PMC-Sierra Offers Mux Solutions

BURNABY, British Columbia -- PMC-Sierra (NASDAQ: PMCS) today announced three Inverse Multiplexer for ATM (IMA) products. The PM7341 S/UNI-IMA-84 supports an industry leading 84 T1 or 63 E1 links in a single device and is optimized for T1/E1 over fiber applications in Multi-Service ATM switches, Metro-Optical Access switches and Third Generation (3G) Wireless Base Station Controllers. The PM7342 S/UNI-IMA-32 supports up to 32 links and is optimized for high density T1, E1 or ADSL over copper applications in DSL Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs), Multi-Service Access Multiplexers, and 3G Wireless Base Station Controllers. For low link count applications such as Integrated Access Devices (IAD) and 3G Base Stations - the PM7340 supports up to 8 T1, E1 or ADSL links. All three devices set a new benchmark for device density in their respective classes - the S/UNI-IMA-84 replaces 10 or more devices using previously available solutions.

"We worked closely with PMC-Sierra on the definition of the S/UNI-IMA chip and the S/UNI-IMA software driver to ensure compliance to the stringent requirements for deployment by the major carriers," said Thomas Alex Hamilton, system architect at Cisco Systems. "The combination of the S/UNI-IMA-84 and TEMUX-84 meets the port density, power and performance required by our next generation multi-service switches," continued Hamilton.

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