Low-Power XFI-to-XAUI Device Enables Widespread XFP Adoption in 10GE and 10G Fibre Channel Markets
May 14, 2004 - Meeting the needs of designers of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GE) and 10 Gigabit (10G) Fibre Channel applications, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) and Aeluros, Inc. announced the formation of a strategic alliance allowing TI to manufacture and sell the Aeluros Puma AEL1002 XFI to XAUI integrated circuit (IC) as a TI-branded product. The TI TLK10021 will provide a second-sourcing environment for this low-cost, low-power, high-performance enabler for XFP line card applications. (For more information see www.ti.com/sc04116.)Unmatched Low Power
The AEL1002/TLK10021 is an integrated 10 Gbps XFI to XAUI IC, with the primary function of bridging between optical modules compliant with the increasingly popular XFP multi-source agreement, and system MAC and ASIC devices featuring the mainstream 3 Gbps XAUI interface. The AEL1002/TLK10021 provides industry leading power consumption of 800 mW through innovative circuit design techniques and a focus on critical system requirements. The XFP multi-source agreement provides an application-agnostic, ultra-compact form factor 10 Gbps optical module solution, occupying as little as one-fifth the space and one-half the power of alternative modules.
Interoperability and Availability
Aeluros and TI have demonstrated interoperability between the AEL1002/TLK10021 and XFP modules from 10 leading optical module suppliers, reducing compatibility concerns for the system designer. The device is sampling today from Aeluros as the Puma AEL1002 and from TI as the TLK10021.
