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S U M M A R Y O F B E N E F I T S
The Broadcom BCM3137 is a headend QPSK/QAM
burst receiver for CMTS applications
A high-performance, integrated solution for upstream
demodulation in cable data, video and telephony
applications
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DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS, IEEE 802.14, DAVIC and DVB-
compliant
Provides full DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS compliance for
use in Cable Modem Termination Systems (CMTS)
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Programmable Demodulation: QPSK/16 QAM
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Variable symbol rates from 100 kBaud up
to 5.12 MBaud
Seamless integration with BCM3210B CMTS Media
Access Controller (MAC)
Analog front-end featuring dual gain stages and dual
10-bit ADCs, plus a 6-bit ADC to estimate wideband
channel
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Applicable to digital CATV reverse-channel receiver
Unprecedented integration of three on-board ADCs
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Fast burst acquisition: preamble size as small
as 4 bytes
Reduces overall system cost
Increases channel density per card
Simplifies RF frontend design
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Programmable components include:
Flexible symbol demapping: Differential /
Non-Differential
Enables power estimation of the entire upstream band
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Improved ability to control external VGAs/PLLs
through integrated serial/parallel interface
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RS decoder block size (N), GF (256), T = 1 to 10
Last RS codeword size: fixed or shortened
23-bit derandomizer: polynomial, seed, type
Derandomizer location: before/after RS decoder
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Extraordinary handling of burst-to-burst variations
in excess of 20 dB
Supports random burst arrival
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Internal burst FIFOs for receive rate de-coupling
Choice of serial data receive interfaces
JTAG Test Interface
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Improved ability to remove channel impairments
through integration of an adaptive equalizer
Maximum baud rate flexibility with full
programmability from 100 kBaud to 5.12 MBaud
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100-pin PQFP Package
DOCS IS /Eu ro DOCS IS -c o m p lia n t Ca b le Mo d e m Te rm in a t io n S ys t e m Blo c k Dia g ra m
44 MHz IF
BCM3033
QAM
PA
LPF
Modulator
Pentium
PC
CLOCK
DATA
BCM3210B
MAC
PCI
Interface
PCI
Backbone
CLOCK
DATA
100Base-T
Ethernet
5-65 MHz
RF
Tuner
VGA
SAW
LPF
B C M3 1 3 7
Burst Demod
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