Broadcom releases GPON portfolio

Broadcom's GPON portfolio uses the company's processor, switch and physical layer (PHY) cores, in conjunction with a Linux and voice over IP (VoIP) software suite, enabling Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) and Fibre-to-the-Node (FTTN) solutions.

With the announcement, Broadcom completes its carrier access portfolio solutions for ADSL, VDSL and GPON technologies.

Broadcom's GPON solutions enable high-definition (HD) video, VoIP, high-speed internet (HSI), gaming, and higher-bandwidth provisional services such as video-on-demand (VoD) and rapid download of IP video content.

The Broadcom BCM6800 range is designed to allow more cost-effective optical-network terminals (ONTs) or optical network units (ONUs) used in conjunction with service provider passive optical networks (PONs).

The product family provides a 400MHz dual-core processor architecture; hardware-assisted gigabit bridging and routing; hardware-assisted IPsec security for virtual private network (VPN) termination; gigabit switch and PHYs; VoIP support for USB 2.0 host and devices; and support for Broadcom's wireless LAN (WLAN) devices using PCI Express.

The BCM6800 family includes TR-069 and OMCI management software and integrates the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) standard.

This includes a MoCA media access controller (MAC), PHY transceiver and RF tuner which enable service providers to transform a subscriber's existing coax network into a home media distribution gateway.

As a result, service providers that use coax for media distribution within the home can offer whole-home digital media services that allow subscribers to securely access, store and share multiple types of digital-media content including HDTV programs, video-on-demand, digital video recorder (DVR) recordings, Internet content and VoIP.

Each solution within the BCM6800 product family is designed in a 65nm CMOS process that provides high integration, low power consumption and small footprint size.