The combination of Altera’s Arria II GX family and TPACK’s 2.5-Gbps/10-Gbps Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH and 10-Gbps/20-Gbps switch/NPU solutions meet the requirements of next-generation MSPP linecards and maintain existing infrastructure. Like ASSPs, FPGAs are based on the traditional manufacturing process, either in-house or via commercial foundries, but due to their broader and more generic application, the production volume that FPGAs attain justifies investment in the latest manufacturing processes and technology.