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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / JULY 7, 2003: VOL. 2 NO. 27
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Breaking News -
Networking:
Xilinx Provides New Solution For
Ethernet Applications
Xilinx, Inc. announced that it has successfully completed the University of
New Hampshire Interoperability Lab (UNH IOL) IEEE 802.3 conformance tests for
1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller (MAC). Xilinx also announced
successful interoperability testing of its 10 Gigabit Attachment Unit
Interface (XAUI) IP core with a number of 3rd party vendors during several
group test sessions. In addition, Xilinx also announced two new IP cores
today, the XAUI and Ethernet 1000BASE-X PCS/PMA LogiCORE products. Both
cores are available now for use with Virtex-II Pro Platform FPGAs. The two
new IP cores further extend Xilinx's serial interface IP offering, part of the
comprehensive suite of design resources under the Serial Tsunami
initiative.
"The flexibility of Xilinx Platform FPGAs enabled Xilinx to complete the
Ethernet MAC conformance testing with a surprisingly short test cycle," said
Bob Noseworthy, 10 Gigabit Ethernet Consortium Manager at UNH IOL. "Xilinx's
in-house Ethernet expertise worked to deliver a solid and robust 10 Gigabit
Ethernet solution."
By successfully completing the UNH IEEE 802.3 conformance tests for
Ethernet
MAC and by demonstrating interoperability with networking equipment
incorporating standard gigabit Ethernet devices, Xilinx is providing IP
solutions that significantly reduce the hardware testing burden for customers
and accelerate their time to market. In addition, Xilinx' participation in
three XAUI group tests has resulted in an extensive portfolio of XAUI devices
with which the Virtex-II Pro FPGA using the XAUI IP core can interoperate.
Customers using Virtex-II Pro FPGAs and Xilinx 1 & 10 Gigabit Ethernet IP
cores are ensured first time design success and seamless operation with other
1 & 10 Gigabit Ethernet standard devices in their networking and
telecommunication systems.
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