Comm processor yields 4x performance boost

The XLP 200 series communications processor has one or two superscalar, quad-issue, processing engines with out-of-order execution. The 28-nm device has a tri-level cache subsystem and yields up to 3.3-Gbit/s security acceleration and up to 2.5-Gbit/s layer-7 deep packet inspection capability.

With up to 4x the processing power of the previous generation chip, the XLP 200 meets the demands of enterprise, service provider 4G/LTE, cloud computing, and software defined networking environments. The 28-nm IC is said to take 60% less power than some compeditive chips and features eight GbE and two 10-GbE ports, 4×1/2×2/1×4 PCIe interfaces, and a 72-bit DDR3 interface with ECC. (Price not given — samples available now.)

By Jim Harrison

Broadcom , Irvine , CA
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