{"id":12091,"date":"2014-10-01T16:32:50","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T14:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=12091"},"modified":"2014-10-01T16:32:50","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T14:32:50","slug":"amd-demonstrates-first-network-function-virtualization-solution-on-64-bit-amd-and-arm-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/12091-amd-demonstrates-first-network-function-virtualization-solution-on-64-bit-amd-and-arm-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"AMD<\/span> Demonstrates First Network Function Virtualization Solution on 64-bit AMD<\/span> and ARM<\/span> Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2014     The AMD<\/span> Embedded R\u2011Series SoC (\u201cHier\u00adofal\u00adcon\u201d), sam\u00adpling to cus\u00adto\u00admers, trans\u00adforms tele\u00adcom\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre with soft\u00adware part\u00adners <\/em>\u2014<\/p>\n

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SANTA<\/span> CLARA<\/span>, Calif.  \u2014 ARM<\/span>\u00ae Tech\u00adCon \u2014 Oct. 01, 2014<\/strong> \u2014<\/strong>AMD<\/span><\/a> (NYSE<\/span>: AMD<\/span>) today demons\u00adtra\u00adted the first net\u00adwork func\u00adtion vir\u00adtua\u00adliza\u00adti\u00adon (NFV<\/span>) solu\u00adti\u00adon on AMD<\/span>\u2019s 64-bit ARM-based SoC and announ\u00adced that it is now sam\u00adpling to AMD<\/span>\u2019s embedded cus\u00adto\u00admers. The NFV<\/span> demons\u00adtra\u00adti\u00adon is powered by a 64-bit ARM-based AMD<\/span> Embedded R\u2011Series SoC, code\u00adna\u00admed \u201cHier\u00adofal\u00adcon,\u201d sup\u00adport\u00aded with tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy from two key eco\u00adsys\u00adtem part\u00adners \u2013 Ari\u00adcent<\/a> for the net\u00adwor\u00adking soft\u00adware stack and Men\u00adtor Gra\u00adphics<\/a> for embedded Linux\u00ae and tools. NFV<\/span> is an inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve solu\u00adti\u00adon that sim\u00adpli\u00adfies deploy\u00adment and manage\u00adment for net\u00adwork and tele\u00adcom\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons ser\u00advice pro\u00advi\u00adders with a ful\u00adly vir\u00adtua\u00adli\u00adzed com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre that helps maxi\u00admi\u00adze per\u00adfor\u00admance, while working to redu\u00adce costs.<\/p>\n

At ARM<\/span> Tech\u00adCon, AMD<\/span> spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adcal\u00adly show\u00adca\u00adsed the capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties of an ARM-based NFV<\/span> solu\u00adti\u00adon, vir\u00adtua\u00adli\u00adzing the func\u00adtion\u00ada\u00adli\u00adty of a packet data net\u00adwork gate\u00adway, ser\u00adving gate\u00adway, and a mobi\u00adli\u00adty manage\u00adment enti\u00adty. In addi\u00adti\u00adon to vir\u00adtua\u00adli\u00adzing hard\u00adware com\u00adpon\u00adents, AMD<\/span> show\u00adca\u00adsed a live traf\u00adfic migra\u00adti\u00adon bet\u00adween the ARM-based AMD<\/span> Embedded R\u2011Series SoC and the x86-based second gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon AMD<\/span> R\u2011Series APU<\/span>. AMD<\/span>\u2019s ARM-based NFV<\/span> solu\u00adti\u00adon will be espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly valuable for tele\u00adcom\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons net\u00adwork infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre pro\u00advi\u00adders inte\u00adres\u00adted in a fle\u00adxi\u00adble soft\u00adware-defi\u00adned net\u00adwor\u00adking (SDN<\/span>) imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon to mana\u00adge net\u00adwor\u00adking ser\u00advices with con\u00adfi\u00adgura\u00adble hard\u00adware to help redu\u00adce com\u00adple\u00adxi\u00adty and cost. NFV<\/span> is the abs\u00adtrac\u00adtion of num\u00ade\u00adrous net\u00adwork devices such as rou\u00adters and gate\u00adways, to enable relo\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon of net\u00adwork func\u00adtions from dedi\u00adca\u00adted hard\u00adware appli\u00adances to gene\u00adric ser\u00advers. With NFV<\/span>, much of the intel\u00adli\u00adgence curr\u00adent\u00adly built into pro\u00adprie\u00adta\u00adry, spe\u00adcia\u00adli\u00adzed hard\u00adware is accom\u00adplished with soft\u00adware run\u00adning on gene\u00adral pur\u00adpo\u00adse hard\u00adware. The resul\u00adting solu\u00adti\u00adon is a ful\u00adly vir\u00adtua\u00adli\u00adzed com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre \u2013 inclu\u00adding vir\u00adtu\u00adal ser\u00advers, sto\u00adrage and net\u00adworks \u2013 that sim\u00adpli\u00adfies deploy\u00adment and manage\u00adment for net\u00adwork and tele\u00adcom\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons ser\u00advice pro\u00advi\u00adders. AMD<\/span> is paving the way for both new and estab\u00adlished ser\u00advice pro\u00advi\u00adders to design and deploy eit\u00adher x86 or ARM-based NFV<\/span> infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre which meets their per\u00adfor\u00admance, cost and com\u00adple\u00adxi\u00adty requirements.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>NFV<\/span> and SDN<\/span> will revo\u00adlu\u00adtio\u00adni\u00adze the next gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon of net\u00adworks. Tog\u00ade\u00adther, they add fle\u00adxi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty, sca\u00adla\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty, intel\u00adli\u00adgence and reu\u00adse to almost every aspect of the net\u00adwork,\u201d said Adri\u00adan Neal, Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy Lea\u00adder, Voda\u00adfone Group Ser\u00advices Ltd. \u201cBy lever\u00adaging ARM<\/span> and x86 archi\u00adtec\u00adtures and NFV<\/span>, AMD<\/span> is moving bey\u00adond just enab\u00adling enter\u00adpri\u00adse and data cen\u00adter solu\u00adti\u00adons, to the com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons back\u00adbone whe\u00adre ser\u00advice pro\u00advi\u00adders need cost reduc\u00adtion  and increased bandwidth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>From the net\u00adworks to the data cen\u00adter, the tele\u00adcom\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons land\u00adscape is rapidly chan\u00adging as an explo\u00adsi\u00adon of devices and new methods of com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon span\u00adning vide\u00ados, images and data dri\u00adve the need for more effi\u00adci\u00adent net\u00adwor\u00adking infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre,\u201d said Scott Aylor, cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent and gene\u00adral mana\u00adger, AMD<\/span> Embedded Solu\u00adti\u00adons. \u201cDemons\u00adtra\u00adted by our first NFV<\/span> demo on a 64-bit ARM-based SoC, AMD<\/span> is moving for\u00adward with new ARM<\/span> and x86 solu\u00adti\u00adons that offer OEMS<\/span> and tele\u00adcom\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons pro\u00advi\u00adders with inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve ways to more cost-effec\u00adtively design, deploy and mana\u00adge net\u00adwor\u00adking services.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>In col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon with AMD<\/span> and Ari\u00adcent, we are enab\u00adling a fle\u00adxi\u00adble, effi\u00adci\u00adent, open approach to addres\u00adsing the needs of tele\u00adcom\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons sub\u00adscri\u00adbers and mee\u00adting per\u00adfor\u00admance requi\u00adre\u00adments for rapidly-evol\u00adving infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre for deploy\u00adment by tele\u00adcom\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons ope\u00adra\u00adtors,\u201d said Char\u00adle\u00adne Mari\u00adni, vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent of mar\u00adke\u00adting, embedded seg\u00adment, ARM<\/span>. \u201cThe NFV<\/span> solu\u00adti\u00adon on AMD<\/span>\u2019s 64-bit ARM-based \u2018Hier\u00adofal\u00adcon\u2019 SoC deli\u00advers effi\u00adci\u00adent plat\u00adforms to accom\u00admo\u00adda\u00adte the gro\u00adwing demands of sub\u00adscri\u00adbers and ope\u00adra\u00adtors alike.\u201d<\/p>\n

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About the AMD<\/span> NFV<\/span> Demonstration<\/strong><\/p>\n

AMD<\/span> show\u00adca\u00adsed their first 64-bit ARM-based pro\u00adces\u00adsor run\u00adning vir\u00adtua\u00adli\u00adzed Wire\u00adless Evol\u00adved Packet Core (vEPC) appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons. Through a spe\u00adcial tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon with eco\u00adsys\u00adtem part\u00adners ARM<\/span>, Ari\u00adcent, and Men\u00adtor Gra\u00adphics, AMD<\/span> demons\u00adtra\u00adted an embedded Linux\u00ae-based vir\u00adtu\u00adal NFV<\/span> solu\u00adti\u00adon that show\u00aded a mobi\u00adle packet core net\u00adwork run\u00adning sub\u00adscri\u00adber calls from simu\u00adla\u00adted Evol\u00adved Node B (eNodeB) user equip\u00adment such as a cell pho\u00adne or tablet with Ser\u00adving Gate\u00adway (SGW<\/span>), Packet Data Net\u00adwork Gate\u00adway (PGW<\/span>), and Mobi\u00adli\u00adty Manage\u00adment Enti\u00adty (MME<\/span>) con\u00adtrol and data pla\u00adne func\u00adtions hos\u00adted on the AMD<\/span> Embedded R\u2011Series plat\u00adform. The demo also included a pro\u00adto\u00adty\u00adpe ver\u00adsi\u00adon of the Men\u00adtor Embedded Linux deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment plat\u00adform and Sourcery Code\u00adBench tools. As part of this solu\u00adti\u00adon, AMD<\/span> has also enab\u00adled the industry\u2019s first Open\u00adDa\u00adta\u00adPla\u00adne (ODP<\/span>) demons\u00adtra\u00adti\u00adon with Evol\u00adved Packet Core appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons on a 64-bit ARM<\/span> pro\u00adces\u00adsor in addi\u00adti\u00adon to Data Pla\u00adne Deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment Kit (DPDK<\/span>) on the AMD<\/span> x86 pro\u00adces\u00adsor and Open\u00adStack to crea\u00adte the basis for an AMD<\/span> NFV<\/span> refe\u00adrence solu\u00adti\u00adon. The AMD<\/span> NFV<\/span> refe\u00adrence solu\u00adti\u00adon is per\u00adfor\u00admance opti\u00admi\u00adzed and can be uti\u00adli\u00adzed for ser\u00advice pro\u00advi\u00adder pro\u00adduc\u00adtion deployments.<\/p>\n

For a live demons\u00adtra\u00adti\u00adon, visit booth 613 at ARM<\/span> Tech\u00adCon from Oct. 1 \u2013 3, 2014.<\/p>\n

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About the AMD<\/span> Embedded R\u2011Series SoC (Code\u00adna\u00admed: \u201cHier\u00adofal\u00adcon\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The AMD<\/span> Embedded R\u2011Series SoC is the first 64-bit ARM<\/span> Cortex\u2122-A57-based plat\u00adform from AMD<\/span> tar\u00adge\u00adting embedded data cen\u00adter appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons, com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre and indus\u00adtri\u00adal solu\u00adti\u00adons. It includes up to eight ARM<\/span> Cor\u00adtex-A57 CPUs and pro\u00advi\u00addes high-per\u00adfor\u00admance memo\u00adry with two 64-bit DDR3<\/span>\/4 chan\u00adnels with error cor\u00adrec\u00adtion code (ECC<\/span>) for high relia\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons. The inte\u00adgra\u00adted SoC includes 10Gb KR<\/span> Ether\u00adnet and PCI-Express\u00ae Gen 3 for high-speed net\u00adwork con\u00adnec\u00adti\u00advi\u00adty, making it ide\u00adal for con\u00adtrol pla\u00adne appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons. The AMD<\/span> Embedded R\u2011Series SoC also pro\u00advi\u00addes enhan\u00adced secu\u00adri\u00adty capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty with sup\u00adport for ARM<\/span> Trust\u00adZo\u00adne\u00ae tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy and a dedi\u00adca\u00adted cryp\u00adto\u00adgra\u00adphic secu\u00adri\u00adty co-pro\u00adces\u00adsor, alig\u00adning to the increased need for secu\u00adre, net\u00adwork\u00aded sys\u00adtems. The AMD<\/span> Embedded R\u2011Series SoC is expec\u00adted to ship in the first half of 2015.<\/p>\n

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