Cavium Networks
Introduces New NITROX® PX Security Processor Family for
Networking and Wireless Applications
Market-leading NITROX Security Processor
Family adds new algorithms, features and PCI-Express interface
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., September 11, 2006 –
Cavium Networks, a world leader in security, network services
and embedded processor solutions, today announced the NITROX
PX Security Processor family with 8 new products targeted
at next-generation IP Security (IPsec), Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL) and Wireless security applications. The NITROX PX Family
addresses requirements for new and essential security algorithms
and product interfaces by including hardware acceleration
for SHA-2, AES-GCM and KASUMI algorithms, and PCI-Express
interface in a single chip. The NITROX PX security processors
feature the GigaCipher v2 cores with increased code store
and enhanced hardware queuing, which enables richer protocol
processing and multi-protocol performance. All products are
fully software compatible with Cavium Networks market-leading
NITROX family of security processors and are offered with
either a PCI-X 64/133 interface that is NITROX family pin-compatible
or PCI-Express x4 interface. The NITROX PX Family delivers
the industry’s most scalable symmetric encryption performance,
ranging from 500 Mbps to 2.5 Gbps, and asymmetric performance
from 4000 to 17,000 RSA operations per second. Existing customers
of Cavium Networks’ NITROX Lite products can seamlessly
upgrade to the NITROX PX PCI- Express version and get the
benefits of new algorithms, higher performance and new features.
The PCI Express version enables customers to upgrade to new
generation motherboards with PCI-Express interfaces. The NITROX
PX Security Processors are being adopted by Tier-1 vendors
for security and networking appliances, routing, L3+ switching,
storage and wireless products. Cavium Networks will present
details on the NITROX PX security processor family on Sept
21st at the Linley Group’s Embedded Network Security
Design Seminar, being held in San Jose, California.
NITROX PX Offload Supports the Latest IPsec and SSL
Security Algorithms
Existing secure networking equipment is being upgraded to
incorporate new security algorithms that will be deployed
in the market by 2008. These new algorithms include SHA-2
and AES-GCM. SHA-2, which consists of the SHA-256, SHA-384
and SHA-512 algorithms, offers increased and robust security
protection over the currently deployed SHA-1 algorithm for
hashing and digital signature applications. Rapid adoption
of SHA-2 is being encouraged by the US National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST). AES-GCM is expected to
replace the existing 3DES and AES-CTR encryption algorithms
used for IPsec VPN applications as it provides an efficient
implementation for confidentiality and data origin authenticity.
The NITROX PX family offers unmatched hardware acceleration
capability for these two algorithms. Additionally, NITROX
PX integrates RSA acceleration required for secure session
setups with up to 4096-bit key length support.
The NITROX PX Family of Security Processors provides customers
with unique features that include:
- Full IPsec, SSL, and WLAN protocol processing offload
- Patented macro processing for SSL handshake acceleration
- Simultaneous protocol processing with dynamic adaptability
and bandwidth allocation
NITROX PX Includes the Fastest Security Acceleration
for Next Gen Mobile Networks
Next-generation CDMA and GSM mobile networking equipment require
the KASUMI algorithm and its variants for confidentiality,
integrity and encryption, as mandated by the International
Mobile Telecommunications (IMT-2000). Additionally, performance
requirements are increasing rapidly to support the wireless
transmission of voice and data at high data rates of 384 kbps
– 2 Mbps per user. The NITROX PX security processors
support up to 2.5Gbps of KASUMI performance.
"Upgrading to new encryption and authentication algorithms
is critical for new network security equipment," said
Bob Wheeler , senior analyst at The Linley Group. "Over
the past 5 years, Cavium has gained significant customer adoption
for its NITROX security processors and is now a leading supplier
with the broadest and most versatile security processor product
line. The NITROX PX processors will extend Cavium's leadership
by providing Networking OEMs a compatible, scalable and ready-to-use
solution with PCI-X and PCI Express connectivity."
NITROX PX CN15XX and CN16XX Security Processors
The NITROX PX processors are available in two host-bus
interface options. The CN15XX Security Processors, with PCI-X
interface, and the CN16XX Security Processors, with x4 PCI-Express
interface, each includes 4 different products, ranging in
IPsec, SSL or KASUMI performance from 500 Mbps to 2.5 Gbps,
and RSA ops performance from 4000/s to 17000/s. The CN15XX
processors, available in a 256 PBGA package, are fully software,
and pin-compatible with Cavium Networks’ NITROX Lite
processors to allow for seamless transition in customer designs.
The CN16XX PCI-Express security processors also maintain full
software compatibility with Cavium Networks NITROX. The NITROX
PX processors do not require any external memory for reduced
bill of material cost and consume very low power from 2 watts
to 3 watts. All NITROX PX products support the full range
of bulk encryption and hashing algorithms (DES, 3DES, AES,
ARC4, KASUMI, SHA1, SHA2, MD5), public key processing algorithms
(RSA up to 4096-bit key and Diffie-Hellman), and complete
IPsec Packet, SSL record processing and WLAN security for
IPv4 and IPv6 traffic.
“We are committed to providing the most advanced security
technology and interfaces to our existing customer base, in
a fully software- and hardware-compatible manner,” said
Rajiv Khemani, VP of Marketing at Cavium Networks. “The
NITROX PX security processor family demonstrates this commitment
by delivering industry-leading performance, price, and power
options to our customers.”
Availability and Pricing
NITROX PX security processors and associated accelerator
boards will sample in Q4 2006 with production quantities available
in Q1 2007. Processor pricing ranges from $49 to $139 in 1K
quantities, for 500 Mbps to 2.5 Gbps performance options.
About Cavium Networks
Cavium Networks is a leader in Security and MIPS® Based
Single & Multi-Core Processors for networking, wireless,
storage and control plane applications. Cavium Networks offers
a broad portfolio of integrated, software compatible processors
and accelerator boards ranging in performance from 10 Mbps
to 10 Gbps that enable secure, intelligent functionality in
SOHO/SME, enterprise and service provider network equipment.
Cavium Networks processors are supported by a rich ecosystem
of software, silicon and ODM hardware solutions from leading
vendors in networking, unified threat management (UTM), wireless,
voice, operating system, Java, motherboard and other areas.
Cavium Networks is headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley
in Mountain View, CA with development centers in Marlboro,
MA and Hyderabad, India. For more information, please visit:
http://www.caviumnetworks.com
For additional information, contact:
Cavium Networks Contact:
Angel Atondo
Marketing Manager
Cavium Networks
805 East Middlefield Road,
Mountain View, CA 94043
Telephone: 650-623-7033
Email:
angel.atondo@caviumnetworks.com
