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Performance analysis tools
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Traffic scripting tools
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Compact PCI chassis
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PowerPC-based host application
module
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One or more C-5 Switching
Modules
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Various Physical Interface Modules
(OC-3, OC-12, OC-48, Gigabit
Ethernet, Ethernet/OC-3
combination, and so on)
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Support for Fabric and other
coprocessor modules
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Complete hardware reference
designs
Another aspect of the development
environment is the comprehensive cus-
tomer support from C-Port, which
includes hands-on training and Web
access for all your support needs at
www.cportcorp.com.
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The C-5 NP can support a wide breadth
of applications from access to edge to
core, such as:
Multiservice Access Platforms
(MSAPs)
Digital Subscriber Line Access
Multiplexor (DSLAM)
Cable and wireless head-end systems
MAN CPE and head-end equipment
Ethernet/IP/Frame Relay/ATM
interworking
Internet access switch/routers
Load balancing web server switches
Optical edge switch/routers and add/
drop multiplexors
IP Gigabit/Terabit routers
WAN Customer Premises Equipment
(CPE)
The following sections provide examples
of three applications using the C-5 NP
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The new breed of switch-routers
designed for edge “new world” carrier
networks often support ATM and IP as
the core protocols, Frame Relay as an
access protocol, and are also beginning
to implement the emerging MPLS stan-
dard. Each of these protocols must be
supported across a number oThe C-5
types ranging from clear chanfirst member of the C-Port
links, SONET OC-3/OC-12 linnetwork processors, is specially
100 and Gigabit Ethernet condesigned for networking applications. Its
addition to the basic protocolhigh-level of programmability and wire-
face types, these switch-routspeed performance make it the best
provide advanced network sefoundation for building networking prod-
as IP Quality of Service (QoS)ucts and services.
Private Networks (VPNs), and security
firewalls.
This broad combination of protocols,
interfaces, and services presents a
difficult challenge to network equipment
vendors, especially in light of time-to-
market constraints. Traditional
approaches require
separate hardware
design efforts, each
balancing a mix of
ASICs, Application
Specific Standard
Products (ASSPs),
and general-purpose
CPUs for each inter-
face type and
protocol.
A system design
delivering the proto-
cols and interfaces
needed by this
switch-router normally requires many
individual hardware designs, along with
limited reuse of software (protocol and
services) across the various interfaces.
A multi-year, phased product rollout is
the typical result.
The C-5 NP enables a new apfunctions are all integrated into the
TM
Networdelivers this broad solution sC-5 NP architecture. With the addition of
single har family of
TM
C-5 NP-based interface card circuit/routing tables, and payload
be built with a variety of diffedescriptor queues), and minimal support
interface types (for example, logic, the C-5 NP can be used to
OC-3, OC-12, 10/100 Etherneimplement intelligent, high-performance,
Gigabit Ethernet) to create a mixed media, multiport, multiprotocol
platform.
Software for ATM, IP MPLS, Stable programming interfaces, a
Relay can be implemented wicomplete development environment,
NP (running forwarding planeand third-party support through Motor-
along with a host processor, ola’s Smart Networks Alliance contribute
PowerPC (running the contto a fully integrated platform approach
ment plane software). These that can solve a wide range of communi-
can be provided independentcations tasks and simplify the develop-
Switch
Fabric/
Multiple
(implemented
ferentiated products.
NP
OC-48
OC-192
PHY
OC-12
DS1
GbE
10/100
Multiple Daughter
Interface Cards
Cell and packet processing, table lookup
ATM (& IMA)
The C-5 NP incorporates an unprece-
dented combination of functionality,
computing power, and data bandwidth in
a flexible, patent-pending architecture.
This architecture supports complete pro-
grammability from Layer 2 through Layer
7 of the OSI model, allowing the C-5 NP
to be used in a wide range of networking
applications. In addition, the C-5 NP’s
simple programming model and
advanced development tools enable you
to get to market sooner with clearly dif-
processing, and queue management
physical interfaces, memory (for payload,
switches and routers.
ment of full-featured networking
applications.
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The C-5 NP provides the forwarding
plane intelligence for best-in-class
networking products. It supports a
variety of networking tasks such as
traffic classification and policy enforce-
ment in addition to switching, routing,
and interworking functions. Advanced
networking services can be developed
and deployed efficiently and effectively
under software control.
Each C-5 NP provides up to 5Gbps of
bandwidth and more than 3,000 MIPs of
computing power to satisfy both today’s
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