3210M Chipset
The Perfect Chipset for MDU and Hospitality
CopperGate HomePNA CG3210M MDU Access Chipset Solution has doubled the effective throughput and provides a 190 Mbit/s data rate to enable more users and more throughput per user. The new solution the development of low-cost, easy-to-install equipment for providing Triple Play Services to individual apartments in Multi-Dwelling Units (MDUs) over existing in-building coax wiring. The CG3210M Chipset can easily be integrated into Optical Network Terminal (ONT) and DSL gateway equipment as well as enable the design of low-cost Ethernet bridge end point devices for installation in the individual apartments. This allows the WAN access network bandwidth to be shared among the building's apartment units. The CG3210M solution is highly robust and performs very reliably in noisy MDU environments and challenging line conditions.
Multi-Dwelling Units, such as apartment buildings and condominiums, house a significant portion of the population worldwide, especially in high-density areas. CopperGate's HomePNA-based Ethernet-over-Coax (EoC) MDU and Hospitality serves as an extension of the access network from the WAN termination to each of the apartments in the building. It enables cable television service providers to deliver advanced services such as VOD, IPTV, Broadband Access and VoIP to residents of MDUs in a speed and cost-effective way over the existing coax infrastructure in the building. The CopperGate MDU solution coexists with standard cable TV broadcast services already delivered over the same wires.
CopperGate's IPTV Solutions for MDU are based on the widely-deployed HomePNA 3.1 (ITU G.9954) industry standard and deliver enhanced physical layer transmission for robust operation over the challenging noisy infrastructure typically found in older apartment buildings. It brings the benefits of CopperGate's field-proven Home Networking IPTV Solutions to the MDU Access application including high data rates, multi-band operation, advanced synchronous MAC and best of breed QoS. The solution contains many new MDU-specific features such as advanced point-to-multipoint MAC operation, support for large numbers of endpoints per Master device, privacy between clients, remote configuration of clients according to their Service Level Agreement, user admission control, remote management and diagnostics, and more, making it very attractive to service providers worldwide.
The CG3210M is supported by Evaluation Boards and comprehensive Development Kits.
Typical MDU EoC Endpoint Block Diagram
Typical MDU Master Device Block Diagram
Features
Network
- Robust operation above 65 dB (over 1,000 meters) end-to-end attenuation (cable & splitters)
- 190 Mbit/s effective data rate per band
- Point-to-multipoint topology; up to 62 endpoints per master per band
- Coexists with broadcast CATV
- Advanced TDMA, CSMA/CA MAC protocol
- Low latency and jitter
- Advanced guaranteed and prioritized QoS
- Efficient support of broadcast, multicast, unicast and VLAN routing schemes
- Supports CBR, VBR and best effort data streams
- Supports IPv6 protocol
- Field-upgradeable firmware
Security
- Absolute client to client privacy
- Support AES based encryption
- Advanced device admission & connection control
- Dynamic configuration of clients according to Service Level Agreement (SLA)
- Supports DSLF TR-69
- Local & remote network monitoring and logging tools
- Supports IGMP/MLD snooping and filtering
Chipset
- Same chipset for Master and endpoint design
- Built-in MII PHY host interfaces
- Built-in 100 Base-T Ethernet MAC
- Internal packet processor and buffer, no need for external processor
- JTAG IEEE 1149.1 test port
- Industrial temperature range
Benefits
- Enables cable service provider a fast and easy migration to bi-directional, digital broadband services
- Enables the cost-effective provisioning of advanced Triple-Play services such as IPTV, VOD, VoIP, and Broadband Internet Access
- Creates new revenue opportunities for service providers
- Huge cost savings compared to alternative solutions such as Docsis, DSL and Ethernet cabling
- Speedy deployment - no new wires; uses existing coax wires and splitters, in parallel with existing RF video broadcast services
- Enables self-installation of in-home clients by the consumer