PMC, Agilent Do 10-GigPMC, Agilent Do 10-Gig

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- PMC-Sierra(TM), Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS) today announced the PM2384-KIT QuadPHY(R) 10GX and its successful interoperability with Agilent Technologies' X2 1310nm optical transceiver on the 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GE) and 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel (10G FC) evaluation kit. The QuadPHY 10GX evaluation kit is a comprehensive PC-based evaluation and development platform supporting 10GE and 10G FC applications, and interoperates with Agilent's X2 optical transceiver (see Figure 1) providing design engineers with increased reliability, faster time-to-market and reduced development costs.

"PMC-Sierra's collaboration with Agilent Technologies to deliver a 10 Gigabit development platform to designers of Ethernet and Fibre Channel storage networks is focused on demonstrating the interoperability of 10GE and 10G FC components," said Stuart Robinson, manager of Product Marketing and Applications, Enterprise and Storage Division, at PMC-Sierra. "The combination of our QuadPHY 10GX evaluation kit and Agilent's X2 optical transceiver provides our customers with an off-the-shelf, compact, low-cost, power-efficient 10 Gbit/s solution."

"Our X2 optical transceiver modules leverage Agilent's XENPAK technology to meet customers' cost, thermal and EMI performance requirements," said Antony Spilman, strategic marketing manager for Agilent's Fiber Optic Products Division. "Collaborating with PMC-Sierra on the successful interoperability of our X2 optical transceiver with their QuadPHY 10GX evaluation kit demonstrates how quickly this technology has matured, and it clearly proves the compactness and robustness of 10 Gigabit optical interfaces."

PMC-Sierra Inc.

Agilent Technologies Inc.