Broadcom Announces World’s First Automotive IEEE 802.3ch Multigigabit PHYs and Multilayer Switches with MACsec Support
November 10 2020 - 9:00AM
Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) today announced the availability
of its automotive AEC-Q100 compliant multigigabit Ethernet PHY
transceiver family and multilayer Ethernet switch family with
802.1AE MACsec support, the BCM8989X and BCM8957X, respectively.
The BCM8989X is the industry’s first IEEE 802.3ch standard
compliant automotive 10G/5G/2.5GBASE-T1 MACsec PHY, while
the BCM8957X is the first automotive L2/L3 switch with MACsec
support and PHY interfaces supporting data rates of 10 Mbps to 10
Gbps. Both device families are designed to address the growing need
of in-vehicle data security, high bandwidth networking with
flexible multigigabit interfaces, and time-sensitive networking
(TSN).
With Ethernet being the de-facto networking standard for
automotive applications, MACsec has become an important
solution to help secure data communications between Ethernet nodes
in a car and guard against cyber attacks and data breaches.
Leveraging Broadcom’s proven MACsec technology from high-speed
networking products, the BCM8989X and BCM8957X are
equipped with state-of-the-art MACsec that can be configured to
support high-speed interconnects for in-vehicle networking. In
addition, these devices come with built-in BroadR-Secure™
functionality to further enhance data transmission security
by enabling customers to authenticate each packet using secure
keys.
As new technologies such as 5G and artificial intelligence (AI)
make inroads into the automotive industry, the amount of data
transmitted both inside and outside of the connected car is
expected to increase substantially. High bandwidth networking will
be needed to enable a growing number of sensors
and high-resolution cameras for autonomous driving. Equally
important, low latency or real time communications will play a key
role in addressing time-sensitive applications like
safety-critical vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and
vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications. As
such, multigigabit Ethernet PHYs and high bandwidth multilayer
switches are essential in handling the increased data traffic while
being able to securely transfer large amounts of critical data
across the network for accurate real time decision making.
Product Highlights
BCM8989X
- Industry’s 1st IEEE 802.ch compliant multigigabit PHY
supporting 2.5G, 5G and 10G
- Integrated 802.1AE MACsec with 128/256-bit AES encryption
- High speed PCIe & XFI interfaces optimized for connecting
to switch IC or host SoC
BCM8957X
- Industry’s first automotive switch with integrated 100BASE-T1
and 1000BASE-T1 802.1AE MACsec PHYs
- Enhanced L2/L3 switching addressing new standardized Automotive
Ethernet speeds
- Supports external 802.3cg 10BASE-T1S PHYs
- Supports external 802.3ch multigigabit PHYs
- High speed PCIe interface for SRIOV virtualization allowing
OEMs to reduce overhead of multicore SoCs
“With more than 200 million Automotive Ethernet ports
shipped to date, Broadcom remains focused on the automotive market
and continues to lead the Automotive Ethernet standards
development,” said Ali Abaye, senior director of marketing for the
Physical Layer Products Division at Broadcom. “As in-vehicle data
bandwidth, security and latency become ever more important for 5G,
AI, V2X and autonomous driving applications, these latest
multigigabit PHY and multilayer switch offerings from Broadcom will
play a key role in enabling next generation automotive platforms
and further expanding in-vehicle connectivity.”
“A key strength of the Ethernet protocol is its widespread
adoption in numerous industries, which has resulted in the
development of numerous features that are well placed to meet the
needs of the automotive industry,” said James Hodgson, principal
analyst at ABI Research. “By introducing multigigabit PHYs and
switches featuring MACsec support, Broadcom can enable automotive
customers to take advantage of security standards honed and proven
in multiple industries, while also meeting requirements in relation
to bandwidth, switching and TSN.”
Availability
Samples of the BCM8989X and BCM8957X are available now. Please
contact your local Broadcom sales representative for samples and
pricing.
Further information on the BCM8989X and BCM8957X can
be found online at:
https://www.broadcom.com/products/ethernet-connectivity/automotive/phy/bcm89890https://www.broadcom.com/products/ethernet-connectivity/automotive/switches/bcm89571
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