MUMBAI, INDIA: LSI Corporation announced Ethernet Functional Programming Interface (FPI) Release 3.0., a traffic management software for carrier-class Ethernet transport. LSI Ethernet FPI 3.0 advances with a new suite of scalable features and functions developed for carrier-class Ethernet networks, including wireless backhaul management tools for service classification, reliability and quality of service.

The new FPI leverages a single interface across the full range of LSI APP multicore processors, enabling OEMs to utilize a single application across a broad system portfolio, reducing up-front R&D investment. The LSI APP platform is comprised of a multicore general-purpose processor and specialized programmable cores which provide packet processing, traffic management and security functions.

Bob Wheeler, senior analyst, The Linley Group, says: "The shift in network infrastructure to carrier-grade Ethernet has caused service providers to demand a new, more sophisticated set of network management tools. The latest Ethernet FPI from LSI provides the OAM acceleration and advanced traffic management capabilities needed by OEMs to deliver next-generation wireless backhaul products."

LSI Ethernet FPI 3.0 offers a complete set of operations, administration and maintenance (OAM), and connectivity fault management (CFM) functions. It contains a programmable toolkit that enables wireless service providers to provision guaranteed service levels, improve network reliability and significantly reduce operating costs.

Performance monitoring, link detection and network diagnostics are accelerated on the LSI communications processor. Because the bulk of OAM processing is offloaded from the host, system performance is increased and overall costs are also reduced.

Steve Vandris, director, communications processor product line, Network Components Division, LSI, says: "Operators are looking to attract customers with premium services at lower costs, so the adoption of carrier-class Ethernet is increasing at a rapid rate. LSI Ethernet FPI 3.0 enables operators to seamlessly introduce new services, while substantially reducing the costs of deployment and ongoing network management."