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Vendor:
Serrano Systems Inc.
Category:
Ethernet
HomePlug AV MAC
HomePlugAV is a new standard designed to provide the high data rates and guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) required by today’s …
Overview
HomePlugAV is a new standard designed to provide the high data rates and guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) required by today’s audio-visual applications. It is capable of supporting multiple high-rate HDTV data streams over existing in-home powerline wiring. The HomePlugAV MAC layer combines both TDMA and CSMA access techniques with advanced selective ARQ and line-cycle adaptive modulation to provide excellent performance and coverage over the powerline.
Serrano Systems, Inc. is pleased to introduce its complete HomePlugAV compatible MAC implementation. Suitable for ASIC and FPGA implementations, our MAC offers high throughput, support for multiple AV data streams, and full QoS support. Serrano’s MAC is a complete implementation of the HomePlugAV MAC layer. It provides throughputs in excess of 130 Mbps using an optimized combination of fully synthesizeable RTL hardware and C-language firmware.
Serrano Systems, Inc. is pleased to introduce its complete HomePlugAV compatible MAC implementation. Suitable for ASIC and FPGA implementations, our MAC offers high throughput, support for multiple AV data streams, and full QoS support. Serrano’s MAC is a complete implementation of the HomePlugAV MAC layer. It provides throughputs in excess of 130 Mbps using an optimized combination of fully synthesizeable RTL hardware and C-language firmware.
Key features
- Complete, synthesizeable RTL
- Complete Firmware optimized for ARM9-class CPU.
- 64 Transmit and 64 Receive MAC Frame Streams
- CCo Capable
- Flexible firmware architecture. PHY Layer management functions
- PHY Model for end-to-end digital testing (optional).
- Fully implemented and tested in all ASIC and FPGA.
- Full Source Code available
Block Diagram
HomePlug AV MAC block diagram
Benefits
- Framing, Segmentation & Reassembly
- Selective ARQ
- MSDU ICV, FCCS and PBCS calculation and checking.
- 128-bit AES Encryption
- Timing and Synchronization Functions
- Tone Map Management, Sounding and Channel Estimation functions
- Carrier Frequency Estimation from Beacon Transmissions. CCo Functions
- HomePlug 1.0 Coexistence
- AC Line Cycle Synchronization
- Neighbor Network Functions
- Built-In Test Functions:
- Transmit Test
- Receive Test
- Segment Loopbac
Specifications
Identity
Part Number
HomePlug AV MAC
Vendor
Serrano Systems Inc.
Type
Silicon IP
Files
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Provider
HQ:
USA
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