Xelic Announces SONET/SDH Tributary Payload Processor Core Availability for Integration into ASIC or FPGA Networking Applications

Rochester, NY -- March 22, 2005 --  Xelic, Inc., a leading provider of Networking Intellectual Property  and Engineering Design Services today announced the immediate availability of their SONET/SDH Tributary Payload Processor Core for product integration.  

The Xelic SONET/SDH Tributary Payload Processor Core (XCSTPP12) performs tributary pointer processing, aligns outgoing tributaries and provides tributary path overhead error detection and performance monitoring at an STS-12/STM-4 rate.  The XCSTPP12 implements the industry standard telecom bus architecture for interfacing of various signaling and data transfers. Tributary payload processing is provided for any legal mix of VT1.5/TU11, VT2/TU12, VT3, VT6/TU2 or TU3 tributaries using STS-1/VC-3 or VC-4 frame formats.

“The XCSTPP12 adds to Xelic’s growing portfolio of networking cores and provides our customers with the ability to achieve a higher level of integration for switching applications at the tributary level.” said Doug Bush, Director of IP Development at Xelic.

Xelic cores are available under flexible licensing terms and come complete with full documentation and a comprehensive suite of self-checking tests. Core customization and integration services are also available.

Xelic is a privately held Networking Intellectual Property provider and Engineering Services Company. Xelic offers standards based IP for SONET/SDH, Digital Wrapper, Generic Framing Procedure, ATM, and Forward Error Correction applications. Xelic’s Engineering Services include Product Definition, ASIC/FPGA Development, System Design, Board Design, Firmware Design, and full turnkey solutions. Xelic was founded in January of 2001 and is based out of Rochester, NY. For more information about Xelic, please visit www.xelic.com.

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