Fiber Access Gateway Solutions - MSP7140 and MSP7150 - PMC-Sierra

PMC-Sierra introduced two fiber access gateway SoC:

• The MSP7150 EPON/GPON gateway SoC for Fiber To The Home (FTTH)
• The MSP7140 VDSL2 gateway SoC for Fiber To The Node (FTTN)

PMC-Sierra MSP7150 and MSP7140 Fiber Access Gateway Chips

These new fiber access gateways feature IPV4/V6 routing, Network Address Translation (NAT), QoS and multi-channel VoIP terminal adaptor. In addition, service providers can rely on equipment based on PMC-Sierra's multi-service platform to deliver carrier-grade IP services. PMC-Sierra provide OEMs and ODMs with a common platform architecture to support multiple high-speed access technologies in various geographic markets.

Victor Vaisleib, PMC-Sierra, claimed:

PMC-Sierra is the only company that has shipped millions of devices into production FTTH deployments, and we have leveraged this unique expertise to ensure that our fiber access gatewau solutions exceed the performance requirements for FTTH and FTTN topologies…

Our high-performance gigabit-per-second fiber access gateway solution enables the management and delivery of carrier-grade voice, video and data services from the central office to the home…

MSP7140 and MSP7150 fibre access gateway SoCs are powered by a 600MHz MIPS processor core. The key features:

• Gigabit-per-second throughput
• Breakthrough performance and flexibility, while consuming less than 1.5 Watts
• Fully programmable packet processing acceleration to accommodate future service models and home network configurations
• Performance to support new ultra-high bandwidth LAN interface technologies
• Headroom to support gateway-hosted applications, such as integrated storage/media server, fixed mobile convergence (FMC) clients, and remote access servers
• A Linux-based OS that allows for the leveraging of industry-standard middleware

MSP7140 and MSP7150 fiber access gatewau SoCs integrate:

• Three gigabit ports
• Two USB 2.0 full-speed PHYs
• A 66MHz PCI bus
• DDR2 memory controller
• Multi-channel VoIP terminal adapter
• IPSec accelerator
• Hardware protection against small packet flooding to protect critical services from packet loss during periods of high network activity.

PMC-Sierra's MSP7150 supports both IEEE 802.3ah-compliant EPON  and ITU-T G.984-compliant GPON fibre access gateway solutions.

MSP7140 has an integrated VDSL2 modem, ideal for multi-service VDSL2-based gateway. The MSP7140 device is the first to demonstrate VDSL2 interoperability with all installed central office VDSL1 and VDSL2 chipsets, and is backwards compatible to ADSL2+.

PMC-Sierra offers these development platforms, including schematics and gerbers: 

• PM2330-KIT for EPON,
• PM2331-KIT for GPON,
• PM2329-KIT for VDSL2,
• PM2332-KIT for Gigabit Ethernet fiber access gateways

An MSP7100 SDK, with Linux OS, powerful networking stack, Linux APIs, VoIP Processing Module (VPM), and a standard MIPS software development tool chain package.

More detail about:

MSP7150 Multi-service Processor

The MSP7150 is a part of PMC’s MSP7100 Series of multi-service processors that enables fibre access gateways for the FTTH market. The SoC provides the capabilities to underpin a complete range of RGs (residential gateways)  scales from cost optimized ADSL/2/2+, and VDSL2, to the high performance of GPON/EPON applications. The MSP7150 chipset provides a seamless interface with PMC-Sierra’s family of CPE PON devices to achieve a managed digital home with the gigabit boost required for IPTV.

The MSP7150 is supported by a Linux software development kit (7100 Series RG SDK). The SDK enables designers to quickly and easily build high-performance, feature-rich gateways. The SDK includes a voice processing module (VPM) VoIP firmware suite. The MSP7150 and SDK are supported by standard tools from industry leading vendors as well as GNU development tools (compiler, debugger, EJTAG support, etc.)

Key Features and Benefits of MSP7150:

• Processing power
  • The MT 7100 Core achieves industry-leading processing power
  • Provides essential headeroom to address requirements for evolving services,service bandwidth, and digital home infrastructure: stronger management/control, interworking of HAN technologies for end-to-end QoS and gatewat application processing
• Multi-function core
  • Enables guaranteed flexible networking performance with a significant throughput improvement compared to single-threaded processors
  • Dynamic reassignment of processing cycles between diverse functions of the multi-service digital home with cycle guarantees for robust QoE
• Multi-service networking
  • Greater packet processing permits advanced QoS features for robust service delivery, for high service bandwidth, and guarantees for service growth
• Robust voice processing
  • VoIP Terminal Adapter functionality is guaranteed, independent of all other processing and traffic
    conditions
  • Centralized processing of voice enables resources (when not required for voice functions) to be
    dynamically allocated to other functions without influence from software
• Seamless integration with PON WAN/ONT/ONU
  • Industry-leading PON solutions with scalable performance of the 7100 Series architecture
• Gigabit throughput
  • The MSP7100 Core provides exceptionally fast networking performance to leverage the full potential of next generation access networks and ultra-high-speed home networking technologies
• Programmer-friendly
  • Leverages standard tools and a large software ecosystem with best of breed components support
  • Linux-based software stack
  • Open 7100 Series programming model

Specification of MSP7150:

• System Processor:
  • 7100 Series MT MIPS32 core
  • 32-bit, 200-MHz multi-service bus with multi-master access
  • DSP extensions for efficient voice processing
  • 32 KB zero wait state scratchpad
  • Flexible, programmable, hardware-based QoS multi-service bus arbitration allows provisioning of system bandwidth for high-throughput peripherals
  • DDR1/2 SDRAM
  • Support for multiple transaction priority levels
• Voice processor:
  • Voice Coding G.711, G.729a, G.729ab, G.723.1
• Interface:
  • Support for up to 32-channel cross-connects with TDM to TDM and TDM to VoIP channel switching
  • Glue-less interface to SLIC/SLACs and DAAs
  • Three 10/100/1000 MACs with MII/RMII/GMII interfaces
  • Dual Hi-speed USB 2.0 with integrated PHYs (support for host or device modes)
  • 33/50 MHz PCI 2.3 host, initiator/target interface
  • Local bus interface (for flash connections, etc.)
  • Two external timer outputs
  • Hardware acceleration for IPSec (DES, 3DES, AES, MD5, SH-1)
  • Serial peripheral interface (SPI), Two-wire interface (TWI), Dual UART
• Applications:
  • Residential multi-service FTTH residential gateway
  • SOHO GPON FTTH gatewat
  • SMB GPON FTTH gateway
  • Storage (NAS/PVR)

(Summarized from MSP7150 Multi-service Processor Product Brief at _http://www.pmc-sierra.com/cgi-bin/download_p.pl?res_id=15206&filename=2062592_msp7150_pb_p2_015206.pdf)

More detail about:

MSP7140 VDSL2 Multi-service Processor

The MSP7140 is part of PMC-Sierra’s 7100 Series of multiservice processors. It is a cost-optimized VDSL2/ADSL2+ SoC and line interface solution for multi-service residential gateways (RGs). The MSP7140 chipset supports several DSL configurations including a third-party interoperable single-design ADSL2+/VDSL2 for single box deployments.

The MSP7140 is supported by a Linux software development kit (7100 Series RG SDK). The SDK enables designers to quickly and easily build high-performance, feature-rich gateways. The SDK includes a voice processing module (VPM) VoIP firmware suite. The MSP7140 and SDK are supported by standard tools from industry leading vendors as well as by GNU development tools (compiler, debugger, EJTAG support, etc.).

Key Features and Benefits of MSP7140:

• Processing power
  • The MT 7100 Core achieves industry-leadingprocessing power
  • Provides essential headroom to address requirements for evolving services, servicebandwidth, and digital home infrastructure: stronger management/control, interworking of HAN technologies for end-to-end QoS, and gatewau application processing
• Multi-function core
  • Dynamic reassignment of processing cycles between diverse functions of the multi-service digital home with cycle guarantees for robust QoE
• Multi-service networking
  • Greater packet processing permits advanced QoS features for robust service delivery, for high service bandwidth and guarantees for service growth Robust voice processing
  • VoIP Terminal Adapter functionality is guaranteed, independent of all other processing and traffic conditions
  • Centralized processing of voice enables resources (when not required for voice functions) to be dynamically allocated to other functions without influence from software
• Gigabit throughput
  • The MSP7100 Core provides exceptionally fast networking performance to leverage the full potential of next generation access networks and ultra-high speed home networking technologies
• Programmer friendly
  • Leverages standard tools and a large software ecosystem with best of breed components support
  • Linux-based software stack
  • Open 7100 Series programming model

Specification of MSP7140:

• SYSTEM PROCESSOR
  • 7100 Series MT MIPS32 core
  • 32 KB zero wait state scratchpad
  • 32-bit, 200-MHz multi-service bus with multi-master access
  • DSP extensions for efficient voice processing
  • Flexible, programmable, hardware-based QoS multi-service bus arbitration allows provisioning of system bandwidth for highthroughput peripherals
  • DDR1/2 SDRAM
  • Support for multiple transaction priority levels
• VDSL2 INTERFACE
  • Integrated VDSL2/ADSL2+
  • Compliance-proven ADSL/ADSL2/ADSL2+/VDSL2 interoperability
  • ADSL2+ Annexes A, B, L, M
  • VDSL2 Annexes A, B, C and 997, 998 and arbitrary band plans
  • Profiles 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, 12a, 12b, 17a, PHY support for 30a
  • Simultaneous support for dual VDSL2 bearer channels plus hardware pre-emption
• VOICE PROCESSING
  • Voice Coding G.711, G.729a, G.729ab, G.723.1
• INTERFACES
  • Support for up to 32-channel cross-connects with TDM to TDM and TDM to VoIP channel switching
  • Glue-less interface to SLIC/SLACs and DAAs
  • Dual 10/100/1000 MACs with MII/RMII/GMII interfaces
  • 33/50 MHz PCI 2.3 host, initiator/target interface
  • Local bus interface (for flash connections, etc.)
  • Dual Hi-speed USB 2.0 with integrated PHYs (support for host and device modes)
  • Hardware block for IPSec (DES, 3DES, AES, MD5, SH-1)
  • Serial peripheral interface (SPI), Two-wire interface (TWI), Dual UART
  • Two external timer outputs

(Summarized from MSP7140 Multi-service Processor Product Brief at _http://www.pmc-sierra.com/cgi-bin/download_p.pl?res_id=15209&filename=2062591_msp7140_pb_p2_015207.pdf)

The MSP7140 and MSP7150  fiber access gateway devices and reference design platforms will be sampling in Q3 2007.

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