LSI has launched Broadband Access Software Release 8.1 for the family of LSI APP communications processors, which it claims to support IPv6 protocol, includingenhanced security and quality of service (QoS) management capabilities for delivery of services over IPv6, in addition to supporting IPv4 video, voice and data services.
LSI Broadband Access 8.1 enables tiered services in IPv6 networks by providing network managers with service-aware management tools such as subscriber flow isolation and dynamic priority modification. The software also provides bandwidth-capping algorithms that optimise bandwidth allocation and reduce the need for constant capacity upgrades, the company claims.
The company said that new Broadband Access Software enables a new generation of service-aware, tiered subscription plans in IPv6 broadband access networks. Using programmable hardware schedulers in the LSI APP communications processor and its own hierarchical scheduling algorithms, the software enables network traffic to be shaped for specific services and subscribers.
Sindhu Xirasagar, product line manager of networking components division at LSI, said: Our new software enables service providers to deploy the tiered services they require and increase IP address capacity immediately. In addition, it provides our OEMs with a common, full-featured platform for the development of highly intelligent, highly configurable, next-generation services.
