G to OTU-2 mapping features and incorporating a second 10G
Phy into the Yahara product line, AMCC provides telecom original
equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with unmatched levels of power, space and
cost savings for OTU-2 transponder and regenerator applications.
As carrier service providers continue their migration away from
traditional SONET/SDH based services to lower cost 10G optical services,
Yahara enables telecom OEMs to build flexible and cost-effective
platforms to map exploding volumes of Ethernet traffic directly onto
optical transport networks. By offering three packages supporting 10G “AnyRate”
protocols, the Yahara is ideally suited for a variety of blade
applications including 10G client/line cards, 10G transponders/muxponder
cards, 10G regenerator cards, and 40G to 100G muxponder applications.
“The 10G market is marked by rapid technology transitions, which often
results in large shifts in vendor share. The market for 10G PHY is in a
rapid technology transition and several vendors are vying to establish
an early leadership position,” said Jag Bolaria, Principal Analyst with
The Linley Group. “AMCC's Yahara product family integrates a compelling
array of functions that match up well with the needs of next generation
telecommunications platforms, carrier Ethernet switches, and router
applications. With Yahara, AMCC is positioning itself to capitalize as
the transition to optical technology expands into the Metro and
Long-Haul networks.”
The Yahara product family integrates 10GbE/10G Fibre Channel (FC)/8G
FC/OC-192/STM-64 to OTU-2 mapping services, FracN clock synthesizing
circuitry, Electronic Dispersion Compensation (EDC), GFEC/Enhanced FEC,
and 10G serdes functions in a single device. By eliminating the need for
various external phys and interface bridge devices Yahara devices enable
telecom OEMs to reduce 10G Optical Transport Unit-2 (OTU-2) transponder
and regenerator line card power and space requirements by up to 56 % and
81 %, respectively.
“The Yahara product family enables our customers to provide carriers
with best-in-class 10G client mapping services for 10G/OTU-2
Multi-Service Transport solutions at an extremely cost-effective price,”
said Sandeep Gupta, Vice President, Engineering and Marketing for
transport products at AMCC. ”Each of the Yahara devices are specifically
designed to address unique requirements in the 10-Gigabit transport
marketplace. The product line demonstrates AMCC’s intellectual property
portfolio and ability to develop highly integrated mixed signal
solutions for the optical transport network market.”
The Yahara S10123 is designed for 10G OTU-2 client/line tributary Metro
Ethernet and Switch/Router applications. Its flexible system interface
supports XAUI/SFI4.P2/SFI-5s protocols and enables the direct connection
to network processors, 10G Ethernet switches, 10G framers and 10G MACs.
Yahara’s 10G line XFI interface enables the direct connection to XFP and
SFP+ optic modules. This enables telecom OEMs to realize significant
power, space and cost savings with the elimination of external Phys. The
Yahara S10123 is packaged in a 19x19 sqmm plastic ball grid array.
The Yahara S10124 contains a robust set of interfaces which provides
design flexibility for Multi-Service Transport and DWDM platforms. A
XAUI/SFI4.P2/SFI-5s system interface and a dedicated 10G XFI line
interface supports a separate and dedicated 10G XFI client interface as
well as a 16-bit parallel SFI4.P1 interface providing flexibility for
use on either the client or line side of the device. The S10124 is ideal
for 10G OTU-2 client/line tributary cards, transponder and regenerator
applications and supports 10G XFP/SFP+ and 10G MSA modules. In addition,
the S10124’s rich set of interfaces enables customers to enhance
differentiating features such as encryption and unique mappings which
enable telecom OEMs to support both future and legacy carrier optical
network requirements. The S10124 is packaged in a 25x25 plastic ball
grid array.
The Yahara S10126 device is designed for the optical networking
industry’s continuing migration to small form factor serial 10G optic
modules and 10G serial backplanes. It is packaged in a 19x19 plastic
ball grid array and supports two serial 10G interfaces that are XFP/SFP+
module compliant, enabling a small footprint solution for 10G
Transponder applications, serial 10G backplane applications, and 10x100G
muxponder applications.
The entire Yahara family supports a 10G GMP mapping mode that enables
10G Client signals to be mapped into a generic ODU-2 frame at a common
clock rate that can feed a 100G muxponder device. This mapping feature
provides a clean and easily routable interface to both the client side
XFP/SFP+ optic module and to the100G muxponder device.
Integrated ITU G.709 FEC (GFEC) and AMCC’s Enhanced FEC (ITU G.975.1.I4)
allows the Yahara product family to enable Metro and Long Haul
transmission of 10GbE over OTN networks in low Optical Signal Noise
Ratio [OSNR] environments. In addition, the GFEC and AMCC’s Enhanced FEC
features compensate for channel impairments, enabling narrow channel
spacing of 25Ghz for DWDM systems. The Yahara white paper offers more
information about applications supported by the Yahara product family,
including support for 40G and 100G transport networks. Visit the
www.amcc.com to register for an MyAMCC account and download the Yahara
white paper.
The Yahara product family is industrial temperature compliant (-40oC to
85oC) and will begin sampling to alpha customers in 2Q09.
AMCC Overview
AMCC is a global leader in energy efficient sustainable solutions to
process, transport, and store information for the next generation of
Internet data center and carrier central office. A leader in high speed
signal processing, IP and Ethernet packet processing, storage
controllers, and processors, AMCC's patented innovations provide high
value solutions in telecom, enterprise and consumer applications. AMCC's
corporate headquarters are located in Sunnyvale, California. Sales and
engineering offices are located throughout the world. For further
information regarding AMCC, visit the company’s Web site at
http://www.amcc.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as expects,
anticipates, plans, believes, estimates, will or words of similar
meaning. Such forward-looking statements, including statements relating
to the products discussed in this press release, are subject to a number
of risks and uncertainties, including the risk that the products may not
be successfully or timely developed, completed or manufactured or
achieve market acceptance, risks relating to general economic
conditions, as well as the risks and uncertainties set forth in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in the Company's other SEC
filings. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, actual results
may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. The
forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as
of the date hereof and AMCC does not assume any obligation to update any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future developments or otherwise.
AMCC is a registered trademark of APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORPORATION.
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