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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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