Interlaken (networking)

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Interlaken is a royalty-free interconnect protocol, invented by Cisco and Cortina Systems, optimized for high-bandwidth and reliable packet transfers. It builds on the channelization and per channel flow control features of SPI-4.2, while reducing the number of chip I/O pins by using high speed SerDes technology. Bundles of serial links creates a logical connection between components with multiple channels, backpressure capability, and data-integrity protection to boost the performance of communications equipment. Interlaken manages speeds of up to 6 Gbit/s per pin (lane) and a large numbers of lanes can form an Interlaken interface. It is designed to handle future high-speed (10 Gbit/s, 100 Gbit/s and beyond) network connections.

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• Interlaken Alliance

• Interlaken White Paper

• Cisco Systems, Cortina Systems Announce Interlaken Protocol
• Altera, Sarance Technologies and Cortina Systems Join Forces on First Interlaken Protocol IP Core for FPGAs
• SLE Introduces Interlaken Interconnect Protocol IP Core