Freescale’s QorIQ processors are finding their way into every part of the network from backbone to device. The latest family member targets the network edge, an increasingly strategic area where operators and standards bodies believe much of the intelligence will be located as devices proliferate and become highly distributed. It is designed to support emerging CPE designs incorporating virtualization, as well as industrial control systems. The latest additions to the QorIQ-based LayerScape range are the LS1088A octacore and LS1048A quad-core processors, both based on ARM’s 64-bit Cortex-A53 design. Matt Short, senior QorIQ product engineer, told EETimes that the new products have been specifically designed for intelligent edge access equipment; NFV (Network Function Virtualization) and virtual CPE solutions; industrial control systems;…