Network coprocessors are altering the makeup of gateway systems

This paper examines the evolution of media gateways, the role that TI’s digital signal processing (DSP) technology has played in this evolution and how the emergence of the network coprocessor (NetCP) is currently altering the makeup of next-generation media gateways. In particular, the integration of previously disparate processing elements such as Ethernet switching, packet and security acceleration subsystems and others into one cohesive processing architecture is explained relative to how this phenomenon is enabling the seamless integration of legacy architectures with newer innovations.