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Network Infrastructure

Applications, communication methods, and business processes are converging in ways that require fine-grained control over each node in the network. With the proliferation of services such as Voice-over-IP, wireless access, Instant Messaging, and streaming applications, new channels of vulnerability are opened. At the same time more demands are placed on the available bandwidth.  As a result, switch and router vendors are adding security features to their WAN routers and LAN switches.

To remain competitive and offer valuable solutions, vendors need to build platforms capable of executing unprecedented amounts of per-packet processing at high-bandwidth wire speeds. One of the biggest challenges facing vendors is how to maintain traffic flow at multi-gigabit rates with combined network and security processing. Current off-the-shelf processors do not deliver the performance in the required power and area budgets. At the same time, in-house specialized hardware requires a significant investment and does not provide the flexibility to accommodate ever-changing market requirements.

Tilera's innovative processor technology supplies the perfect balance of power consumption, size, and performance. By using the TILE64™ processor, vendors can achieve inline 10G of L4/L7 services with one processor, while dissipating less than 20W of power.  

In addition, the standards-based Multicore Development Environment™ with ANSI C/C++ based programming and the leading multicore debug and profiling tools preserves vendors’ software investments and allows them to re-use existing code.

10Gbps In-Line Services

The TILE64 processor provides a single platform for multiple, in-line, 10Gbps L4-L7 applications.

10Gbps In-Line Services Solution

Feature Highlights

  • Up to 20 Gbps of pattern-matching application
  • Up to 10 Gbps of SNORT processing
  • Under 20 watts of power consumption and 50 watts for the whole system
  • Reduced BoM cost by replacing multiple other processors
  • Standard Linux environment with C/C++ programming to preserve the existing software investment
  • Single Platform for Multiple Applications: IDS/IPS, Content Security, Behavior Analysis, Forensics
  • Interoperable with major switch processor providers