Xelerated Demonstrates 4x10Gpbs Network Processor

Xelerated, a start-up based in Burlington, Massachusetts, announced the availability of its X10q-e Network Processor, a high-performance processor aimed at switches for enterprise backbones and metro Ethernet. The company describes its core technology as a "data flow processor" built in a .13 micron process. The chip architecture is optimized for the efficient movement of data, eliminating the need for complex inter-processor interconnects as well as redundant data and instruction storage. This allows 200 data flow processors and ten I/O processors to fit on a single, low-cost chip providing unparalleled cost/performance. The 200 data flow processors are organized in a synchronous pipeline with each processor executing a single instruction. This makes them appear to the programmer as a single 80 BOPs processor with a fully deterministic execution time. An X10q reference design system running at 4*10 Gbps is being demonstrated this week at NetWorld+Interop in Las Vegas.
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