Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Methodology
- Technical Overview
- Definitions & Segmentation
- SONET Technology Review
- What Does "Network Processing" Mean?
- Where Do NPUs Fit Within a Nominal System?
- Why Use NPUs Instead of Other Solutions?
- ASICs versus NPUs
- The Cost of a Mistake
- The Evolving Internet
- How important is software to NPUs?
- Market Overview
- History of the NPU Market
- The Terrorist Attacks
- Evidence of a Turn Around
- Patience is a Virtue
- The Hope of Tomorrow
- Harmonics are the Key
- Network Processor Forecast
- Forecast Process and Assumptions
- Total Available Market (TAM) Forecasts
- ASIC Forecast
- Overall Forecasts
- NPU Revenue Forecast 2003 to 2008
- NPU Shipments Forecast 2003 to 2008
- NPU ASP Forecast 2003 to 2008
- Overall Market Shares
- Summary
- Overall Penetration Rates
- Forecasts by Speed Grade
- Mid-Range NPUs
- High-End NPUs
- Network Processor Vendors
- Mid-Range NPU Vendors
- Agere
- AMCC
- Freescale
- Hifn
- Intel
- Vitesse
- High-End NPU Vendors
- Bay Microsystems
- EZchip
- Intel
- Xelerated
- Summary
- Appendix A: Glossary
List of Tables
- Table 1. Speeds of the SONET and SDH Hierarchy
- Table 2. Cost per Good Die Based on Die Size
- Table 3. Lump Costs for Product Development, ASIC versus NPU
- Table 4. Profit/Loss Model for an ASIC-based Application
- Table 5. Profit/Loss Model for an NPU-based Application
- Table 6. NPU Market Segmentation
- Table 7. Total Available Market Forecast for Medium-Range Sockets, 2003 - 2008(units)
- Table 8. Total Available Market Forecast for High-End Sockets, 2003 - 2008(units)
- Table 9. ASIC Forecast for Medium-Range Sockets, 2003 - 2008(units)
- Table 10. ASIC Forecast for High-End Sockets, 2003 - 2008(units)
- Table 11. Network Processor Revenue Forecast 2003 - 2008, ($M)
- Table 12. Network Processor Shipment Forecast 2003 - 2008 (units)
- Table 13. Network Processor ASP Forecast 2003 - 2008 ($)
- Table 14. Summary of Network Processor Market 2003 - 2008 (units, $, and $M)
- Table 15. Projected Penetration Rates for Merchant MRNs, 2003 - 2008 (units)
- Table 16. Projected Penetration Rates for Merchant HENs, 2003 - 2008 (units)
- Table 17. Summary MRN Forecast 2003 - 2008 (units, $, and $M)
- Table 18. MRN Revenues 2003 - 2008, by Market Segment ($M)
- Table 19. MRN Shipments 2003 - 2008 by Market Segment (units)
- Table 20. Summary of HEN Forecast 2003 - 2008, (units, $, and $M)
- Table 21. HEN Revenues 2003 - 2008, by Market Segment ($M)
- Table 22. HEN Shipments 2003 - 2008, by Market Segment (units)
- Table 23. EZchips Quarterly Revenues for 2003 and 2004
List of Figures
- Figure 1. Overall Forecast for NPUs, 2003 - 2008(k units and $M)
- Figure 2. In-Stat/MDRs Market Segmentation for Network Processors
- Figure 3. The Fundamental Components of an SPE
- Figure 4. The Addition of a New ADM to a Typical MAN
- Figure 5. Types of Processor Architectures and Stage Timing
- Figure 6. Generalized NTC Layout Diagram
- Figure 7. Profitability Curves for NPU-Based and ASIC-Based Applications
- Figure 8. Desktop Computer Market Shares in 1980
- Figure 9. Nominal Volume Curve for a Single NPU Project within a Single Target Market
- Figure 10. Compound Volume Curve for Many NPU Projects with Realistic Project Failures
- Figure 11. Amalgamation of Queue Managers and Fabric Interfaces into Traffic Managers
- Figure 12. A Merchant Silicon-Based MSPP handling Multiple Protocols
- Figure 13. AT&Ts Internet Backbone Map
- Figure 14. Why Harmonics of 10 Gbps will be the Speeds of Choice to Connect Line Cards
- Figure 15. Network Processor Revenue Forecast 2003 - 2008 ($M)
- Figure 16. Network Processor Shipment Forecast 2003 - 2008 (Munits & kunits)
- Figure 17. Market Shares by Revenues for All NPUs (%) for 2003
- Figure 18. Market Shares by Revenues for All NPUs (%) for 1H04
- Figure 19. Market Shares by Revenues for Mid-Range NPUs (%) for 2003
- Figure 20. Market Shares by Revenues for Mid-Range NPUs (%) for 1H04
- Figure 21. Market Shares by Revenues for High-End NPUs (%) for 2003
- Figure 22. Market Shares by Revenues for High-End NPUs (%) for 1H04
- Figure 23. Speed of CPU Trend Against Internet Connection Method
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