IBM juices network chip

The PowerPRS 64Gu chip will be used in network switches, devices used to direct data on a computer network. The chip will act like a heart, pumping data packets quickly through the switches toward their destinations on the network, IBM representatives said.

Data packets, the most basic unit of network traffic, include both a small amount of data and routing instructions. Once the instructions have been read by a network processor, the packets are passed to a switch containing multiple chips like the PowerPRS 64Gu to be sent on their way. (Groups of two or more such chips are known as switch fabrics.)

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