Converged Access Networks
Benefits of PolarFire® FPGAs for Converged Access Networks
30–50% Lower Power than Competing Mid-Range FPGAs
These FPGAs are well suited for thermal and space-constrained applications such as small cells and outdoor equipment.
Small Form Factor Packages Starting at 11 × 11 mm for 100K LEs
These FPGAs are well suited for high-density multiport boards.
Best-In-Class Security and Reliability
Protect against tampering and hacking.
Integrated Hard IP
Take advantage of these FPGAs for DDR controllers, PCIe®, crypto and LVDS gearing with CDR.
Built-In MACC Blocks for Signal Processing
Hardened pre-adders are well suited for baseband processing and low- to mid-bandwidth DFE at 4 × 4 × 60 MHz.
Ultra-Low-Power 12.5G Transceivers
These FPGAs are well suited for 10G Ethernet and CPRI fronthaul applications.
Residential Access (FTTx/xPON)—MDU/ONU
Optical Network Unit (ONU) converts optical signals transmitted via fibers to electrical signals. These electrical signals are then sent to individual subscribers. In general, there is a distance or other access network between ONU and the premises of end users.
Solutions
- 1588 IP Core
- SynchE
- 10G Ethernet MAC IP
Residential Access (FTTx/xPON)—Optical Line Terminal (OLT)
The OLT acts as the endpoint hardware device in a passive optical network.
We offer a complete OLT IP core. This core is a validated IP implementation for a single-channel XGSPON OLT or GPON OLT. This IP solution can be expanded to cover multiple ports with up to four ports of XGSPON or eight ports of GPON per FPGA. The IP includes all the necessary blocks as seen in the solution diagram.
Carrier Ethernet—Enterprise/Network Access Devices
Carrier-class networking functions are essential to next-generation cloud-based delivery of business services. Network Interface Devices (NIDs) and Ethernet Access Devices (EADs) must become service aware and increasingly manageable to guarantee the security, performance and access required for business cloud services.
Carrier Ethernet—I/O Aggregation or Expansion
Reduce the number of signals between line cards using PCIe.
IGLOO® 2 and PolarFire FPGAs support a wide range of I/O standards and PCIe Gen 2. Both families of FPGAs also have high-speed transceivers for aggregating Ethernet and other multi-gigabit interfaces.
Carrier Ethernet—Board Control and Secure Boot
Instant-on FPGAs can sequence the boot of other devices on the board to lower in-rush current and ensure proper operation.
In addition to supporting multiple serial and parallel interfaces, you can use our FPGAs to arbitrate traffic to other devices such as CPUs and Ethernet switches.
Carrier Ethernet Co-Processing for ASIC- or MPU-Based Boards
Augment an existing ASIC- or MPU-based board with new capabilities using an FPGA.
Carrier Ethernet—Protocol Translation and Packet Processing
Is your ASIC or ASSP getting a little rusty? Do you need to switch to a new memory standard to save money? Do you need to add an interface that your ASIC or ASSP doesn’t support?
Our FPGAs can provide an upgrade path without spinning to a new ASIC or ASSP.
Documentation
- Application Notes
- User Guides
- Characterization Reports
- Demo Guides