ADLINK and Teja Deliver CompactPCI Networking Platform Built on Intel IXP2400 Network Processor

Overview

For developers at ADLINK, the initial premise was to design a highly integrated, standards-based, flexible hardware platform capable of doing ATM-to-IP (Gigabit Ethernet) internetworking in a CompactPCI environment. ADLINK developers faced two key design challenges, the first being the ability to process packet-based data at line rates of up to 2.5 Gigabits per second (Gbps). Second, because ADLINK intended for its new board to be used in multiple applications, developers needed flexible silicon that would support a variety of interfaces. Developers at ADLINK chose the Intel IXP2400 network processor as the core technology for the company's latest 6U CompactPCI peripheral card - the PICMG 2.16-compliant cPCI-6240 Series Network Processor Blade.