Broadband Access
MIPS Technologies is #1 in cable modems (e.g. DOCSIS) and a leader in other broadband access technologies including DSL, VDSL and PON in the wired world, and the 802.11 family (WiFi), WiMax (802.16) and UWB (Wireless USB) in the wireless markets. Broadband access includes all technologies that allow significantly faster data connections than the now outdated asynchronous dial-up modem technologies such as ITU-T V.90. Many standards today are based on orthogonal multi-carrier systems.Approximately one billion people currently have Internet access, with 217 million of those enjoying broadband access. These subscriber numbers are expected to double by 2010.
Access points must handle fast data, voice and video with the lowest possible latency and next-to-perfect up-time. Other burdens include user authentication, link security and data encryption. Meanwhile, it is expected that cost remains low, thereby demanding SoCs with the best price, power and performance. Fortunately, MIPS® cores consistently outperform competitive solutions in all 3 Ps.
MIPS® Solutions
Ideally suited in price/performance ratio within broadband applications is the MIPS32® 4KETM family of cores. The cacheless MIPS32® M4K® core is a small yet powerful "micro-engine" that can subsume deeply embedded functions and provide significant improvement in application performance. At the apex of performance, the MIPS32® 34K® core family with multi-threading can offer multi-core performance within a single core. There is no known competitive solution that can approach this level of performance in a given area of silicon with minimal power consumption.
