PMC-Sierra Launches Line Card Chip

BURNABY, British Columbia -- PMC-Sierra (NASDAQ: PMCS) today announced the PM8316 TEMUX-84, the industry's highest density channelized access solution, ideal for Metro Optical Access, Multi-service Switches and Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Edge Router equipment. The TEMUX-84 supports the global requirements for framing, mapping and multiplexing of T1, E1, T3, E3 channels into SONET/SDH services. By reducing board space to one quarter of that required using available competitive solutions, TEMUX-84 allows T1, E1, T3 and E3 access port card design densities to scale to OC-48.

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