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- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.cell-relay
- Path: sparky!uunet!stanford.edu!kronos.arc.nasa.gov!iscnvx!news
- From: myoung@force.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com
- Subject: Chips
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.191854.29355@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com>
- Sender: news@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com (News)
- Reply-To: myoung@force.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com
- Organization: LMSC, Sunnyvale, California
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 19:18:54 GMT
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- >
- >A comment on the PHY layer interface: We are developing a very
- >low cost STS-3 PHY interface for the LOCAL interface, with
- >sponsorship
- >...
- >a host
- >of other companies (16 in total).
- >....
- >
- >The SUNI chip, as we call it will sell for less than $50.00 in
- >volume.
- >It integrates complete SONET framing, ATM cell processing, FIFO
- >buffering,
- >complete diagnostic and performance monitoring functions, and high
- >speed
- >serial interface (155 Mbit/s) in a single chip.
- >
- >A complete port card using a twisted pair interface will cost about
- >$70.00
- >for the components.
-
- Will this be available on an equal basis to all hub vendors? Is there
- an independent VLSI company associated with this chip whose sole motivation
- is an ever widening market? Is special information going to the supporting
- vendors, before the smaller hub vendors have access to the specifications?
- Can we all receive e mail on any design material which is also being
- shared by the supporting vendors?
-