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Freescale Semiconductor unveils industry's
first broadband passive optical networking
system-on-chip
MPC8340BPON uses
company's e300 SoC platform for cost-effective, standards-based single-chip
solution for B-PON optical network termination
AUSTIN, Texas - June 21, 2004 - Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT), has
unveiled the industry's first system-on-chip (SoC) solution for broadband
passive optical networking (B-PON). Freescale's advanced SoC device-the
MPC8340BPON-integrates Freescale's e300 core (a PowerPC® processor core
design), a B-PON media access controller (MAC), Ethernet MACs, and a clock and
data recovery (CDR) unit on the same chip.
The
MPC8340BPON provides an integrated solution for internet protocol (IP) services
designed to minimize system-level cost through silicon integration and reduction
of the number of discrete memories required by optical network termination (ONT)
systems. Freescale's standards-based approach also supports end-to-end
interoperability for applications such as mass deployment of fiber to the
premises (FTTx) networks in Japan and other countries deploying IP-based
services.
According to the research and
consulting firm RHK, Inc., FTTx networks passed approximately 894,000 homes
worldwide by the end of 2003. PON systems comprised about 40 percent of those
network deployments, and 26 percent were B-PON deployments. FTTx deployment
remains especially strong in Japan where the cumulative number of FTTx
subscribers recently topped one million, with 80,000 new subscribers a month
signing up for the service, according to Japan's Ministry of Public Management,
Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications.
"We
currently use Freescale's MC92701 B-PON device with a PowerQUICC II™
processor. Combining B-PON functionality from the MC92701 with Ethernet MACs and
a processor platform is ideal for today's cost-sensitive market," said Motoyuki
Nakamura, General Manager of the Communication Networks Center at Mitsubishi
Electric Corporation. "Using a single-chip B-PON SoC reduces silicon cost, and
therefore the bill of materials, for optical network termination at the
subscriber's premises. Ultimately, Freescale's integrated approach to B-PON
silicon will help original equipment manufacturers and service providers broadly
deploy fiber to the home in the Japan market at an attractive cost
structure."
The MPC8340BPON device is based on
Freescale's e300 SoC platform, which provides the foundation for the company's
recently announced MPC8349E PowerQUICC II Pro communications processor family.
The MPC8340BPON device's e300 core operates at 266 MHz and includes a 32KB
instruction cache and a 32KB data cache. The processor platform integrates a
double data rate (DDR) SDRAM memory controller, three 10/100 Ethernet
controllers, dual universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (DUART), Inter-IC
(I2C) bus support, serial peripheral interface (SPI), an interrupt controller,
general-purpose input output (GPIO), ATM adaptation layer 5 (AAL5) support, and
UTOPIA interfaces.
The PON subsystem is based
on Freescale's discrete MC92701 interface device. The B-PON interface fully
complies with the ITU-T G.983 specification, which is critical for PON system
interoperability used in FTTx network deployments. The PON subsystem supports
dynamic bandwidth assignment (DBA), a capability designed to enhance quality of
service (QoS) in fiber-based broadband services and to enable additional
services that require bandwidth peaks beyond traditional fixed-bandwidth
allocations.
Freescale's B-PON SoC features
integrated clock and data recovery (CDR). Integration of CDR logic provides
system developers with the flexibility to use economical 2R triplexer optical
modules, which helps to reduce bill of material and optical module costs. The
PON subsystem also leverages Freescale's broad expertise in asynchronous
transfer mode (ATM) cell processing and mixed-signal
technology.
Key features of the MPC8340BPON SoC
device include:
- e300 platform based on PowerPC
core operating at 266 MHz
- DDR SDRAM memory
controller
- Three Ethernet
controllers
- 155/622Mbps downstream and 155Mbps
upstream performance
- B-PON layer
termination
- DBA for enhanced QoS control and
peak bandwidth allocation
- Integrated
phase-locked loop (PLL) and CDR
- ATM cell
processing with full operation, administration and maintenance (OAM)
support
- Four classes of QoS buffers, all five
types of traffic containers (T-CONTs)
- IEEE 1149.1
compliant JTAG.
Leveraging Freescale's advanced
process technology and manufacturing capabilities, the MPC8340BPON device is
offered in the same compact, 27mm x 27mm package size as the discrete MC92701
BPON layer termination
device.
Availability
Projected
availability for initial samples of the MPC8340BPON device is Q4 2004. For
pricing information, contact Freescale Semiconductor or your local Freescale
sales representative. For additional B-PON product information, visit
www.motorola.com/semiconductors/pon
or email pon@freescale.com.
About
Freescale Semiconductor
Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc., (www.Freescale.com)
a subsidiary of Motorola, Inc., has a 50-year history in microelectronics.
Freescale Semiconductor produces semiconductors for the automotive, consumer,
industrial, networking and wireless markets worldwide. Based in Austin, Texas,
Freescale Semiconductor has design, manufacturing or sales operations in more
than 25 countries. Freescale Semiconductor's 2003 sales were $4.9 billion
(USD).
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Freescale™
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product or service names are the property of their respective owners. The
"PowerPC" name is a trademark of IBM Corp. and used under license. ©
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 2004.
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