Compatible Operating Systems: Cavium Simple Executive, Wind River PNE Linux® distribution with Cavium OCTEON extensions

Specification Compliance: AMC.0 R2.0

The Interphase iSPAN® 36MC2 AdvancedMC™ Packet Processor Card is a high-performance AdvancedMC solution based on Cavium OCTEON Plus (56xx) processors with configurations for 1x or 2x 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ interfaces. Available as a mid-size or full-size AMC, it can be used on AdvancedTCA, MicroTCA, and proprietary platforms.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• Wire-Speed Packet Processing – The iSPAN 36MC2 extends the broad Interphase portfolio of communications processing and network processing solutions to address the growing need for 10GE wire-speed packet processing solutions for the delivery of broadband services in the 3G Wireless, Voice Over IP, and IMS network infrastructure.
• High-Performance – Multicore Processor – Based on the Cavium OCTEON Plus multicore processor with 8 to 12 cores, the 36MC2 provides per-core hardware acceleration for packet processing and security, integrated co-processors for packet I/O, compression/decompression, IDS, and anti-virus.
• Flexible Architecture – With its one or two 10 GE interchangeable SPF+ modules, selectable number of processor cores, dual management interface, and upgradeable memory, the iSPAN 36MC2 is extremely versatile to suit your next application development project. Plus, ask us about customization.
• Application Ready – ready-to-use application / protocol suites that transform the 36MC2 into a specialized communications interface are available through our partners and third parties. These include: TCP/IP off-load, IPv4 & IPv6 stacks, unicast and multicast routing acceleration, IPsec acceleration, stateful firewall, SRTP off-load, transport protocols, and mobile IP.

TECHNICAL SPECS

• OCTEON Plus 56xx MIPS processors running at up to 600MHz
• 8, 10 or 12 Core
• AMC.2 Type E2, ports 0,1 (2x 10 GE) / AMC.2 Type 5E2, ports 0, 1 / XAUI ports 8, 9, 10, 11 (1x 10 GE)
• AMC.1 Type 4 x4 PCI-Express lanes on ports 4-7 / PCI Express 100 MHz clock on AdvancedMC CLK3
• 2 GB DDR2 with option of 4 GB

APPLICATION AREAS

The iSPAN 36MC2 performs well in Wireless and LTE: Radio Network Controller, Serving GPRS Support Node, Gateway GPRS Support Node, ASN Gateway, eNodeB, Serving GW, MME, and Packet Data Network Gateway. NGN & IP Network: VoIP, IMS, compression /decompression. Security: DPI, line rate encryption and security, policy enforcement, stateful protocol identification. Internet: router and bridge. Enterprise: IP PBX, call center, and conferencing, firewall, and VPN elements. Network Monitoring and Test Equipment.

Contact Information

Interphase Corporation

2901 N. Dallas Parkway
Suite 200
Plano, TX, 75093
USA

tele: 214.654.5000
fax: 214.654.5500
fastnet@iphase.com
www.iphase.com