Aricent and Cavium Networks Collaborate to Provide Advanced LTE eNodeB Solutions

Joint effort will combine Aricent LTE eNodeB Framework (eNBF) and Cavium's
OCTEON Multi-core MIPS64 Processor Family designed to provide optimized
solutions for LTE eNodeB Equipment Manufacturers

PALO ALTO, Calif., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Aricent, a global innovation,
technology and services company focused exclusively on communications, and
Cavium Networks (Nasdaq: CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products
that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications, wireless,
storage, security and video applications today announced a joint collaboration
through which the companies expect to offer pre-optimized, performance
enhanced Aricent LTE eNodeB Layer 2 and Layer 3 stacks, and the Aricent LTE
eNodeB Framework (eNBF), for Cavium's OCTEON(TM) Multi-core MIPS64(R)
Processor Family for Long Term Evolution (LTE) base station applications. This
alliance is anticipated to create significant technology synergies, offering
eNodeB equipment manufacturers a high-performance solution for their LTE
platforms, while simultaneously reducing time to market, risk and cost.

Aricent LTE eNodeB software - comprising of the PHY, MAC, RLC, PDCP, RRC,
S1AP, X2AP, GTPu and SCTP stacks, are key components for building LTE
Femtocells, Pico and Macro eNodeB basestations. The Aricent LTE eNodeB
Framework (eNBF) integrates Layer 2 and 3 functionality into a seamless
package, accelerating and simplifying development of a carrier class eNodeB
solution. This pre-optimized solution is expected to be available on the
current Cavium OCTEON Plus Processor Family and the upcoming OCTEON II CN63XX
processor. To learn more about Aricent's LTE technology, go to
http://info.aricent.com/lte1.html.

In conjunction with this announcement, Aricent has also joined the Cavium PACE
(Partnership to Accelerate Customer End-solutions) ecosystem, an extensive
network of world class partners. To learn more about the Cavium PACE program,
see http://www.caviumnetworks.com/Ecosystem_Partners.php .

"Aricent has a rich history providing mobile communications technology to the
world's leading infrastructure manufacturers," said YJ Kim, Senior Director,
Networking and Communications Division at Cavium Networks. "Combining
Aricent's LTE expertise and software technology with OCTEON Multi-core MIPS64
processors will provide our mutual customers with a robust and reliable
optimized solution for base station applications. With Aricent offering
end-to-end products and outsourcing services in LTE, we plan to extend this
partnership to support the complete range of LTE network elements, including
Evolved Packet Core (EPC) entities like Mobility Management Entity (MME),
Serving Gateway (SGW) and Packet Data Network (PDN) Gateway."

The OCTEON processor family is the industry's broadest Multi-core MIPS64 based
processor family with over 30 different integrated processors with application
performance ranging from 1Gbps to 40+Gbps. The OCTEON processor family
consists of processors with 1 to 16 cores on a single chip with integrated
multiple GEs, 10GEs, sRIO, PCI-X or PCI-express networking interfaces with
industry leading hardware acceleration for packet processing, quality of
service, TCP, Security, compression / decompression and pattern matching.

"Aricent is investing aggressively to create a full reference software
solution for LTE base stations. This collaboration reflects our continued
emphasis on growing our ecosystem of technology leaders in the LTE space,"
explained Rakesh Vij, Assistant Vice President at Aricent. "Cavium's
semiconductor expertise combined with Aricent's software solution simplifies
development complexity for LTE infrastructure customers. We're seeing a lot
of traction in 3.5G and LTE space for OCTEON CN5XXX processors, and we expect
the OCTEON II CN63XX to provide a very compelling SOC solution for LTE eNodeB
platforms."

Keywords & tags: eNodeB, LTE, LTE Base Stations, Cavium, OCTEON Processor,
OCTEON CN5860, CN5650, CN63XX, PACE, LTE Chipset, LTE MAC, LTE RLC, L1/L2
Protocol Stack, LTE Reference Designs

About Aricent
Aricent is a global innovation, technology and services company focused
exclusively on communications. Aricent combines the leading innovation
capabilities of frog design with unparalleled domain expertise in
communications as a strategic supplier to the world's foremost infrastructure,
application and service providers. The company's investors include Kohlberg
Kravis Roberts & Co., Sequoia Capital, The Family Office and Flextronics
International Ltd. For more information, visit http://www.aricent.com.

About Cavium Networks
Cavium Networks is a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor
products that enable intelligent processing in networking, communications,
storage, video and security applications. Cavium Networks offers a broad
portfolio of integrated, software compatible processors ranging in performance
from 10 Mbps to 20 Gbps that enable secure, intelligent functionality in
enterprise, data-center, broadband/consumer and access & service provider
equipment. Cavium Networks processors are supported by ecosystem partners that
provide operating systems, tool support, reference designs and other services.
Cavium Networks principal offices are in Mountain View, CA with design team
locations in California, Massachusetts and India. For more information, please
visit: http://www.caviumnetworks.com.

Aricent is a trademark of Aricent Inc. in the United States and other
jurisdictions. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.

SOURCE Aricent

Angel Atondo of Cavium Networks, +1-650-623-7033,
angel.atondo@caviumnetworks.com, for Aricent; or Steve Manuel of Aricent,
+1-650-391-1621, steven.manuel@aricent.com; or Aricent Americas, Chris Lalli
of Cohn & Wolfe, +1-415-365-8540, chris.lalli@cohnwolfe.com; or Aricent
Europe, Paula Muezerie of AxiCom, +44 208 392 4081, aricent@axicom.com; or
Aricent India, Shikha Singh Sehrawat of Text 100, +91 989 107 1999,
shikhas@text100.co.in, all for Aricent