CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (Pink Sheets: VTSS), a leading provider of advanced IC solutions for Enterprise and Carrier networks, has joined the AVnu Alliance, an organization formed to ensure interoperability in implementations of IEEE 802.1 Audio Video Bridging (AVB), and the related IEEE 1722 and 1733 standards for transport and real-time protocols in professional audio and video equipment.

“AVnu welcomes the participation of Vitesse as a working member of the AVnu Alliance,” said Lee Minich, marketing work group chairman of AVnu Alliance. “Vitesse’s long history in Ethernet and high quality video systems aligns well with AVnu’s efforts to bring Ethernet-based AVB solutions to the mass market.”

The AVnu Alliance is an industry forum dedicated to enabling affordable professional-quality audio video transport by promoting the adoption of IEEE 802.1 AVB and the related standards over various networking link-layers. AVB protocols provide high reliability and low latency for the most demanding professional environments, while leveraging the open standards and economies of widely available Ethernet technologies. Specifically, AVB-based architecture implements synchronization, traffic shaping for media streams and admission controls using relatively small extensions to standard Layer-2 MACs bridges. This is essential to enabling infrastructure efficiencies in HD video distribution and matrixing in large broadcasting facilities that route and switch uncompressed HD video. Vitesse brings its own significant expertise that intersects the realms of broadband content, professional video systems and standardized networking equipment.

“Vitesse is pleased to join the AVnu Alliance and contribute towards realizing the potential of Ethernet-based AVB solutions,” said Martin Nuss, vice president of strategy and technology at Vitesse. “Our experience in packet over Ethernet protocols, professional video and networking are well aligned with AVnu’s mission of enabling an ecosystem of affordable professional-quality networked audio and video content.”

Demonstrating Broadcast Video Solutions at NAB 2011

Vitesse will showcase its broadcast video portfolio in Booth #N3131, North Hall, at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Expo from April 11-14, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

About AVnu Alliance

AVnu Alliance is an industry forum dedicated to the advancement of professional-quality audio and video delivery by promoting the adoption of the IEEE 802.1 AVB standards over various networking link-layers. The organization creates compliance test procedures and processes that help ensure AVB interoperability of networked A/V devices. The Alliance promotes the benefits of AVB technologies and collaborates with other organizations to provide the highest quality streaming A/V experience.

The Alliance is focused on application of these technologies in the automotive, consumer electronics and professional A/V markets. Founding Promoter members of AVnu Alliance include Broadcom Corp., Cisco Systems, Harman International Industries Inc., Intel Corp., and Xilinx, Inc. More information can be found on the AVnu Alliance web site at www.AVnu.org.

About Vitesse

Vitesse designs, develops and markets a diverse portfolio of high-performance, cost-competitive semiconductor solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks worldwide. Engineering excellence and dedicated customer service distinguish Vitesse as an industry leader in high-performance Ethernet LAN, WAN, and RAN, Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH, Optical Transport (OTN), and best-in-class Signal Integrity and Physical Layer products for Ethernet, Fibre Channel, Serial Attached SCSI, InfiniBand(r), Video, and PCI Express applications. Additional company and product information is available at www.vitesse.com.

Vitesse is a registered trademark in the United States and/or other jurisdictions of Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective holders.

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