Mindspeed Passes Ethertest

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Mindspeed Technologies(TM), the Internet infrastructure business of Conexant Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNXT), today announced that it joined forces with Tyco Electronics, Blaze Network Products, and Alvesta to prove the feasibility of the 10 Gigabit Attachment Unit Interface (XAUI) technology. In a test at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory in July, Mindspeed, Tyco, Blaze, and other vendors proved that their XAUI devices designed to the IEEE 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet specification were able to successfully communicate with each other, demonstrating the technical feasibility of XAUI. As a result, the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Task Force unanimously voted that the XAUI technology is feasible, paving the way for its inclusion in the emerging 10 Gigabit Ethernet standard."Mindspeed is committed to making 10 Gigabit Ethernet a reality for our customers," said Elie Massabki, director of marketing with Mindspeed's Broadband Internetworking Systems business unit. "And the XAUI interoperability tests are a significant step in the development of a robust industry standard that will benefit everyone." Mindspeed Technologies