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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PACKETLIGHT NETWORKS UTILIZES HIGH-PERFORMANCE
XILINX PLATFORM FPGAS FOR OPTICAL TRANSPORT
Virtex-II FPGAs provide key functionality while enabling
flexibility to meet customer requirements and changes in the network
SAN JOSE, Calif. - July 1, 2003 - Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) today
announced that PacketLight Networks, a leading provider of carrier-class
multi-service metro optical transport solutions, selected Xilinx
Virtex-II FPGAs as a key enabling technology in its PL-16000 carrier-class
integrated optical transport system. PacketLight Networks is among
a growing number of companies utilizing Xilinx high performance
low cost FPGAs to gain a competitive advantage in Metropolitan Area
Network (MAN) applications.
PacketLight Network solutions radically reduce costs, optimize resources
and deliver maximum flexibility in meeting unpredictable market
demands and evolving technological developments. Xilinx FPGAs provided
PacketLight Networks with the unique ability to modify the hardware
throughout the design process, and allows the design to evolve even
after customer installation.
"Xilinx FPGA technology is used as one of the major building
blocks in our adaptable solution," said Yaki Luzon, vice president
of marketing at PacketLight Networks. "Virtex-II FPGAs provided
us our core functionality while enabling flexibility to meet customer
requirements and evolution of the network in a very short turn around."
PacketLight Networks also took advantage of Xilinx's vast IP library,
including the Xilinx SPI-4.2 The Xilinx SPI-4.2 core is quickly
being adopted as the standard bridging technology providing flexible
connectivity solutions for a diverse spectrum interfacing requirements
including industry standard ASSPs including network processors.
The Xilinx 4.2i ISE software design environment provided PacketLight
with ease of design and a significant time to market advantage.
PacketLight utilized the ChipScope ILA tool, inherent in Xilinx
Virtex-II FPGAs to view all the internal signals and nodes within
the FPGA. Modeling large systems for carrier class networking such
as PacketLight Networks, requires high performance FPGAs with ample
routing resources. "The ability to observe the internal operations
of the logic in an FPGA is a real benefit that speeds up system
design," said Luzon. "With ChipScope, a design problem
can be resolved within hours."
PacketLight Networks optical transport system and use of Xilinx
FPGA technology underscores our ability to improve product development
cycles and critical time-to-market pressures," said Robert
Bielby, senior director of strategic solutions at Xilinx. "As
standards continue to change in the realm of metro area networks
it's clear that FPGAs are a key component in making MAN companies
successful in the communications market."
About Xilinx Virtex-II Platform FPGAs
Xilinx attributes much of its recent growth to the success of its
Virtex-II line of FPGAs, and the traction the family has made since
its introduction in 2001. The Virtex Series is the world's most
popular high performance FPGA with over 80 percent of the business
for FPGAs at 1.5V and below. Xilinx customers worldwide are taking
full advantage of the unique combination of price, performance,
density, and flexibility of the Virtex-II series. ASIC alternatives
simply cannot offer the reprogrammability of an FPGA.
About the PacketLight Networks PL-16000
With its ability to map any service to any wavelength in any combination,
the PL-16000 system is the most efficient multi-service Metro DWDM
available. It allows carriers to aggregate Gigabit Ethernet, ESCON,
Fibre Channel, SONET/SDH and PDH in any combination in a single
OC-192/STM-64 or OC-48/STM-16 wavelength. The system supports from
one to 32 wavelengths.
Xilinx Online Resource for MAN Design
In addition to providing high performance silicon, software, and
IP, the Xilinx eSP web portal (www.xilinx.com/esp) is a proven resource
for engineers, with over seven million visits since its introduction.
The latest segment on the eSP Web portal is dedicated to accelerating
the development of MAN and optical networking products.
About PacketLight Networks
PacketLight Networks offers an advanced integrated optical transport
system for Metropolitan Area Networks. The PL-16000's innovative
optical networking technology supports multiple services over DWDM,
enabling carriers to economically provide businesses with a variety
of high-bandwidth services in a dynamic environment. PacketLight's
investors include Carlyle Europe Venture Partners, Pitango Venture
Capital, Portview Communications Partners, and ADC Telecommunications
(NasdaqNM: ADCT-news). PacketLight has offices in Boston, Paris,
and Israel. Additional information about PacketLight is available
at www.packetlight.com.
About Xilinx
Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) is the worldwide leader of programmable
logic solutions. Additional information about Xilinx is available
at www.xilinx.com.
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