Physical Layer Device supports service aware flow control.
Press Release Summary:
Offered in lead-free 13 x 13 mm plastic BGA package, Model BCM8705 LAN/WAN PHY enables 10 GbE data to be transported over existing SONET/SDH backbone. It offers SONET/SDH performance monitoring block that includes dedicated serial port to connect to external controller. On-chip built-in self test generators and checkers, along with number of different loopback modes, allow for independent diagnostics on device. PHY dissipates 1.1 W in WAN mode and 0.9 W in LAN mode.
Original Press Release:
Broadcom Announces Industry's Lowest Power 10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN/WAN Transceiver
Industry's First 10 Gigabit Ethernet PHY With Service Aware Flow Control Support for Priority Packet Processing
ANAHEIM, Calif., OFC/NFOEC 2006, March 6 / -- Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today introduced a 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) physical layer (PHY) device that exceeds the stringent IEEE requirements for local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs) while providing the industry's lowest power solution. This new PHY chip further expands Broadcom's industry leading Ethernet networking platform by enabling 10GbE data to be transported over an existing synchronous optical network (SONET)/ synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH) backbone, resulting in tremendous efficiencies in power, cost and board or module-level real estate. This enables customers to prioritize traffic over both LAN and WAN fibre links by supporting the Broadcom® StrataXGS® III service aware flow control (SAFC) protocol at the physical layer -- which too is an industry first.
The 10GbE market has a healthy growth outlook as outlined by Dell'Oro market research, which predicts that 10GbE port shipments will grow from 854,000 ports in 2006 to 1.87 million ports in 2007. The growth is driven by the demand for an increase in bandwidth fueled by the convergence of voice, data, and video. The variety of data types and large number of ports also mean that networks are increasingly looking for the flexibility to interface not only to the LAN but also to a SONET/SDH backbone as a means to provide higher speed interconnections between locations in different cities or metropolitan areas.
"As SONET/SDH remains the foundation for high-speed network connectivity, Broadcom has steadily built up its product portfolio to provide PHY interface support from 10GbE LAN to SONET/SDH networks," said Jag Bolaria, Senior Analyst of the Linley Group. "With Broadcom's leadership in the Ethernet and SONET space, coupled with its system level expertise, its new low power 10GbE LAN/WAN PHY should gain good customer traction."
Announced today is Broadcom's new BCM8705 10GbE LAN/WAN PHY, which dissipates only 1.1 watts in WAN mode and 0.9 watts in LAN mode. As a result, power dissipation is now dramatically reduced, which addresses a major concern for equipment designers. In WAN PHY mode, the BCM8705 takes 10GbE data from either a media access controller (MAC) or a switch via the XAUI interface, maps the Ethernet traffic onto an OC-192 frame and transmits the serial data over the XFI interface for connection on to a SONET backbone while still meeting the stringent International Telecommunication Union (ITU) standard for SONET/SDH long-haul networks and the IEEE standard for 10GbE LAN networks.
"With the introduction of this innovative, low power BCM8705 10GbE LAN/WAN PHY, Broadcom is leveraging its system expertise in the Ethernet market, as well as its SONET/SDH market leadership to develop a best in class product that enables our customers to reduce and simplify their systems," said Bob Salem, Senior Product Line Manager of Broadcom's Optical Line of Business. "We are pleased that a true LAN/WAN PHY solution is finally available to the market and Broadcom has delivered it."
The BCM8705 10GbE LAN/WAN PHY implements unique features that set it apart from the competition, such as:
o Service aware flow control support: In conjunction with Broadcom's
Ethernet switch products, the BCM8705 supports SAFC so that customers
can identify the priority of each 10GbE data packet for processing.
o Jumbo packet support in WAN mode for transferring large data files.
o A complete SONET/SDH performance monitoring block that includes a
dedicated serial port to connect to an external controller (required
for most ITU networks) so that it can process the status of the
SONET/SDH overhead.
o On-chip built-in self test (BIST) generators and checkers along with a
number of different loopback modes allow for independent diagnostics on
the PHY.
o Staged device power up mode to minimize in-rush current upon power up
or in hot plug applications.
o Small, lead free (Pb-Free) package -- 13 x 13 mm plastic BGA saves PCB
space and accommodates high density line card applications.
Availability and Pricing
The BCM8705 10GbE LAN/WAN PHY is now sampling to early adopters and is priced at $70 each in OEM quantities. Volume production is expected in the second quarter of 2006.
Broadcom is demonstrating the product at OFC/NFOEC 2006 at the Anaheim (Calif.) Convention Center, Booth # 3177, March 7-9, 2006.
Broadcom also has 2x10Gbe Up-Link, 8x10GbE Switch, XFP and BCM8705 evaluation boards now available to help accelerate customers' time to market.
About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation is a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. Our products enable the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia to and throughout the home, the office and the mobile environment. Broadcom provides the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and software solutions to manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices. These solutions support our core mission: Connecting everything®.
Broadcom, one of the world's largest fabless semiconductor companies with annual revenue of more than $2.5 billion, is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and has offices and research facilities in North America, Asia and Europe. Broadcom may be contacted at 1-949-450-8700 or at www.broadcom.com.
Broadcom Trade Press Contact
Mike He
Public Relations Manager
408-922-8083
mhe@broadcom.com
Broadcom Technical Contact
Bob Salem
Sr. Product Line Manager
949-926-6882
bsalem@broadcom.com
Source: Broadcom Corporation; BRCM Enterprise Networking
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