PMC-Sierra introduces Gigabit fiber access gateway solutions

PMC-Sierra, Inc. has announced the availability of two fiber access gateway solutions, the MSP7150 EPON/GPON gateway SoC for Fiber To The Home (FTTH) and the MSP7140 VDSL2 gateway SoC for Fiber To The Node (FTTN). These SoCs deliver gigabit-per-second line-rate IPV4/V6 routing, Network Address Translation (NAT), Quality of Service (QoS), encryption and a multichannel VoIP terminal adaptor, and consume less than 1.5W of power. PMC-Sierra’s fiber access gateway solutions provide OEMs and ODMs with a common platform architecture to support multiple high-speed access technologies in various geographic markets.

In addition, service providers can rely on equipment based on PMC-Sierra’s multi-service platform to deliver carrier-grade IP services into the digital home. “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 gateway solutions exceed the performance requirements for FTTH and FTTN topologies,” said Victor Vaisleib, vice president and general manager of PMC-Sierra’s Fiber Access Business Unit. “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.”

Powered by a 600MHz MIPS processor core with hardware multithreading, the MSP7140/50 solutions deliver:

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

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