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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
XILINX ENABLES NEXT GENERATION SONET/SDH NETWORKS
WITH INDUSTRY'S FIRST PARAMETERIZABLE OC-192
GENERIC FRAMING PROCEDURE SOLUTION
Virtex-4 Based GFP Mapper IP Core Complements
Standard SONET/SDH Chips
SAN JOSE, CA, October 19, 2004 - Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today
announced at the Network Systems Design Conference (Booth #307)
immediate availability of the programmable industry's most comprehensive
Generic Framing Procedure (GFP) Mapper IP core for its flagship
Virtex-4™ FPGAs. The new solution complements the legacy SONET/SDH
framers and enables customers to enhance the capabilities of their
systems. Also, it complements SONET/SDH framers with fixed GFP function
by adding a level of flexibility never available before - customers
can now quickly build cost effective solutions that protect investment
in legacy systems. For example, a line card based on the Virtex-4
platform can be used to encapsulate and transport Fibre Channel,
Ethernet or Video data at multiple rates over existing SONET/SDH
networks depending upon the application.
"Carriers and system vendors are unified in their choice of
GFP as the Ethernet mapping standard, but interfacing a packet client
to a circuit network brings many challenges," said Allan Armstrong,
director, Communications Semiconductors, RHK Inc. "System vendors
will thus differentiate themselves by adding router-like features
to SONET boxes. As the pace of innovation for such features is swift,
the combination of GFP coreware with programmable logic is an excellent
platform for next-generation tributary cards."
"Xilinx is committed to providing comprehensive solutions for
the SONET/SDH market and Virtex-4 is the key technology that is
really going to allow this market to fully exploit the benefits
of GFP," said Mark Aaldering, vice president, IP Solutions
Division at Xilinx. "The programmable industry's leading fabric,
11.1 Gbps RocketIO™ transceivers, abundant logic resources,
a choice of 17 domain optimized devices and all this on a leading
90nm process will enable customers to design cutting edge products
while reducing costs."
In related news, the company also announced immediate availability
of a broad range of communication and networking IP cores supporting
Virtex-4 FPGAs. These include a complete set of UNH proven Ethernet
IP solutions, including 10 Gigabit Ethernet MAC, 1 Gigabit Ethernet
MAC, and Tri-Mode Ethernet MAC and a high-performance (1Gbps) SPI4.2
IP core for inter-chip connectivity.
About the GFP Mapper
The Xilinx GFP core solution fully implements the ITU-T GFP recommendation
(G.7041/Y.1303). Protocol support includes Ethernet, PPP, RPR, GE,
Fibre Channel, FICON, ESCON, and DVB-ASI. The GFP core can be configured
for frame-mapped, transparent, or mixed-mode operation on a per-channel
basis, enabling multi-line, multi-service cards and systems in Ethernet-over-SONET
or Data-over-SONET applications. With the Xilinx CORE Generator
tool, the GFP core can be easily configured to support specific
system requirements, including individually optimized cores for
OC-48 and OC-192 applications.
For more information see http://seminar2.techonline.com/s/xilinx_oct2604.
Pricing, Availability and License
The GFP Mapper (DO-DI-GFP) core is immediately available now from
Xilinx as a LogiCORE™ product under the terms of the SignOnce
license agreement and is priced at $18,000. The GFP core supports
Xilinx Virtex-4, Virtex-II Pro™, Virtex-II™ and Spartan-3™
FPGAs using the latest ISE 6.3i design software. Deliverables include
Verilog and VHDL simulation support, timing constraint files, sample
compile scripts to aid in implementation, as well as world-class
technical support. Complete information about the Xilinx GFP solution,
including product ordering, is available at http://www.xilinx.com/systemio/gfp_logicore/index.htm.
About Virtex-4 FPGAs
Enabled by the revolutionary ASMBL (Advanced Silicon Modular Block)
architecture, Virtex-4 FPGAs deliver more options than any other
FPGA family available today. With more than 100 technical innovations,
the Virtex-4 family consists of 17 devices and three domain-optimized
platforms: Virtex-4 LX FPGAs for logic-intensive designs, Virtex-4
SX FPGAs for high-performance signal processing, and Virtex-4 FX
FPGAs for high-speed serial connectivity and embedded processing.
A multi-platform approach makes it possible for customers to select
the optimal mix of resources for their application to achieve the
highest functionality and performance at the lowest cost.
Virtex-4 FX platform devices embed up to two 32-bit RISC PowerPC™
processors delivering in excess of 1300 Dhrystone MIPS along with
up to four integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet MAC cores for high-performance
embedded processing applications. A new Auxiliary Processor Unit
(APU) provides an intimate connection between the processors and
the FPGA hardware resources - enabling a new class of flexible yet
extremely high-performance integrated software/hardware designs.
FX platform devices also include up to 24 RocketIO high-speed serial
transceivers supporting the industry's widest performance range
of 622 Mbps to 11.1 Gbps for industry-leading levels of high-speed
serial performance. All key high-speed serial performance levels
are supported including 10, 6.25, 4, 3.125, 2.5, 1.25, and 0.6 Gbps.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the worldwide leader in complete programmable logic
solutions. For more information, visit www.xilinx.com.
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