LSI APP3100 processor designed for Ethernet OAM

Based on the LSI APP3300 communication processor, the LSI APP3100 offers networking equipment providers a space-efficient and cost-effective solution for accelerating Carrier Ethernet and network security functions.

Designed for applications such as Ethernet OAM, wirespeed security and network timing, the LSI APP3100 can offload these functions from the host processor.

The APP 3100 features a 23 x 23mm chip package, operates without external memory and consumes fewer than 4W of power, minimising board space and power requirements for simplified integration and lower operating costs.

It offers deterministic datapath bandwidth for packet processing and traffic management.

The processor also integrates security features including public key acceleration and full hardware offload of IPsec security processing.

The processor's two triple-mode Ethernet ports, capable of operating at 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s or 1,000Mb/s, provide flexible connectivity options for bump-in-the-wire applications.

The APP3100 communication processor can be deployed without complex programming using the supplied configuration utility.

LSI also provides a production-quality, application-specific software package for the APP3100 that reduces development time by supporting the IEEE, ITU-T and MEF standards.