Atheros' New Reference Designs Support Texas Instruments' Next-Generation Cable Modem Gateways

(Product News, 21 May 2008)

Atheros Communications Inc.'s XSPAN 802.11n single and dual-band options, and its 802.11g solutions now support Texas Instruments Inc.'s (TI) next-generation, wireless-enabled cable modem gateway platform. The new reference designs are the first in a series based on Atheros' Wi-Fi and TI's Puma 5 family of DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem chipsets, which are optimized for triple play and next-generation IP services.

Atheros' XSPAN system-on-chip solutions provide a rich set of features to the Puma 5 platform, including an integrated, high-performance, wireless network processor (WNPU) 400MHz subsystem, which gives significant offload capabilities to the cable modem's host CPU resulting in higher throughput. The XSPAN family features an innovative triple-radio MIMO design, which delivers industry-leading whole home coverage.

The collaboration between Atheros and TI enables Multiple Service Operators (MSOs) or service providers to easily add Wi-Fi connectivity to cable modem gateways, eliminating the need for multiple boxes, and simplifying home and SOHO networks. MSOs can now choose among a wide array of Atheros high-performance Wi-Fi options to generate incremental revenue from subscribers enabled with wireless services.

Atheros WLAN together with TI's Puma 5 family offers a uniquely architected, state-of-the-art platform which meets the demanding performance and feature requirements of the cable modem gateway market. This complete solution provides OEMs with a full hardware development kit (HDK) and software development kit (SDK), enabling them to easily and quickly customize the fundamental design with value-added features and achieve significant time-to- market advantages. Additionally, the joint platform provides a single source to OEMs for design support on both cable modem and WLAN technologies.

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