During the launch, Juniper stated that traditional network architectures include multi-layer processing so that in each layer of a network, data need a certain amount of processing before they are transported further.
Sadly, few software developers are crafting their wares (warez?) to take advantage of multi-core processing as is, so it's gonna take more than just the existence of Intel's 48-core chip to make its vision a reality.
At the heart of the Magellan SmartGPS is a Texas Instruments Cortex A8 1 GHz processor to support the increased demand for high resolution graphics and multi-function data processing.