Xelerated Is Four Years Ahead
I participated in an inspiring 100G panel at the Linley Tech Processor Conference last week. We didn’t have to debate about the need for more bandwidth and more processing. The debate, instead, was focused on how to best achieve the goal. Network processors, that are purposely designed for the task, or multicore processors that are general purpose and more capable for advanced services?
The Linley Tech Processor Conference attracted 300 attendees.
In the first day’s sessions, one could easily get the impression that multicores are up to the task of network processing. Thanks to Mike Coward of RadiSys, however, the bold marketing claims got a good reality check. RadiSys build systems based on multicore technology. Today, they do 10G per line card. In two, years, they expect to run up to 100G, and 100G in a single chip is likely four years out, all according to his estimation.
For those that don’t want to wait this long, you are welcome to Xelerated. Our 100G wirespeed NPU is here, and now going into production. And in addition to any of the multicore processors in the market, it also includes an advanced traffic manager.
Update: Xelerated’s presentation on ‘Uncompromised throughput at low power’ can be found here.
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