New RAM-less operating mode enables significantly lower-cost solutions for
silicon-based intrusion prevention and anti-virus applications
MILPITAS, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSI Corporation
(NYSE: LSI) today announced the Tarari(R) T1000 series of silicon-based
content inspection processors for networking OEMs. The T1000 series
supports either completely RAM-less or single-memory chip operating modes
and provides scalable throughput up to 2 Gb/s, enabling manufacturers to
leverage a single development effort across a wide range of performance
levels. T1000 processors also occupy one-tenth the board space of
previous-generation solutions.
The T1000 series is the first regular expression (regex) processor to
function independently without any external memory for implementations
operating at data rates of 250 Mb/s and 500 Mb/s. When configured for
RAM-less mode operation, T1000 processors share host CPU system memory,
resulting in lower cost and reduced power consumption. The simple addition
of a single low-cost memory chip enables high-performance applications
operating at 1 Gb/s and 2 Gb/s rates. In contrast, today's competing
solutions require multiple, expensive and exotic memory types to achieve
multi-gigabit data rates.
The T1000 series also allows networking manufacturers to use the same
development effort across their spectrum of performance levels from
entry-level to high-end systems. Now the same regular expression rules can
be used in applications ranging from 100 Mb/s to 10 Gb/s rates, saving
engineering expense and improving time to market. In addition to supporting
real-time performance, these solutions free up the system CPU to process
additional value-added applications. Designers also have the flexibility of
reducing the CPU clock frequency or use fewer expensive CPU cores to reduce
overall system cost and power consumption.
"The new T1000 series is targeted specifically at high-volume
applications," said Randy Smerik, senior vice president, Network Components
Group, LSI. "We have moved very quickly since Tarari joined LSI in October
2007, and the T1000 is a good example of this. Our solutions will drive
down the overall cost of adding greater intelligence, control and security
into the network and complements our multi-gigabit board-level products
that went into production earlier this year."
Bob Wheeler, senior analyst at The Linley Group, said, "LSI is the
market leader in content inspection accelerators due to the deep
understanding of customer and application requirements demonstrated by the
Tarari team. The T1000 series delivers on this capability once again,
bringing regex acceleration to cost-sensitive designs that previously had
to rely on low-performance software implementations."
The LSI Tarari content processor family is a comprehensive set of
solutions providing security, quality of service, content-based billing and
bandwidth management functions. These solutions support common industry
interfaces and a common application programming interface, resulting in
shorter design cycles and faster times to market. A single engineering
effort can support an entire range of networking and security products,
from 100 Mb/s data rates ideal for small and medium business and remote
office/branch office applications, up to 10 Gb/s rates for the most
demanding enterprise and service provider switch applications.
LSI will be demonstrating content inspection technology in Booth #500
at the upcoming RSA Conference to be held April 7-11, 2008, at the Moscone
Center in San Francisco, Calif.
About LSI
LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) is a leading provider of innovative
silicon, systems and software technologies that enable products which
seamlessly bring people, information and digital content together. The
company offers a broad portfolio of capabilities and services including
custom and standard product ICs, adapters, systems and software that are
trusted by the world's best known brands to power leading solutions in the
Storage and Networking markets. More information is available at
http://www.lsi.com.
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CONTACT:
Dan Devine of LSI Corporation,
+1-610-712-6802, dan.devine@lsi.com
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