Cavium Introduces WLAN Security Processor for Access/Aggregation

Cavium Networks introduced its NITROX Wireless family of security macro processors for enterprise access and aggregation points. The processors support the full range of security algorithms currently used in WLAN security and the emerging 802.11i standard -- including AES, 3DES and ARC4 and the various modes of each algorithm. Additionally the Cavium NITROX Wireless processors perform protocol processing of CCMP, IPSec, IKE, MPPE and functions of TKIP. They also feature a true hardware Random Number Generator. Cavium will offer ten versions to target a range of price / performance points.


Aruba Wireless Networks, a start-up offering high-performance wireless network switching systems for enterprises and hot spot service providers, has adopted Cavium's NITROX Wireless security processors. The devices are also being used by several server motherboard and OEM vendors for VPN gateways, SSL VPNs, wireless gateways, server load-balancers, routers, switches, web-servers and SANs.
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