Network processors come onboard for convergence

The Blackfin Fusiv platform uses integrated technology to deliver secure, high-speed data, voice and video convergence in a single solution.

The Blackfin Fusiv platform uses integrated technology to deliver secure, high-speed data, voice and video convergence in a single solution.

By uniting the media processing of ADI's Blackfin architecture with the next-generation network processing of its Fusiv technology, this new convergence platform enables high-quality video, voice and data services for applications such as data and media gateways, integrated access devices (IADs), and IP-PBXs for residential and business markets.

ADI has also introduced a new family of Fusiv-Vx processors, based on the popular ADSP-2100 core digital signal processing (DSP) technology, for the fast-growing voice over IP (VoIP) market.

"Convergence is defining the current decade, and the new Blackfin Fusiv platform is a leading example of the progress the industry is making," said Rob Enderle, Principle Analyst for the Enderle Group.

"By combining video, voice and data services on the same platform, ADI has created a solution that should drive down prices and drive up demand for the rapidly emerging classes of customer premises equipment (CPE) devices." "Other semiconductor companies have focused on media processing or network processing or voice processing, but with our Blackfin Fusiv Platform, ADI is the first to unite all these capabilities in a single system," said John Croteau, General Manager, Media Platforms and Services Group at Analog Devices.

"Convergence at the architectural level is crucial for triple-play services that depend on uncompromising performance, security and scalability".

"Blackfin Fusiv brings OEMs a fully optimised, integrated, scalable, feature-rich converged system solution for the multiservice market time-to-market but also lowering total BOM costs." Fundamental to this converged market approach, ADI's Fusiv-Vx 150 and the Fusiv-Vx 200 processors integrate fast, secure network and voice processing in a system-on-chip (SoC) product with a completely integrated and optimised software solution.

Providing excellent price/performance, wired/wireless connectivity options, router functionality, quality of service (QoS), firewall features and an IP security protocol (IPsec)-based security framework, these offerings are geared to help equipment makers address the rapidly growing segment of residential and business VoIP markets.

The Fusiv-Vx processors meet the requirements of a fully integrated solution for applications such as IAD, residential and business gateways and analogue telephone adapters (ATAs).

ADI's Blackfin Fusiv Platform reduces the development time and cost for equipment providers creating the next generation of CPE required to deliver a range of broadband services, beginning with VoIP services and extending to full "triple-play" voice, video and data offerings.

Complementing the established strengths of the company's Blackfin processor in media processing, ADI's new Fusiv technology provides wire-speed secure transport and dynamic QoS for small packet sises for next-generation multiservice convergence platforms.

ADI's Blackfin architecture delivers high-performance, scalable, flexible and cost-effective media processing, including multiformat video decoding and multichannel voice processing.

The Fusiv-Vx 200 processor is in production today, and the Fusiv-Vx 150 processor will be sampling in Q4.

Per-unit pricing in quantities of 10,000 units for the Fusiv-Vx 200 is $40 and for the Fusiv-Vx 150 is $20.

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