Date: 05/03/2009

LSI's Tarari content processor supports some more multicore processors

LSI Corporation's Tarari T1000 content processors support an expanded range of embedded multicore processors, which include AMD x86 processors, RMI XLR Processor, and XLS Processor families of multicore processors.

T1000 is the first content processor to provide full cross-packet inspection in hardware for PCI-X systems operating at data rates up to 3 Gb/s.

"The RMI XLR Processor family of MIPS64 multicore, multithreaded processors has already secured a number of design wins when coupled with the T1000," said Mark Litvack, director of business development, RMI Corporation. "Now that both PCIe and PCI-X bus support are available, our customers can take advantage of our full range of XLS and XLR processor families."

The T1000 series allows networking OEMs to develop a single content processing solution for the entire performance spectrum, from entry-level to high-end systems.

"The addition of PCI-X to the T1000 series opens up a new market of embedded applications," said Randy Smerik, senior vice president, Network Components Division, LSI. "Now, more OEMs can deploy a wider range of multicore processors by designing systems that provide more intelligence, better control and tighter security than ever before."

In addition to providing real-time performance, Tarari solutions offload the system CPU. Designers have the option to reduce CPU clock frequency or to decrease system cost and cut power consumption by using fewer CPU cores.

LSI Tarari T1000 support for PCI-X is available now. For more information, visit www.lsi.com/tarari