Telecom Lead America: Broadcom Corporation (BRCM), a provider of semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, announced an integrated processor system-on-a-chip (SoC) for enterprise access points (EAPs).
Designed to optimize 5G WiFi, the latest IEEE 802.11ac standard, the ARM-based StrataGX BCM58522 Series combines up to 10x more processing power with advanced architectural features to enable a secure, application-aware unified wired and wireless enterprise network.
New capabilities in Broadcom StrataGX Series address the rising security challenges on mobile devices. The solution addresses these challenges through integrated hardware cryptographic accelerators, virtual private network (VPN) support and sufficient control processing bandwidth to ensure high levels of performance.
“Our latest StrataGX Series continues the rapid expansion of the StrataGX portfolio with sophisticated new security features to protect networks from malware and other threats that continue to challenge the enterprise,” said Ed Redmond, Broadcom vice president and general manager, Compute and Connectivity.
“Broadcom is delivering a highly integrated, power-efficient processor to enable the rapid adoption of BYOD and demand for 5G WiFi in the enterprise,” Redmond added.
The StrataGX BCM58522 Series delivers high-performance Wi-Fi for large venues such as stadiums, arenas and convention centers. The integrated dual-core ARM CPU, Ethernet switch, accelerator engines, high-speed I/O and memory interfaces meets power requirements and size constraints of EAPs – reducing power consumption up to 80 percent, the company claims.
Programmable packet and protocol accelerator enables high-performance offload of control and provisioning of wireless access points (CAPWAP) and generic routing encapsulation (GRE) tunneling while low-power modes allow EAPs to be powered by IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE).
Linux Development Kit (LDK), reference designs and standard open source software tools reduce engineering development and time-to-market. Pairing the StrataGX BCM58522 Series with Broadcom 5G WiFi BCM43460 or BCM43520 devices delivers the performance required for mission-critical Wi-Fi access.
