Dune Networks Introduces FAP21V and FAP11V - Fully Programmable Metro Ethernet and Access Traffic Manager Devices

Devices enable Carrier and Metro Ethernet Switch Routers to serve increasing, ever-changing traffic management needs

Sunnyvale, California, January 21st, 2008 – Dune Networks, a provider of networking devices for Data Center, Enterprise and Carrier Ethernet platforms, introduced two new devices expanding the company’s SAND chipset offering. The devices, named FAP21V and FAP11V offer enhanced Traffic Management functionality addressing edge functionality of Metro Ethernet and Access Networks.

FAP21V and FAP11V provide 20 Gbps and 10 Gbps full duplex programmable traffic management with an integrated SAND fabric interface. The devices provide one (FAP11V) or two (FAP21V) SPI4.2 interfaces to the line side, DRAMs for deep packet buffering and serial links for fabric and mesh interconnection.

The FAP devices’ unique abilities to interconnect and communicate via the SAND fabric or a mesh, provides a distributed TM functionality across a switching system. Furthermore, they may be used as standard stand-alone ingress and/or egress traffic management devices. A FAP11/21V device provides fully programmable traffic management services, addressing the standards and implementation agreements of the MEF, IETF DiffServ, DSL Forum TR-059/TR-101.
FAP11/21V programmable scheduling includes:
1. Fully programmable scheduling hierarchy
2. Support for uneven hierarchical schemes
3. Single and dual bucket shaping enabling fully specified CIR/CBS and EIR/EBS bandwidth profiles
4. Simultaneous Shaping at every level and entity in the hierarchy
5. System aware WRED, enabling WRED decisions to be based on full system view.

 "Dune Networks’ technological lead has enabled it to win major designs at Tier-one Telco and Enterprise OEMs," said Jag Bolaria, Senior Analyst with the Linley Group. "Continuing this trend, the FAP11/21V programmable traffic manager meets the increasing service requirements at the edge and within metro networks."
"The SAND chipset is the only solution enabling system vendors to build a platform that can scale port rates, port counts, and service schemes. This extends the life cycle of the product line to 10+ years. The new FAP21V and FAP11V devices are prime examples of how to effectively scale the services of a platform while maintaining backward compatibility with all other line cards” said Ofer Iny, CTO of Dune Networks.
The FAP11V and FAP21V devices are sampling now with volume production in Q2/08.

About Dune Networks

Dune Networks (www.dunenetworks.com) is a supplier of networking devices facilitating the build of Data Center, Enterprise and Carrier Ethernet platforms. The company’s products are scalable in system capacity, port rate and service scheme, offering a standard compliant, highly integrated and resilient architecture. Founded in 2000, Dune is located both in Sunnyvale, California with an R&D center in the Europark Industrial Park at Yakum, Israel.

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