The Network Processing Forum this week released benchmark specifications for measuring the performance of network processors. The industry consortium started laying out its benchmarks in October; this ...

Advancements in LAN silicon continue, as Xelerated has started to ship a network processor capable of running 10 Gigabit Ethernet links. The fabless semiconductor company showed the X10q-e processor ...

SoC integrates functionality of multiple chips to deliver security, high through–put, and ease of use at low cost Using built-in hardware acceleration for content and security processing, the ...

Like far too many things in this world, enterprise networking seems to bounce between two extremes. One year, hardware acceleration is all the rage. The next, a software-only approach seeks to ...

As the Internet connections to local-area networks via edge devices have grown, the architecture of the overall system has become fragmented and difficult to manage. Other problems also have emerged, ...

Yokneam, Israel, December 2, 2008 — EZchip Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ:EZCH, formerly LanOptics Ltd.), a fabless semiconductor company providing Ethernet network processors, today announced that it is ...

Motorola Inc. is building security engines into processors made for network gear in homes and small and medium-size businesses, the company announced Monday. By integrating user authentication and ...