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MultiLynx CL2161 Universal HFC
Interactive Cable Transceiver
OVERVI EW
The MultiLynx™ CL2161 is a universa l ca ble tra nsceiver solution for
a dva nced set-top boxes (STBs) a nd ca ble modems complia nt with DVB In-Ba nd,
DO CSIS, a nd EuroDO CSIS sta nda rds. The CL2161 is built for STB a nd ca ble
modem ma nufa cturers requiring the ma ximum performa nce with the lowest
system BO M cost. Its high level of integra tion provides ma nufa cturers with a
flexible, yet quick time-to-ma rket solution.
The CL2161 is a complete and highly integrated solution combining a Q AM
demodulator for downstream reception, a Q PSK/ 16-Q AM modulator for
upstream transmission, and a field-proven DO CSIS 1.0/ 1.1-compliant media
access controller (MAC).
The downstream channel provides full 16-256 Q AM demodulation and is
compliant with ITU J.83 Annex A and B and integrates a 10 bit A/ D converter.
The upstrea m Q PSK/ 16-Q AM burst tra nsmitter a long with ITU J.112 Annex A-,
B-complia nt FEC encoding provides a robust a nd cost-effective solution for
DO CSIS a pplica tions.
The hardware MAC (with packet parsing, filtering, and decryption), and the
two internal processors – an 88 MHz mini-RISC and 117 MHz SPARC v8
processor, upon which the standard specific MAC software is executed – allow
for flexible implementation of DVB In-Band, DO CSIS, or EuroDO CSIS standards.
The CL2161 ha s a full complement of low-speed periphera l interfa ce
devices including those commonly used on commercia l tuners such a s SPI,
inter-device communica tions (IDC), UART, a nd GPIO interfa ces.
CL2161
CPU and DSP
Bus
Interface
QAM
Demod
Unit
ADC
Diplexer
Tuner
DOCSIS
Pre
Process
Annex B FEC
Annex A FEC
Downstream
MAC
Processor
DES
Decoder
Copy/CRC
Engine
QPSK
Mod
VGA
FEC Encode
DOCSIS
MAC
DES
Encoder
Amp Control
SDRAM
Control
SPI
UART
GPIO
IDC
SDRAM
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High-Level Block Diagram of MultiLynx CL2161
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