Scalable routers for network simplicity Who is Hyperchip

Scalable routers for network simplicity

Who is Hyperchip? Hyperchip is unique in building carrier class core routers with extreme performance and scalability • Founded in 1997 • $150 M investment funding to date Our Investors Artémis 2 Hyperchip Confidential • ~280 employees • Broad patent portfolio Our Heritage

Technology Resources World-class engineering and technology partnerships building the world’s first petabit router Scalable Routing S/W PCB Design ASIC Design Hyperchip Core Competence System Design Quality & Test Network Management S/W 3 Hyperchip Confidential

Hyperchip Awards Hyperchip Named Hot Start-up of the Year Telecommunications Magazine June 2001 Telecommunications Magazine Selects Hyperchip for Technological Prowess, Impressive Management Team and Financial Stability Hyperchip named "Investors' Choice" Network Outlook 2001 Selected out of 89 privately-held networking companies as one of the “most likely to succeed” by a group of top-level technology investors Hyperchip nominated as "Disruptive Technology" finalist for M. I. T. awards April 2001 Hyperchip was selected from a pool of over 600 nominees finalists for its third annual Sloan e. Business Awards (a. k. a. e. BAs). The e. BAs recognize successful innovation in business. Hyperchip Wins CATAAlliance Emerging Technology Award 2001 In recognition of the recent launch of an innovative new product, the Hyperchip PBR-1280. 4 Hyperchip Confidential

Milestones Achieved 2000 Alpha Product Intro @ SUPERCOMM Secured largest funding ever for a Cdn company 2001 5 Feb Received switch fabric chip – error free! May Beta hardware complete June Introduced PBR-1280 @ SUPERCOMM Aug Opened Virginia-based R&D facility Sept Secured 1 st Beta trial customer Hyperchip Confidential

Hyperchip’s Vision To simplify the network for low cost, high quality bandwidth 6 Hyperchip Confidential

Today’s Po. P Architecture Optical Backbone OC-48, OC-192 LSR Limited Potential for evolution 1 Gb. E Ethernet Switch • Does not scale • Limited port count • Enterprise-class equipment • Specialized layers • Diversity of suppliers Optical Device 1 Gb. E LER Access Devices/ Customers 7 10 -100 b. Te, T 1, DS 3, OC-12, 1 Gb. E Hyperchip Confidential Remote POP

Scalability Challenge Router Cluster Technology Revenue Generating Interfaces ½ Terabit solution using 100 -gigabit core routing technology 8 Usable ports = 48 x OC-192; Interconnection ports = 144 x OC-192 Port Efficiency = 25%, 12 RACKS Hyperchip Confidential

Hyperchip Solution Revenue Generating Interfaces ½ Terabit solution with a Hyperchip router 100% Port Efficiency, less than ONE FULL RACK 9 Hyperchip Confidential

The Hyperchip Po. P • Reduced Capex and Opex fewer linecards Ø investment longetivity - scales to 65 k ports. Ø simplified growth Ø Optical Backbone • Higher quality bandwidth Ø fewer routing layers = lower latency • Simplified Operations Core Router Hyperchip PBR-1280 Edge Router Access Devices 10 Hyperchip Confidential • Rapid provisioning

Hyperchip Solution Enables carriers to: Ø Reduce costs by § § § Large-scale deployment of route once connections Forklift-free scalability to keep capital costs low for traffic growth Simplification of the Po. P infrastructure (interoperability and scalability) Ø Increase revenue through § § 11 Simplified provisioning High-quality bandwidth for high-revenue services Hyperchip Confidential

Hyperchip PBR-1280 Router Cost Effective High Performance Carrier Class Massively Scalable 12 Hyperchip Confidential

Hyperchip PBR-1280 Cost Effective • Major savings in both OPEX and CAPEX The PBR-1280: High Performance • • Carrier Class Massively Scalable 13 Hyperchip Confidential Enables “route once” core networks Allows POP simplification Industry leading port density Scales to 65, 000 ports in one router – no forklift upgrades

Hyperchip PBR-1280 Cost Effective • To deliver high value services The PBR-1280: • High Performance • • Carrier Class Massively Scalable 14 Hyperchip Confidential Scales in-service (non-blocking) without affecting performance Intelligent Traffic Management for improved Qo. S Low micro-second latency switch fabric

Hyperchip PBR-1280 Cost Effective • • • High Performance The PBR-1280: • Carrier Class • • Massively Scalable 15 Prevents router failure Enables in service maintenance, upgrades, and scaling Saves OPEX and CAPEX Hyperchip Confidential Has redundant h/w, s/w, and control elements Has full interoperability and compatibility NEBS compliant design

Hyperchip PBR-1280 Cost Effective • • All ports are revenue producing as it scales Platform to last foreseeable future The PBR-1280: High Performance • • Carrier Class Massively Scalable 16 Hyperchip Confidential Has revolutionary switch fabric based on massively parallel architecture Is cost effectively scalable from gigabits to petabits

Hyperchip PBR-1280 Feature List Interfaces Redundancy Density / Scalability OC-192 c Controller 960 Gbps per 7 ft rack Quad OC-48 c Switch Fabric 1280 Tbps per system 10 port Gigabit Ethernet Power Modules 10 Gigabit Ethernet Cooling Units 65 k ports total OC-768 c Routing Protocols MPLS Support Load Balancing OSPF LDP Link aggregation IS-IS RSVP-TE ECMP BGP-4 OSPF-TE, IS-IS-TE Fast re-route Quality of Service Qo. S Classification Management WRR, DRR, PDRR Diff. Serv Industry Standard CLI WRED IP Precedence SNMPv 2 c, v 3 MPLS Co. S (E-LSP) RADIUS, TACACS+, SSH MPLS Label (L-LSP) 17 Hyperchip Confidential

Hyperchip Advantages Massive Scalability Robust Software • Up to 65 K ports per system • Distributed signaling • Maintainable efficiency • Distributed processing • Linearly scalability • Distributed routing information • Faster convergence & routing • Architecture contains built-in redundancy Intelligent Traffic Management 18 Resiliency / Reliability • Distributed arbitration • Distributed software architecture • Non-blocking guarantee across multiple stages • Multiplane switching architecture • Link aggregation • Redundant hardware • Precise congestion control between line cards • Balanced traffic load distribution Hyperchip Confidential

Hyperchip’s Vision To simplify the network for low cost, high quality bandwidth 19 Hyperchip Confidential

Scalable routers for network simplicity!