Intel® IXP465 Network Processor

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

The Intel® IXP465 network processor is a member of the Intel® IXP46X product line for SME communications and embedded networking applications. The Intel IXP465 network processor is an addition to the Intel® IXP4XX product line of network processors, and extends Intel XScale® technology into a broad range of applications that require communications functionality. The consistency of the Intel IXP4XX product line software and hardware architecture protects customers' development investments and speeds development of a standards-based product portfolio.

The highly integrated, single-chip design of the IXP465 network processor provides a unique combination of performance, reliability and flexibility. The IXP465 network processor combines Intel XScale technology with a variety of built-in communications features to support requirements for modular routers, security appliances, line cards for telecommunications infrastructure, industrial control and automation applications, interactive clients, test and instrumentation, RFID readers, and networked print imaging applications. The high-performance Intel XScale core provides processing headroom to flexibly support a broad range of OEM applications while minimizing power consumption. Integration of multiple 10/100 Ethernet interfaces and built-in hardware acceleration for time synchronization reduces overall system cost and simplifies development.

Product Highlights

Member of Intel® IXP46X product line of network processors for small-to-medium enterprise (SME) communications and embedded networking applications
Intel XScale® core speeds of up to 667 MHz provides scalable processing headroom for target applications
Built-in LAN and WAN, I2C and Synchronous Serial Port (SSP) interfaces reduce overall system cost and simplify development
Integrated support for cryptography, time synchronization and ECC memory improves performance and reliability
Consistent Intel® IXP4XX product line software and hardware architecture protects customers’ development investments and speeds deployment of a standards-based product portfolio
Robust development environment minimizes time-to-market

Features and Benefits

Intel XScale® core
Available at 266 MHz, 400 MHz, 533 MHz and 667 MHz
Delivers high MIPS/power consumption ratio and provides ample processing headroom for value-added software features
32-bit 33/66 MHz PCI v2.2, host and option interface Provides flexibility to directly connect devices including 802.11x chips, PCMCIA controllers and cable MACs/PHYs
USB
USB v. 1.1 device controller
USB v. 2.0 host controller, supports low-speed and full-speed modes only
Industry-standard interface for connection to a wide array of devices
32-bit, DDR1-266 SDRAM interface
Optional ECC
32MByte to 1GByte of memory
High-bandwidth memory interface
Optional ECC improves system reliability
32-bit Expansion bus interface with parity
Master/Target capable
25-bit address
Glueless connection to most other devices
External mastering capability allows external devices to communicate with each other and with internal peripherals resulting in shared memory subsystem design and lower system cost>
Integrated Ethernet MACs
Up to three integrated 10/100 Ethernet MACs with SMII interface
Up to three integrated 10/100 Ethernet MACs with MII interface
Industry-standard networking interface lowers system bill of materials (BOM) cost
Multiple ports allow:
Lower system cost
Multiple LAN port support
Concatenation of networking modules
UTOPIA-2 Interface with multiple ADSL/G.SHDSL or VDSL PHY support Industry standard WAN interface
Two high-speed serial (HSS) ports for connecting to T1/E1 or SLIC/CODECs Connects to T1/E1 or SLIC/CODECs for voice support
Silicon functional assistance for Random Number Generation Accelerates public key exchange and authentication and key generation
Integrated hardware support for popular cryptography algorithms Acceleration for popular applications such as IPSec and SSL VPNs (AES/AES-CCM/3DES/DES/SHA-1/SHA-256/ SHA-384/SHA-512/MD-5/RSA/DSA/Diffie-Hellman algorithms)
Hardware support for IEEE1588 protocol Hardware assistance for Time Synchronization in a distributed control system containing multiple clocks
Two high-speed UARTs support up to 921Kbaud each Provides an interface for debug and passing control information
Integrated I2C and SSP interfaces Provides serial interfaces for common embedded and communications application: reduces system BOM cost
Spread spectrum clocking Improves system reliability by reducing EMI
Comprehensive pre-validated pre-integrated "out-of-the-box" development infrastructures ready for application development using Linux*, VxWorks* Ease of design and fast time-to-market
544-Ball PBGA Package
35mm x 35mm, 1.27mm ball pitch
Lead-free packages available
Commercial temperature (0° to 70° C)
Extended temperature (-40° to 85° C)
High-performance package provides improved reliability
Lead-free packages help to meet environmental regulations
Extended temperature support for industrial control and automation applications