Vitesse Expands its Line of 10Gbps Ethernet MACs

Vitesse expanded its line of Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controllers (MACs) by introducing two new devices for enterprise and metro applications such as L2/3 Ethernet Switches, Edge Routers, Add/Drop Multiplexers (ADM) deploying Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH, Multi-service Provisioning Platforms and content switches. The first new device, the Meigs-II QUADSpeed MAC, combines ten triple-speed (10/100/1000 Mbps) ports, a single 10GbE port, and an OIF-compliant SPI-4.2 System Interface. The Meigs-II QUADSpeed MAC could be used in modular Ethernet Switch platforms as well as Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH (EoS) applications when used in conjunction with the Vitesse OC-192 channelized, multi-service mapper. Vitesse said this combination provides five times the port density over currently available products, thereby reducing the deployment cost of Ethernet services in metro networks. The other addition to Vitesse's GbE MAC family, Lansing, integrates 10 triple-speed ports and is designed for use in modular Ethernet Switch platforms.
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