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NP-4 Network Processor
100-Gigabit NPU with Integrated TM & CPUs
EZchip's NP-4 is a highly-flexible network processor with integrated traffic management targeting Carrier Ethernet Switches and Routers (CESR) and other Carrier Ethernet platforms that require high performance, flexible packet processing and fine-grained traffic management.
| NP-4 highlights include: |
- 100 Gbps throughput for building 40-400 Gigabit line-cards and pizza boxes
- Integrated traffic management providing granular bandwidth control
- Enhanced support for video streams and IPTV
- On-chip control CPU for host CPU offload
- Power management for minimizing line card and system power dissipation
- Operations, Administration and Management (OAM) processing offload
- Synchronous Ethernet and IEEE1588v2 offload for Circuit Emulation Services
- IP reassembly for advanced packet processing offload
- Integrated serial ports with support for 1, 10, 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet
- Single 40G MAC
- On-chip Fabric Interface Controller for interfacing to Ethernet-based as well as proprietary switch-fabric solutions
- Utilizing DDR3 DRAM memory chips for minimizing power and cost
- Software compatible with EZchip’s NP-2, NP-3 and NPA network processors
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Models
| The NP-4 is available in two models for diverse configurations and price points: |
- NP-4 provides 100-Gigabit throughput.
- NP-4L (Light) provides 50-Gigabit throughput.
- Both devices have same package, pin out, interfaces and are s/w compatible
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Applications
NP-4’s flexibility and integration allows system vendors to deliver cost effective solutions that can easily adapt to changing market requirements. Typical applications include:
| Line cards in modular chassis: |
Stand-alone pizza box solutions: |
- Metro Switches
- Edge and Core Routers
- Wireless Backhaul Aggregation Switch/Routers
- Enterprise Backbone Switches
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- Ethernet Aggregation Nodes
- EPON/GPON OLTs and cable CMTS
- Firewalls, VPN and Intrusion Detection Appliances
- Server Load Balancing Switches
- Network Monitoring and Analysis Services
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40G Line Card Solutions:
48 GE ports using QGMII interfaces
4x10GE ports
100G Line Card Solutions:
100GE pipe application
10x10GE application
Pizza Box Solution:
Layer 4-7 board for DPI processing
> For additional details refer to  NP-4 Product Brief.
> Contact us for more product information.
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NP-4 Product Brief
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