Broadcom Intros Security Accelerators

SAN FRANCISCO -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM - News), the leading provider of integrated circuits enabling broadband communications, today announced its first Internet Protocol security (IPsec) accelerator boards with complete Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) functionality at the RSA Security Conference (Booth #1830). The new Broadcom(R) IPS200A and IPS500A CryptoNetX(TM) Accelerator Adapters are high-performance Virtual Private Network (VPN) PCI boards designed to speed up the processing of security functions and eliminate VPN bottlenecks and degradation across the entire network infrastructure. These board-level solutions dramatically reduce the cost of network ownership by improving the overall performance and enabling faster network response times. VPNs allow two or more private networks to be connected over a publicly accessed network, such as the Internet, while eliminating the high costs associated with private leased lines. They are quickly replacing expensive, dedicated, private networks for remote access to corporate Intranets and business-to-business transactions. Heightened security concerns, along with the rapid adoption of wireless technology, are contributing to an increased interest in VPN technologies as a means of protecting networks and assets from hackers and unauthorized users. The IPS200A and IPS500A offload VPN processing from branch office routers/firewalls, enterprise routers/firewalls, VPN appliances and software- based firewalls to improve overall network efficiency while reducing CPU loading. A single IPS200A or IPS500A accelerator card allows PCI systems to achieve a sustained mid-range throughput of up to 200 Mbps (Megabits per second) for IPS200A applications and up to 500 Mbps for IPS500A applications. Both accelerators also feature an easy-to-use PCI 2.2 interface that can be deployed in virtually any major PC, workstation or server platform utilizing a PCI bus and are ideally suited for PCI coprocessor-based IPsec security applications. "Though Broadcom is recognized as the leading security chip provider, our security boards also help accelerate the time-to-market for our customers, eliminating many design, integration and testing steps required for production," said Joe Wallace, Senior Product Line Manager of Security Products for Broadcom. "The completeness of our board-level solutions, including qualified drivers, board certifications and export approvals, provides a tremendous value to our customers and allows the world's leading networking companies to easily implement our acceleration technology into their security solutions for faster market availability." Broadcom Corp.