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News Release from: Metalink | Subject: Residential gateway reference design
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 25 July 2007
Wireless chipset works with Intel net
processor
Novel residential gateway reference design integrates the Intel IXP4XX network processor family with Metalink's 802.11n-compliant WLANPlus chipset.
Metalink has come up with a novel residential gateway reference design that meets the strict requirements for high quality, robustness and reliability demanded by service providers The new platform integrates the Intel IXP4XX network processor family, which is based on Intel XScale technology, with Metalink's 802.11n-compliant WLANPlus chipset
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 10 Sep 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Intel IXP4XX network processor delivers scalable performance, reduced power, and lower cost, both in packages optimised for residential and small/medium business applications and for communications-based embedded applications.
The combination of Intel IXP4XX network processor with Metalink's WLANPlus chipset provides excellent wireless capabilities and user experience.
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Its enhanced wireless capabilities include the ability to deliver multiple streams of HD TV, data and audio throughout the home, and meet the highest performance requirements of the draft-802.11n standard, thereby supporting service-provider-grade quality, as demanded by operators worldwide.
Metalink's 802.11n WLANPlus is a high-throughput IEEE 802.11n-compliant wireless LAN technology.
Its transmission capability surpasses that of existing wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g technologies, providing a best-of-breed foundation for wireless triple-play and entertainment networks with full demonstrated support for multiple simultaneous high-definition video streams and extended coverage.
WLANPlus provides a high-performance solution for applications ranging from Residential Gateways, Access Points and Routers to PC cards, STBs, DMAs and wireless HDTVs.
"We are very pleased to join forces with this industry leader, and excited by the power and quality of the platform that we are developing together", says Barry Volinskey, Vice President, Marketing at Metalink.
"We are confident that this unique platform will answer the true needs of the home entertainment market, enabling system vendors and service providers to significantly reduce the time required to design and deploy their new high-end lines of RGs for IPTV and other multimedia applications".
"The Intel IXP4XX network processor family offers the right features and price-performance required by a broad range of home entertainment device manufacturers for service-provider-grade VoIP router gateways and RGs", says Rose Schooler, Director of Marketing, Embedded and Communications Processor Division at Intel Corporation.
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