Broadcom Expands 802.11ac MU-MIMO Portfolio for Routers, Service Provider Gateways and Set Top Boxes
October 18 2016 - 4:00AM
Broadband World Forum 2016 - Broadcom
Limited (NASDAQ:AVGO), a leading designer, developer and
global supplier of a broad range of analog and digital
semiconductor connectivity solutions, today announced a new 4x4
802.11ac Wave2 solution which enables significantly better range
performance in addition to video over Wi-Fi acceleration
capability. The BCM4366E Wave-2 802.11ac 4x4 radio incorporates
RangeBoost technology for enhanced Wi-Fi coverage and DoubleZero
acceleration technology enabling best-in-class Video over Wi-Fi
capability.
Broadcom’s RangeBoost technology provides up to 9
dB of receiver sensitivity improvement by utilizing advanced signal
processing techniques coupled with unique receiver architecture.
Routers or gateways which incorporate BCM4366E with RangeBoost will
benefit from an expanded coverage area and the ability to deliver
high internet speeds to smart phones and tablets.
The BCM4366E also implements Broadcom’s DoubleZero
Acceleration for wireless video delivery enables zero packet loss
and zero host CPU consumption when paired with Broadcom service
provider gateway and router SoC platforms.
With DoubleZero Acceleration technology Wi-Fi
packets can bypass the host CPU via a hardware acceleration path
allowing the host CPU to be fully utilized for other applications
including home automation and IOT. Since wireless video is
fully offloaded from the host CPU, it eliminates the possibility of
video packet loss due to contention for limited CPU
resources. Broadcom’s unique system level approach tightly
integrates the gateway SoC with the WLAN radio enabling performance
and cost benefits not otherwise achievable.
Broadcom BCM4366E Solution
Benefits
- RangeBoost substantially improves Wi-Fi signal reception
allowing Wi-Fi clients to connect further at higher speeds while
reducing dead spots
- DoubleZero Acceleration helps guarantee zero packet loss for
wireless video delivery by ensuring video packets aren’t competing
for limited host CPU resources
- Host CPU is freed from Wi-Fi processing allowing available CPU
cycles to be utilized to run other applications or reserved for
future proofing
“Enhanced Wi-Fi coverage and enablement of reliable
wireless video delivery have become universal requirements across
our OEM and service provider customer base,” said Greg Fischer,
senior vice president and general manager of Broadband Carrier
Access at Broadcom. “With the technology incorporated into
BCM4366E and Broadcom’s ability to focus on platform level
solutions, we are able to address some of the most critical
challenges related to our customers Wi-Fi service deployments.”
Broadcom will be demonstrating the BCM4366E
solution at Broadband World
Forum in London, October 18-20, 2016, Meeting
Room #36.
About Broadcom Limited Broadcom
Limited (NASDAQ:AVGO) is a leading designer, developer and global
supplier of a broad range of analog and digital semiconductor
connectivity solutions. Broadcom Limited’s extensive product
portfolio serves four primary end markets: wired infrastructure,
wireless communications, enterprise storage and industrial &
other. Applications for our products in these end markets include:
data center networking, home connectivity, broadband access,
telecommunications equipment, smartphones and base stations, data
center servers and storage, factory automation, power generation
and alternative energy systems, and displays. For more
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