The 12-port switch is an augmentation of an earlier design Fujitsu offered for all-fiber 10-Gbit networks. The core clock speed of the chip is 312.5 MHz, and its aggregate bandwidth is 240 Gbits/s. The 728-lead BGA device is priced initially at $825 each in quantities of 10,000, with further price cuts anticipated.
The 10-Gbit switch is a natural adjunct to the "GigaPlatform" for the AccelArray structured array for communication and storage markets. The ASIC offers pre-diffused serdes macros, and other blocks to support up to 24 channels of Ethernet, ATM, and IP communication.
Currently, interfaces at 10 Gbits/s support only standard XAUI, though ASIC marketing manager Simone Shaghafi said "extended XAUI from the 10-Gbit switch is definitely in our roadmap for the AccelArray."
Fujitsu also used eUSA to debut the next-generation series of Mobile Media Processors, with dedicated MPEG-4 and JPEG codec blocks. The MB86V00 and MB86V01 are intended for mobile phones with advanced 2D and 3D graphics requirements. Codecs can be adjusted in speed to achieve the proper balance between performance and power dissipation, with the device consuming as little as 13 mW when the MPEG-4 block is clocked at 13.5 MHz.
Dan Landeck, marketing manager for wireless devices, said that the chip includes an ARM9 processor, though it is dedicated to hard-wired management functions and is not programmable. Graphics operations use a special scene-adaptive-motion estimation algorithm to reduce execution volumes. The current devices use an MPEG-4 core nicknamed "Owen," and a 3D/3D graphics accelerator called "Coral."
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
