Dune Networks and NetLogic Microsystems Announce the Industry’s First 320 Gigabits-per-second Data Center Switching Line Card Reference Design

Reference design featuring NetLogic Microsystems’ 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10GE) PHY devices and Dune’s Petra P330 packet processing device will be demonstrated at the SC08 Conference in Austin, Texas

Sunnyvale, Calif. and Mountain View, Calif. – Nov. 17, 2008 – Dune Networks, a provider of networking devices for Metro Ethernet and Data Center platforms, and NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. [NASDAQ: NETL], the leader in the design and development of knowledge-based processors and high-speed integrated circuits, announced today the industry’s first 320 Gigabits-per-second (Gbps) line card as part of the “Paran” datacenter switching reference design that incorporates Dune Networks’ Petra P330 switching devices and NetLogic Microsystems’ industry-leading AEL2020 10GE physical layer (PHY) devices. The Paran reference design will be showcased at the SC08 Conference, the international conference for high-performance computing, networking, storage and analysis, Booth # 2507, from Nov. 17 to Nov. 20, 2008 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas.

The best-in-class products from Dune Networks and NetLogic Microsystems, coupled with the proven interoperability of the solutions on the “Paran” reference design, enable original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to develop a new generation of datacenter switches with unmatched density and scalability while achieving lower power dissipation.

The P330 device from Dune integrates the MAC, packet processing, traffic management, and fabric access functionality, all at 80Gbps full duplex, wire-speed. By integrating packet processing into the PETRA line of devices, the PETRA P330 solution offers the ability to design high-density switching line cards up to 48 10GE ports for Data Center and Carrier Access applications. For the first time this enables a switching system design, including a strictly non-blocking fabric, 100ms packet buffer and densities of up to 768 ports of 10GE or 40GE/100GE equivalent with a single stage fabric, at power and cost metrics similar to legacy 1GE switching systems. The P330 offers a variety of options for network connectivity, including XAUI, XAUI+ (SPAUI), RXAUI, SGMII, and SGMII+. P330 connects to the SAND™ fabric via the fabric interface and is fully inter-operable with all Dune FAP and FE devices.

NetLogic Microsystems’ AEL2020 PHY device integrates high-performance electronic dispersion compensation (EDC) technology that is field proven for 10GBASE-LRM applications. By featuring the industry’s lowest power consumption, best-in-class latency which is 5X lower than competing digital solutions, and the industry’s smallest footprint, NetLogic Microsystems’ family of 10GE PHY products truly enables high-density SFP+ datacenter switches. The AEL2020 product also offers flexibility in datacenter cabling by supporting 10GE over optical and twin-axial copper cables.

“We’re excited to collaborate with Dune Networks to deliver a high-density datacenter switching system reference design that incorporates our market-leading 10GE PHY with unparalleled performance and Dune’s Petra P330 switching device,” said Stefanos Sidiropoulos, vice president of Physical Layer Products at NetLogic Microsystems. “By combining our respective field-proven features with flexibility, scalability and software support, we are meeting our customers’ demands for enhanced performance and functionality.”

“Dune’s data center design wins, in addition to the Paran Reference System, demonstrate our leadership position in the 10GE+ Data Center system space, driving performance, density, scalability, power and cost, to new records,” said Ori Aruj, vice president of marketing at Dune Networks. “NetLogic Microsystems’ SFP+ solution was the clear choice for the first-to-market release of the high-density data center switching solution due to its robust performance, low power profile and small footprint.”

The collaborative Paran reference design from Dune Networks and NetLogic Microsystems offers customers the benefits of proven interoperability, accelerated time-to-market, and lower development risks and costs. The Paran reference solution is currently in evaluation at several Tier One customers for their next-generation, high-density data center switches.

About Dune Networks
Dune Networks (www.dunenetworks.com) is a semiconductor supplier of networking devices facilitating the build of Data Center, Enterprise and Carrier Ethernet Solutions. Dune provides a switching solution that truly scales in capacity, port rate and service scheme. This extends the life cycle of packet platforms from the legacy 3 years to 10 years and more, revolutionizing the economics of packet networks. Founded in 2000, Dune’s offices are located in Sunnyvale, California and in Yakum, Israel.

About NetLogic Microsystems
NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETL), a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Mountain View, California, designs, develops and markets high-performance knowledge-based processors and high-speed integrated circuits that accelerate the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia content for advanced enterprise, datacenter, communications and mobile wireless networks. NetLogic Microsystems’ products include high-performance knowledge-based processors, application-aware content processors, 10-Gigabit Ethernet interconnects and network search engines that are being deployed by Tier 1 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in leading systems such as routers, switches, wireless infrastructure equipment, network security appliances, datacenter servers, network access equipment and network storage devices. NetLogic Microsystems' knowledge-based processors and content processors employ an advanced processor architecture and a large knowledge or signature database containing information on the network, as well as applications and content that run on the network, to make complex decisions about individual packets of information traveling through the network. NetLogic Microsystems’ products significantly enhance the performance and functionality of next-generation networks that are designed to deliver high-definition video delivery over the Internet (IPTV), media-rich content over advanced mobile wireless services, voice transmission over the Internet (VoIP) and network security applications. For more information about products offered by NetLogic Microsystems, call +1-650-961-6676 or visit the NetLogic Microsystems Web site at http://www.netlogicmicro.com.

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