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B C M3 2 1 4 DO C S IS 2 . 0 ADVAN C E D C MT S MAC
B C M 3 2 1 4 F E A T U R E S
S U M M A R Y O F B E N E F I T S
Performs DOCSISTM 2.0 MAC layer functions,
including:
• Fragment reassembly and deconcatenation
• Logical channels
Hardware support for MAC-layer per-packet
functions including fragmentation, concatenation, and
payload header suppression offloads system CPU,
giving higher overall system performance.
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• Payload header suppression and expansion
• 56-bit DES encryption and decryption
• Generation and checking of HCS and CRC
• MPEG encapsulation of downstream traffic
• Timestamp and SYNC message generation
Extraction of bandwidth requests and DOCSIS MAC
management messages allows software to access these
messages without examining data packets.
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Class-based queuing allows traffic prioritization:
• High, medium, and low priority downstream queues
• High priority, low priority, request, and MAC management
upstream queues
Supports one downstream and up to six upstream
channels simultaneously
• Many other downstream-to-upstream ratios can be achieved by
connecting multiple BCM3214s via the seamless MAP
master/slave interface
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Support for carrier class redundancy via timestamp
synchronization across multiple BCM3214 devices.
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Supports high packet rates for maximum utilization of
available cable plant bandwidth.
Processes up to 400,000 packets per second in the
aggregate over all upstream and downstream channels
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Out-of-band (OOB) generator for messaging to
BCM3352-based cable modems.
Direct interface to:
• BCM3040 QAMLink® DOCSISTM 2.0 Advanced QAM
modulator (providing downstream data rates up to 100 Mbps)
• BCM3140 QAMLink® dual-channel DOCSIS 2.0 burst receiver
(providing upstream data rates up to 40 Mbps per upstream
channel)
Can be remoted from external routing/classification
engine for distributed CMTS (mini fiber node)
applications.
SPI Master Port Controls register interface to
BCM3040 and BCM3140 devices.
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Packet port provides a high-throughput data interface
to other network equipment via the standard IEEE
802.3z GMII Ethernet interface
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Packaged in an 841-pin, thermally-enhanced plastic
ball grid array.
PCI interface to external host CPU supports either 32-
bit or 64-bit operation at either 33 MHz or 66 MHz
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Operates over industrial temperature range (–40 to
+85 degrees C) PCI bus.
PROPANETM packet acceleration and Smart
SpectrumTM technologies for increased upstream
Typ ic a l Ap p lic a t io n Blo c k Dia g ra m
BCM3140
Dual Adv. TDMA
Receiver
Upstream
Upstream
BCM3140
SDRAM
SDRAM
(PHS,
(keys and
output
queues)
BCM3140
reassembly)
Ethernet
Routing/
Classification
Engine
WAN
BCM3 2 1 4
Advanced CMTS MAC
System
CPU
Memory
Downstream
SDRAM
BCM3034
Downstream
Modulator
(PHS,
output
queues)