LSI Extends Multicore Processor Portfolio to Enterprise and Data Center Infrastructure

MILPITAS, Calif., April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today announced the availability of the company's portfolio of asymmetric multicore silicon solutions and software for use in enterprise and data center networking applications. The portfolio allows networking OEMs to use LSI advanced communications, media, content and security and link communication processors to build enterprise networks that deliver increased levels of intelligence, control and security.  

Based on a unified asymmetric multicore architecture, the LSI portfolio of networking silicon and software offers a cost-effective and scalable solution for the development of next-generation enterprise infrastructures. Combining LSI capabilities such as award-winning traffic management and classification, quality of service, voice and video transcoding, security processing and deep packet inspection, the portfolio uniquely provides all the key capabilities required for enterprise and data center applications while minimizing time-to-market and maximizing software reuse.

"The anytime, anywhere access requirements of data center and enterprise networks requires an architecture that can dynamically support voice, video and data," said Lucinda Borovick, research vice president, Data Center Networks, IDC. "A unified multicore architecture portfolio specifically designed for enterprise and data center applications will help manufacturers deliver solutions faster and drive down cost and performance through higher levels of integration."

"LSI has a rich history of delivering innovative silicon and software solutions for enterprise networking and data center applications," said Charlie Kawwas, vice president of sales and marketing, Semiconductor Solutions Group, LSI. "Building upon our heritage, our groundbreaking multicore silicon solutions are enabling networking OEMs to accelerate their time to market in delivering and cost-effectively managing real-time services such as video and collaboration."

The LSI portfolio for enterprise networking applications includes the following:

• Axxia™ Communication Processors, featuring an asymmetric multicore architecture with LSI Virtual Pipeline™ message-passing technology and award-winning Tarari® deep packet inspection technology.
• StarPro® SP2700 media processor family, including a video software framework enabling media-aware enterprise networking features such as real-time transcoding and transrating.
• LSI Tarari Content and Security Processors, featuring the innovative T2500 that uses deep packet inspection to recognize which data streams contain malware and which should be prioritized for better performance.
• Link Communication Processor (LCP), delivering multi-service WAN connectivity for data center, enterprise and branch office routers.
• APP3100 multicore communication processor, providing networking equipment OEMs with a space-efficient and cost-effective solution for accelerating Carrier Ethernet and network security functions.  

The portfolio offers consistent system and software architecture and tool-chain support, enabling customers to build modular systems that deliver performance, power and cost leadership while enabling a fully programmable platform to ensure scalability and manageability.

To learn more about the LSI portfolio of asymmetric multicore processors, please visit http://go.lsi.com/xa2x.

About LSI

LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) is a leading provider of innovative silicon, systems and software technologies that enable products which seamlessly bring people, information and digital content together. The company offers a broad portfolio of capabilities and services including custom and standard product ICs, adapters, systems and software that are trusted by the world's best known brands to power leading solutions in the Storage and Networking markets. More information is available at www.lsi.com.

Editor's Notes:

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SOURCE LSI Corporation

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