ADSL2+, VDSL2 and PON solutions based on the MSP7100 Gateway SoC
Family Deliver Video Performance and Robust Quality of Service
HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2006--PMC-Sierra, Inc.
(Nasdaq:PMCS) today announced a suite of multi-service residential
gateway reference platforms for the industry's broadest range of
advanced broadband access protocols. The MSP7100-based platforms are
available today in a range of WAN interface configurations including
ADLS2+, VDSL2, Ethernet and EPON to enable robust delivery of
carrier-grade services into the digital home. These platforms, based
on PMC-Sierra's VoIP-enabled Multi-Service Processor(R) family, allow
OEMs and ODMs to rapidly develop high-performance residential gateways
optimized for enhanced Triple Play service delivery.
Carriers and cable operators are focused on delivering new
high-bandwidth voice, video, media and data services. Enabling these
services is driving billions of dollars of investment into solving the
"Last Mile bottleneck" by accelerating wide scale deployments of
ADSL2+, VDSL2 and Fiber-to-the-Home / Curb (FTTH/FTTC) infrastructure.
Using a common system-on-chip (SoC) architecture and open-source
software model, PMC-Sierra offers the following VoIP-enabled
multi-service residential gateway reference designs and evaluation
platforms:
- PM2326-KIT ADSL2+ residential gateway based on the MSP7120
multi-service processor and PM4381 ADSL2+ AFE;
- PM2327-KIT VDSL2 residential gateway based on the MSP7130
multi-service processor and PM4380 VDSL2 AFE;
- PM2325-KIT Fast Ethernet residential gateway based on the
MSP7130 multi-service processor; and
- PM2328-KIT EPON residential gateway based on the MSP7130
multi-service processor and PMC-Sierra's PAS6201 EPON chipset.
"Carriers must support multiple broadband access technologies when
faced with a wide range of physical plant conditions in their
networks," said Dino Bekis, vice president of marketing and
applications for PMC-Sierra's Communication Products Division.
"Coupled with demand for new high-bandwidth services, they must
deliver a full suite of robust DSL, PON and Ethernet solutions. With
these reference platforms, PMC-Sierra has done much of the difficult
design work to accelerate time-to-market."
Enabling Enhanced IP Services
Based on a powerful hardware multi-threaded MIPS32 system
processor, the MSP7100 solutions deliver:
High performance, including wire-rate VDSL2 and processing
headroom to support RG-hosted service expansion such as
gateway-attached storage, remote-access servers, and
fixed-mobile convergence;
Robust QoS protocols necessary to support delivery of
carrier-grade IP services into a multi-service home network,
including delivery of video and voice with zero-packet loss
and minimum packet jitter;
Full-rate 802.11n wireless LAN bridging with no system
performance impact;
Integrated high-performance IPSec security engine;
Dynamic multiprocessing core technology, which allows a
gateway to simultaneously perform multiple critical functions
with deterministic performance; and
An open-standard programming model using standard MIPS tool
chains and C-language programming, enabling developers to
leverage a wide range of ecosystem resources.
Linux-Based Software Development Kit Accelerates Development
The MSP7100 gateway platform is supported by the MSP7100 Linux
Residential Gateway Software Development Kit (SDK). Based on the Linux
2.6 OS, this SDK enables customers to quickly design high-performance,
multimedia and multi-service, VoIP-enabled broadband residential
gateways.
Demonstrations at ITU Telecom World
PMC-Sierra will be showcasing its portfolio of solutions for fiber
to the home and customer premises equipment, as well as solutions for
wireline and wireless equipment at ITU Telecom World in Booth #2008,
from December 4 - 8, 2006 in Hong Kong, China. Highlights include:
- A demonstration of the industry's first EPON residential
gateway solution with the ability to deliver carrier-grade
IPTV and voice services over the home network; and
- The industry's first EPON ONU and OLT silicon devices with
key China Telecom features.
Product Availability, Whitepapers and Customer Support
PMC-Sierra's multi-service residential gateway reference platforms
are available now. The MSP7100 reference designs also provide a
2-channel VoIP terminal adaptor, including two FXS ports and one FXO
port, a USB2.0 interface, up to three mini-PCI slots, and support
multiple home-area-networking interfaces as well as 802.11g and
802.11n. Product briefs and a whitepaper, Next-Generation Residential
Gateways, may be found on PMC-Sierra's web site at
www.pmc-sierra.com/digital-home. A comprehensive support package,
including programmers' guides, is available upon request. For more
information about pricing and availability, contact a PMC-Sierra sales
representative at http://www.pmc-sierra.com/contactSales.
About PMC-Sierra
PMC-Sierra(TM) is a leading provider of broadband communications
and storage semiconductors for metro, access, fiber to the home,
wireless infrastructure, storage, laser printers and customer premises
equipment. PMC-Sierra offers worldwide technical and sales support,
including a network of offices throughout North America, Europe,
Israel and Asia. The company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock
Market under the PMCS symbol and is included in the S&P 500 Index. For
more information, visit www.pmc-sierra.com
Attachments:
Figure 1: PM2326-KIT ADSL2+ RG Block Diagram
Figure 2: PM2328-KIT EPON RG Block Diagram
Figure 3: PM2327-KIT VDSL2 RG Block Diagram
Figure 4: MSP7120 Block Diagram
For figures visit:
http://www.pmc-sierra.com/pressRoom/pdf/MSP7100_figures2.pdf
For photos visit:
http://www.pmc-sierra.com/pressRoom/images/RG_platform.jpg
Resources to Extend Your Product Knowledge and Understanding
PMC-Sierra CPE Products: www.pmc-sierra.com/digital-home
PMC-Sierra New Products:
www.pmc-sierra.com/products/newProducts.html
PMC-Sierra Webinars: www.pmc-sierra.com/webinars
(C) Copyright PMC-Sierra, Inc. 2006. All rights reserved. PMC and
Multi-Service Processor are registered trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc.
in the United States and other countries. PMC-SIERRA, PMCS, GigaPASS
and "Thinking You can Build On" are trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc.
Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of
their respective owners.
CONTACT: PMC-Sierra:
Susan Shaw, +1 604-415-6031
susan_shaw@pmc-sierra.com
or
US Editorial:
Christian Bateman, +1 415-882-9494
batemanc@loomisgroup.com
or
China Editorial:
Jo Soo, +011 852-2837-4744
jo.soo@edelman.com
or
Japan Editorial:
Toshiyuki Okazaki, +011 81-422-50-1280
okazakit@loomisgroup.com
SOURCE: PMC-Sierra, Inc.
