Sandburst Switches Packets

ANDOVER, Mass. -- Sandburst Corporation, a leading developer of packet switching solutions, today announced its HIBEAM switching architecture and chip set. The HIBEAM architecture provides an efficient solution for IP, MPLS, and VLAN packet services and accelerates the delivery of advanced packet services to metropolitan area networks (MAN) and enterprise data centers. HIBEAM's Packet Fabric and Packet Processing subsystems provide manufacturers with critical technologies for switching layer 2-4 packet traffic in mission-critical, carrier-class equipment. The chip set supports port speeds of up to 10 Gbps. System bandwidth scales up to 1.2 terabits. The fabric provides nonblocking switching of up to 25 million packets per second per 10 Gbps stream. "Sandburst has achieved an impressive integration level with the HIBEAM chip set," said Jag Bolaria, senior analyst with the Linley Group. "HIBEAM's efficient packet forwarding, MPLS, search engine, traffic management and switch-fabric functions enable feature competitive systems at very aggressive price points." Sandburst's HIBEAM chip set consists of two subsystems, the HIBEAM Packet Fabric and the HIBEAM Packet Processing subsystem. These subsystems may be used together to provide a complete solution or combined with other devices, such as programmable network processors, to enable integration of proprietary features. Sandburst Corp.