Packet processing module enables high throughput

With superior density and throughput for each slot, the ATCA-7220 helps companies minimise capital expenditures by reducing the amount of equipment needed

RadiSys has released the Promentum ATCA-7220 Dual Octeon Plus packet processing module, the industry's first blade to enable highest density of Gigabit Ethernet interfaces in a single slot. With significantly higher processing power and bandwidth access than other platform available today, the advanced telecommunications computing architecture (ATCA) module enables a complete solution for packet processing applications such as radio network controllers, session border control (SBC), security gateways, edge routers and media gateways.
The ATCA-7220 module is designed with a Cavium Networks Octeon Plus multicore MIPS64 processor, which enables the highest throughput and wire speed available, giving manufacturers a competitive advantage in taking next-generation equipment to market.

The architecture incorporates a 'Smart FrontEnd' with a 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch with content-aware capabilities.

The Smart FrontEnd allows offloading preprocessing from the Cavium Processors, enhances the manageability of the processors and enables flexibility of data flow to and from the processors.
With superior density and throughput for each slot, the ATCA-7220 helps companies minimise capital expenditures by reducing the amount of equipment needed.

The new module features RadiSys' optimised IP data path software, which improves manufacturers' ability to accelerate time to market and time to revenue.

In addition, the future-proof ATCA platform gives manufacturers a clear path to migrate easily to the next generation of Octeon processors.

'Soaring internet traffic is not only prompting a multitude of new, enhanced services, but it's also posing greater security threats, making it critical that manufacturers incorporate deeper packet inspection and processing capability into their all-IP network infrastructures', said Anthony Ambrose- General Manager and Vice President for Communications Networking Business Unit, RadiSys.

The ATCA-7220 is a single-slot ATCA module that supports the Option 9 (10 GE) fabric interface.

It incorporates an onboard 10GE switch to facilitate flexible data flow models and enables powerful packet processing solutions needed for the next-generation equipment.

The ATCA-7220 includes a local management processor to enable blade management functions and offers front or rear I/O.