Date: 7th Jan 2011
10G EPON Optical Network SoC chip from
Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation has announced 10 Gigabit (10G) Ethernet
passive optical network (EPON) optical network unit (ONU)
system-on-a-chip (SoC), what Broadcom calls as industry's
first. This 10G chip targets high-speed connectivity requirements
of converging triple-play services (video-on-demand, HD-IPTV,
voice over IP and high-speed Internet), together with 3G/4G
mobile backhaul and business services.
BCM55030 can simultaneously manage traffic from residences,
business services and cell tower backhaul services on a
single physical network so that sharing of network for video,
voice, and Internet data traffic can happen without delays,
data loss, or QoS degradation.
For fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) applications this SoC enables
new services such as 3D TV and interactive Internet gaming
to fiber wired homes.
Other key features and specifications of this EPON semiconductor
solution include:
Packs 10 Gbps media access controller, 10 Gbps EPON serializers/deserializers
and forward error correction, a four-port Gigabit Ethernet
switch, traffic management, and on-chip memory for both
CPU and packet buffers.
The device complies with the new IEEE 802.3av 10G EPON standard
including support for 10G EPON and 1G EPON co-existence
on the same fiber. The chip supports both 10G/10G and 10G/1G
symmetric modes of operation.
Ideally suited for 4G/LTE (Long Term Evolution) mobile backhaul
transport (also known as cell tower back haul), as it supports
both QoS-assured bandwidth and timing distribution.
The device supports Broadcom's 2.5G Turbo EPON in addition
to both standard 1G and 10G modes.
Greg Caltabiano, Senior Director & General Manager,
Ethernet Access, Broadcom Corporation says "10G EPON
leverages Ethernet to enable cost-effective deployment of
future-proof networks with higher speeds, offering new services,
and higher performance. Today's introduction builds on our
1G EPON product technology whose advanced QoS and traffic
management serve millions of broadband residential subscribers.
Going forward this best-in-class technology will be integrated
into a family of products that will leverage other Broadcom
technology such as switching, voice, and home gateways."
Editorial Product Rating: ** (Average Plus)
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