The New OCTEON Plus CN52XX MIPS64 Dual- and Quad-Core
Processors provide cost effective 1Gbps to 4Gbps iSCSI storage
solutions
Storage Network World, Orlando, Florida, April 10,
2008 – Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM),
a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor products
that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications,
storage and security applications, today announced the newest
addition to the OCTEON™ Multi-core MIPS64® Processor
family targeted for high-volume iSCSI and secure storage applications.
The OCTEON Plus CN52XX dual- and quad-core storage services
processor family provides cost effective 1Gbps to 4Gbps iSCSI
solutions. CN52XX storage services processor family adds ideal
entry and mid-range performance and cost points to Cavium’s
existing OCTEON processor family with full top to bottom software
compatibility up to 20Gbps iSCSI solutions.
The new OCTEON Plus CN52XX storage services processor integrates
up to 7000 MIPS with integrated advanced hardware acceleration
for storage IOPS, TCP, iSCSI, RAID 6, de-duplication and
IEEE 1619 data-at-rest security. The CN52XX storage services
processor provides an ideal solution for next generation
entry and mid-level storage systems such as iSCSI targets,
Fiber-Channel to iSCSI bridges, Fiber Channel over Ethernet
adaptors, Disk encryption controllers, Disk Arrays, RAID
6 arrays and de-duplication enabled systems. The CN52XX
storage services process can process over 500MB/s of IEEE
1619 for data-at-rest security and 100K iSCSI IOPS-to-disk.
OCTEON Plus CN52XX Multicore MIPS64 Processor
The new OCTEON CN52XX Storage Services Processor families
consist of six different software- and pin-compatible parts
with 2 to 4 cnMIPS-plus cores, running at clock speeds from
500MHz up to 900 MHz. All CN52XX processors integrate two
PCI-Express controllers with up to 4-lanes, up to 4x Gigabit
interfaces (SGMII) or one 10 Gigabit interface (XAUI), 512KB
of L2 cache, a 72bit DDR2-800 memory controller, two MII
management interfaces and 2x USB 2.0 interfaces. Additionally
the CN52XX incorporates existing and proven OCTEON processor
family hardware acceleration for various protocol processing,
Quality of Service, TCP, iSCSI , Data-de duplication and
security applications for IPsec, SSL and IEEE 1619 for data-at-rest
encryption. The OCTEON CN52XX provides three to five times
the performance in storage and networking applications when
compared to alternative solutions with the same price and
power ranges.
The CN52XX combined with the other OCTEON Plus processor
families CN57XX, CN55 XX and CN50XX provide a comprehensive,
scalable and software compatible processor solution for
storage applications including storage switches, arrays
and servers. The OCTEON family consists of over 30 different
processors that address Networking, Wireless and Storage
applications.
The CN52XX is supported by Cavium’s feature-rich
software development kit with SMP Linux 2.6, GNU Toolchain,
debugger tools, co-processor acceleration APIs, reference
software and a comprehensive ecosystem for a range of wired
and wireless networking, storage and service provider applications.
For more information about OCTEON processors please visit:
http://www.caviumnetworks.com/OCTEON_MIPS64.html
Pricing and Availability
Pricing for the OCTEON CN52XX Storage Services Processor
family starts at $49 in 10K quantities. General samples
of OCTEON CN52XX family processors and evaluation boards
are available now.
About Cavium Networks
Cavium Networks is a leading provider of highly integrated
semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing
in networking, communications, storage and security applications.
Cavium Networks offers a broad portfolio of integrated,
software-compatible processors ranging in performance from
10 Mbps to 10 Gbps that enable secure, intelligent functionality
in enterprise, data-center, broadband/consumer and access
& service provider equipment. Cavium Networks processors
are supported by ecosystem partners that provide operating
systems, tool support, reference designs and other services.
Cavium Networks principal offices are in Mountain View,
CA with design team locations in California, Massachusetts
and India. For more information, please visit:http://www.caviumnetworks.com
