Free scale Semiconductor’s high-performance MSC8144 multi core digital signal processor (DSP) has been selected by Radvision for use in its latest high-definition SCOPIA Elite 5000 Unified Communications Video Infrastructure Multiparty Conferencing Unit.

Radvision is an industry which provides products for unified visual communications over IP and 3G networks, offering a set of standards based video networking infrastructure technologies.

The new SCOPIA Elite 5000 Series is Radvision’s next-generation solution for high-definition multiparty conferencing. The SCOPIA Elite platform utilizes Free scale’s MSC8144 DSP to deliver multi-channel 1080p processing, tele-presence connectivity, dynamic resource allocation and individual video layouts per participant, yielding uncompromised high-definition support.

Tuned for a myriad of wire-line and wireless applications, Free scale’s MSC8144 DSP is the workhorse behind SCOPIA Elite high-definition video compression processing, enabling it with high channel density, energy efficiency and form factor advantages. The MSC8144 combines four high-performance 1 GHz DSP cores based on SC3400 StarCore technology with 10 MB internal memory and high-speed interconnects such as Serial RapidIO and Gigabit Ethernet interfaces.

“Freescale's MSC8144 significantly improves overall SCOPIA product-line efficiency by providing support for the latest video standards and resolutions, high channel densities, throughput and increased system flexibility," said Orly Nicklass, (vice president of R&D for Radvision.  Radvision is pleased to offer, customers products that leverage the performance and programmability of Freescale's industry-leading DSP technology.