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Freescale Unveils PowerQUICC(TM) III Processor Architecture for Next-Generation, Application-Aware Networks
ORLANDO, Fla.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—July 24, 2006—
Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B)
-- Highly Integrated, Multicore MPC8572 Family Built on Power
Architecture(TM) Technology Designed to Enhance Network
Efficiency, Performance, Security
Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) envisions a world
in which high-performance, secure networks are available to everyone.
To help make this vision a reality, Freescale has developed an
innovative, multicore processor architecture that handles control/data
plane and application-aware content processing, deep packet
inspection, pattern matching, network admission control and encryption
acceleration -- all at multi-Gigabit speeds.
The first implementation of this advanced processor architecture
is the MPC8572 PowerQUICC(TM) III family built on Power
Architecture(TM) technology. Freescale has designed the MPC8572 family
to provide developers of networking and communications equipment with
a high-performance, single-chip processor alternative to
software-intensive solutions based on costly, inefficient ASICs and
FPGAs within multiple systems.
"Freescale's MPC8572 processor platform is designed to proliferate
new services, higher levels of network performance, deep packet
inspection, application-layer and service-layer awareness, and
enhanced security across a broad range of next-generation access
products," said Linley Gwennap, principal analyst of The Linley Group.
"This multicore technology platform represents the next step in the
continuous innovation of the PowerQUICC processor family, building
upon Freescale's best-in-class embedded core performance, traffic
management and security acceleration."
Target applications for Freescale's advanced communications
processing architecture include multi-service routing and switching,
firewall/VPN, unified threat management, intrusion detection and
prevention, anti-virus, load balancing, content switching and
application-aware networking equipment. The next-generation
architecture also addresses the computationally demanding processing
requirements of wireless infrastructure equipment, such as radio node
controllers (RNCs) and WiMAX basestations.
"Today's networking equipment vendors are looking for highly
integrated content processing solutions that can help them simplify
their system designs and enable intelligent, application-protocol
networks," said Lynelle McKay, vice president and general manager of
Freescale's Digital Systems Division. "Ultimately, our single-chip
PowerQUICC III architecture is designed to help drive the evolution of
the network from separate control and data planes to a merged,
multi-services-oriented, high-touch processing platform designed to
solve complex network challenges, such as security and other types of
policy enforcement."
About the MPC8572 processor platform
Based on a system-on-chip (SoC) platform, the MPC8572 processor
features dual e500 CPU cores scaling to 1.5GHz. This architecture
supports symmetric and asymmetric multi-processing, enabling the
processor to run multiple operating systems, such as a real-time
operating system and Linux(R) OS simultaneously.
The processor features on-chip memory (1MB L2 cache), a DDR2/DDR3
controller and a choice of high-speed interconnects, including
multiple Gigabit Ethernet controllers, Serial RapidIO and PCI Express
support. These high-speed interconnects enable scalable connectivity
to network processors and/or ASICs in the data plane while the MPC8572
handles complex, computationally demanding control plane processing
tasks.
The MPC8572's application acceleration platform integrates four
powerful engines: a table look-up unit (TLU) that offloads complex
table searches and header inspections; a pattern-matching engine (PME)
to handle regular expression (reg-ex) matching; a deflate engine to
manage file decompression; and a security engine that accelerates
crypto operations in IPSec and SSL/TLS for virtual private networks.
Broad ecosystem of security partners
Freescale's security and communications processing solutions are
backed by a broad ecosystem of third-party partners, including experts
in the network security arena. This broad and growing ecosystem
enables OEMs to accelerate time-to-market and reduce development
costs. Freescale has partnered with Kaspersky Lab and its StreamAV
signatures for prototyping Freescale technology blocks to enable
optimized anti-virus solutions and other networking equipment
requiring intensive content processing.
About Freescale Semiconductor
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) is a global
leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for
the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets.
Freescale became a publicly traded company in July 2004. The company
is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development,
manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries.
Freescale, a member of the S&P 500(R), is one of the world's largest
semiconductor companies with 2005 sales of $5.8 billion (USD).
www.freescale.com
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Semiconductor, Inc. 2006.
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