The AMCC Makalu Reference Design Kit meets Price, Performance, Power and Time-To-Market challenges of 802.11n platforms
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The higher data rates and advanced services expected of next-generation 802.11n (Wi-Fi) and WiMAX-based wireless Enterprise Access Points (APs) and residential gateways require engineers to reconsider how they approach AP design. The Makalu Access Point Reference Design is a solution to the new challenges 802.11n technology brings and how the PowerPC 405EX and 405EXr from AMCC meet them. The Makalu Reference Design introduces high-performance processors into access point architectures, migrating to PCI Express, enhancing network security, achieving maximum power efficiency, optimizing design, minimizing system cost, and enabling future standard evolution and next generation APs.
Features
- Increased processing performance up to 600 MHz, yielding up to 1000 DMIPS
- Dual or single lane PCI Express ports, each with integrated SERDES to support connectivity to 802.11n/Wi-Fi, WiMAX, or other PCI Express-based chipsets across multiple radio frequencies
- The lowest power dissipation of any embedded processor in its class
- Integrated hardware-accelerated Turbo Security Engine for handling IPSec and VPN services, featuring single-pass operation and full header/trailer protocol processing
- USB 2.0 On-the-Go with support for either host or device modes
- DDR1/2 memory support in either x16 or x32 and up to 2GB of memory in bank
Applications
- Next generation 801.11n (Wi-Fi®)
- WiMAX™ applications
- General embedded applications