Gigabit Passive Optical Network from Freescale

Bangalore, May 9: The delivery of rich digital content to the home and small office via fiber takes a major step toward reality today with the introduction of the MSC7120 from Freescale Semiconductor - the industry's first voice-enabled Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) SoC.

Engineers at Freescale India's design centre played a key role in designing this single, cost competitive chip with a high degree of system integration.

The multi-core MSC7120 integrates a Power Architecture(tm) CPU, a StarCore(tm) DSP and a data path engine to deliver a complete PON sub-system in a single device. It addresses the high data forwarding throughput requirements of several applications including the delivery of "triple play" (voice, video and data) broadband services to the home or small business.

"GPON SoC is a step towards delivering rich digital content and Freescale India has been instrumental in developing this cutting-edge technology," said Ganesh Guruswamy, country manager and director, Freescale Semiconductor India Pvt. Ltd.

The MSC7120 is a solution developed jointly with Alcatel-Lucent, the dominant supplier of GPON equipment worldwide. Work on the part initiated in 2005 after the companies agreed to collaborate on delivering compatible, interoperable and cost-effective GPON technology to the market.

GPON technology supports the convergence of IP over optical networks, offering connection speeds much higher than today's DSL- or DOCSIS-based networks. It is a key enabler for bandwidth-hungry "Triple Play" applications such as HDTV and Video on Demand. As the number of broadband subscribers worldwide grows, GPON is recognized as an emerging solution to growing challenges that threaten to constrict delivery of rich content to end consumers over "last mile" infrastructure.

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