NetLogic Samples Search Engine Chips

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- NetLogic Microsystems, Inc., the leader in packet classification and forwarding solutions for networking and communications, today announced samples of the industry's highest density network search engine solution with fully integrated XSC interface for AMCC network processors. With the NSE4000GLM family, NetLogic is the first supplier to offer an 18Mb device, supporting up to 512K IPv4 and up to 128K IPv6 routing entries per device, which is twice the database capacity of the nearest competitor. This new family of devices accommodates larger packet classification and forwarding tables for edge, campus, enterprise and DSLAM networking applications.

NetLogic's NSE4000GLM family can be seamlessly interfaced with AMCC's nP340x, nP7250, nP7510 network processors today and will offer future support for nP345x network processors. Both devices within the family can support up to four AMCC network processors and both are compatible with AMCC 's Common Co-Processor Application Programming Interface (CoCoAPI). The device family offers the industry's highest throughput at a low power and has the capability of supporting multiple databases within the same device. In addition, both versions provide unique value-added features such as Policing and Aging, which reduce the processing burden from the network processors.

"With the emergence of IPv6 along with other bandwidth-intensive applications, our customers continue to raise the bar on density and speed requirements," said Martyn Humphries, vice president of NetLogic Microsystems. "NetLogic is fully committed to meeting these performance needs by extending our device family in support of AMCC's XSC interface. Silicon availability of this database capacity for XSC network processors is unprecedented in the industry."

NetLogic Microsystems Inc.