PLX to demo PCI Express Gen3, 10GBase-T

Embedded World Conference, SUNNYVALE, USA: PLX Technology Inc., a leading global supplier of high-speed connectivity solutions enabling emerging data center architectures, announced a dynamic demonstration of its market-leading ExpressLane PCI Express (PCIe) Gen3 and TeraPHY® 10GBase-T transceivers at the Embedded World Exhibition and Conference in Nuremburg, Germany, February 28 to March 1, 2012.

The PLX demonstration showcases the two major interconnect standards that will dominate cloud-driven data center appliances and networking architectures for years to come.

PCIe Gen3, with its 8GT/s per lane, is ideal not only for its high performance, but also its key attributes, including reduced power requirements, minimal latency, low cost, and straightforward implementation. PLX is by far the world's number-one supplier and dominant market share leader of PCIe switching solutions, and its first-to-market leadership in PCIe Gen3 has helped define the next generation of servers, switches and storage equipment.

PCIe is widely used for fan-out in backplanes and control planes, and throughout storage platforms, including the fast-growing solid state disk (SSD) market. Next-generation data centers will use PCIe outside the box as one of the fabrics within the rack.

10 Gigabit Ethernet is replacing the ubiquitous Gigabit Ethernet standard and will be enabled via PLX's 10GBase-T technology due to its 10-fold performance increase, as well as its seamless use of low-cost standard copper Ethernet cabling, security features and energy efficiency value. 10GBase-T PHYs are a fundamental building block of common data center hardware, including Ethernet switches, network interface cards (NICs), and network adapters. PLX innovation enabled the industry's first 10GBase-T equipment, and its industry-leading 10GBase-T physical layer (PHY) portfolio today is designed into numerous platforms.