Date: 18/02/2010

Compact multi-line DSL terminal chip for wireless and wired backhauling apps

Broadcom has introduced the BCM96519, a new compact multi-line digital subscriber line (DSL) terminal solution that leverages its high performance multi-mode ADSL2+/VDSL2, vectoring and channel bonding technologies. The BCM96519 is suitable for Ethernet-based wireless and wired backhauling, Ethernet-based business applications that require high bandwidth.

This new chipset, production-ready reference design platform and associated firmware when compared to existing copper-based transport and backhaul systems, the BCM96519 increases the capacity of Ethernet connectivity over copper, almost 10-fold, with rates approaching 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps) speed.

The key features of the Broadcom's BCM96519 are,

Delivers more network capacity at a better cost than legacy T1/E1 and G.SHDSL systems in transport and access networks
Offers a high data rate, low complexity and scalable copper-based transport solution to feed IP service routers and remote DSL access concentrators
Supports ITU-T standard compliant 992.3 ADSL2, 992.5 ADSL2+ and 993.2 VDSL2 protocols with additional support for 998.1 ATM bonding and 998.2 PTM bonding (up to 8 lines)
Provides ITU-T G.998.4 compliant physical layer retransmission and G.993.5 vectored VDSL for increased capacity
Supports a high precision and innovative network timing recovery subsystem for carrier grade voice transmission and other timing sensitive applications to share the same backhaul links together with mobile broadband data and video transmission

Greg Fischer, Vice President & General Manager, Broadcom's Broadband Carrier Access line of business said, "The production release of such innovative technology is another milestone Broadcom has achieved toward the IP-based convergence of wireless radio access networks and fixed broadband access networks where carriers and service providers can leverage both their existing copper infrastructure and installed access concentrators to reliably enable higher speed wireless and wireline services with minimal capital expenditures."

For more details visit www.broadcom.com