Product category: Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and DSPs
News Release from: Intel Corporation | Subject: Pentium M
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 17 April 2003
Pentium tailored to comms applications
The Pentium M processor provides an optimal combination of higher compute performance, power management and overall lower power for use in ultra-dense modular communications equipment
The architectural features in the processor are well suited for communications, helping to speed the processing and routing of data within modular, high density networking equipment. As the convergence of communications and computing continues, future Intel architecture processors are expected to increasingly include features that benefit networking equipment as well as PCs and servers.
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The new device is part of a broader effort by Intel to bring the benefits of modular components to the networking market segment.
High performance and widely available hardware and software components, including a range of Intel chips and a rich set of software development tools and re-useable application code, can help equipment manufacturers reduce development costs, speed time to market and enable new services.
"Intel's goal is to help equipment manufacturers and carriers continue to build modular solutions throughout the network while reducing both capital and operational expenses", said Howard Bubb, Vice President, Intel, General Manager, Intel Network Processing Group.
"Our industry-leading services and control processors as well as our network processors are key components in our expanding portfolio of standards-based communications building blocks".
The processor operates as a control processor managing network processors, line cards and other components in equipment such as radio network controllers and media gateway controllers.
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It can also act as a services processor for security applications such as firewalls, virtual private networks and intrusion detection systems.
Additionally, telecommunication equipment manufacturers will find that the processor can be used in mid-performance bladed telecomms servers where space, power and heat constraints necessitate high performance, low-power consuming components.
Nokia Networks has plans to use the processor in many of Nokia's core infrastructure products.
"The thermally optimised micro architecture of the Intel Pentium M processor allows us to design highly dense mobile infrastructure solutions with the maximum processing performance per square foot", said Ari Virtanen, Vice President, Network Platforms of Nokia Networks.
Intel has a robust ecosystem of companies that are designing equipment and operating systems for the processor.
Among the companies designing equipment and software for the Intel Pentium M processor are Advantech, American Megatrends, Axiom, Diversified Technology, Force Computers, Radisys, Momentum Computer, and QNX.
The Intel Pentium M processor includes several features that, combined with a low thermal envelope of 12-25W, provides high-performance processing in ultra-dense equipment.
Improved performance and power utilisation from a 1Mbyte, power managed L2 cache, coupled with advanced instruction prediction enable the product to operate more efficiently and process data faster for applications such as security, media servers and signalling.
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology allows the processor to run in reduced power mode, providing energy conservation on-the-fly when application demand is reduced.
This is specifically useful in products such as media servers that support call centres where call volume might be lower at night.
The Intel Pentium M processor form factor is also ideal for use on CompactPCI and AdvancedTCA boards.
The Intel Pentium M processor is available now in two versions for extended lifecycle support.
The 1.60GHz version is priced at $625.
The Low Voltage Intel Pentium M processor at 1.10GHz is available at $257.
Both prices are based on 10,000-unit quantities.
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