Telecomms adapter furthers PCI Express evolution

Quad T1/E1/J1 PCI Express telecomms adapter includes an onboard MPC8280 PowerQUICC IIT RISC communications processor

Performance Technologies has introduced the PCE385, a new quad T1/E1/J1 PCI Express telecomms adapter. This newest addition to the company's industry-leading family of access solutions, the PCE385 includes an onboard MPC8280 PowerQUICC IIT RISC communications processor and is enabled by Performance Technologies complete suite of software offerings.

The PCE385 is enabled with NexusWare Core, Performance Technologies' comprehensive, highly integrated, Linux-based software distribution that provides a comprehensive development, integration and management environment designed to speed time to market for system engineers using Performance Technologies' solutions to build packet-based wireless and IP telephony systems.

Additionally, Performance Technologies' software suite offers a number of signalling and communications protocols including SIP, SS7 MTP-2, ISDN and WAN connectivity with Frame Relay, HDLC, LAPD and X.25.

'With the introduction of PCI Express servers as the latest standard for PCI-based solutions, telecomms OEMs and integrators will require high density, highly advanced I/O solutions for use in these new servers', said Steven Wigent, Access Product Manager for Performance Technologies.

Coupled with our powerful NexusWare enabling software, the PCE385 continues Performance Technologies' commitment to delivering high density and high-performance access solutions for telecomms and IP telephony systems'.

The PCE385 is an adaptable platform designed with an onboard MPC8280 PowerQUICC II RISC communications platform.

Combined with NexusWare, the PCE385 operates as a fully programmable communications subsystem capable of intra-chassis communication using the H.100 bus.

It is ideally suited for both PSTN and IP telephony systems built on the PCI Express architecture that are capable of handling large volumes of voice circuits for protocol processing or for transfer to the H.100 bus and the PCI Express bus.

Application examples include SS7 network elements, wireless infrastructure equipment, media and signalling gateways and telecomms switching and routing equipment.