Networking and Communications

Global Network Topology

Two trends are driving the networking revolution: the globalization of the world economy and its implications for the way financial transactions and information exchanges happen; and related changes in people's social and working lives, their lifestyles, work environments, and work practices.

Lattice has invested considerable energy in designing and delivering solutions that will enable the rapid and efficient deployment of networking equipment that will fuel this "networking revolution." And we believe that the revolution is still in its infancy. There is much room for growth and technological innovation: from the optical core which will carry information at the speed of light, to mobile services that provide tremendous flexibility, to the last mile where broadband will enable the next generation of consumer services like video on demand.

Our networking solutions are cross-linked. If your application spans more than one category, or does not fit neatly into one of the categories, try the "closest fit" to find resources that may pertain to your application.

Enterprise: The Enterprise category covers applications that implement Local Area Networks (LANs). Example equipment include: switches, hubs, routers, servers, Ethernet controllers and interfaces, bridges, and gateways.

Metro and Core: Systems that connect enterprise networks to the rest of the world are covered by the Metro & Core category. Example equipment include: long-haul network equipment, metro/core switches, routers, cross connect, add/drop multiplexers, repeaters, amplifiers, and regenerators.

Wireline Access: Any data or tele-communications solutions typically implemented over electrical land-lines or fiber-optic cables are covered by the Wireline Access category. This category may overlap with the Enterprise and Metro & Core categories.

Wireless Access: Any data or tele-communications solutions typically implemented in a wireless fashion are covered by the Wireless Access category. Example equipment include: mobile communications infrastructure, base stations (DCS, PCS, GSM, CDMA, UMTS), digital radio and satellite communications. This category may overlap with the Enterprise and Metro & Core categories.

Storage Networks: A Storage Area Network (SAN) is network whose primary purpose is the transfer of data between computer systems and storage elements and among storage elements. A SAN is usually identified with block I/O services rather than file-access services. A Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a storage element that connects to a network and provides file access services to computer systems.