Intel® IXP455 Network Processor

The highly integrated, single-chip design of the Intel® IXP455 network processor provides a unique combination of performance, reliability, and flexibility, and extends Intel XScale® technology into a broad range of applications that require built-in communications functionality such as networking gateways, security appliances, interactive clients, test and instrumentation, RFID readers, and networked print imaging application.
Product brief
The highly integrated, single-chip design of the Intel® IXP455 network processor provides a unique combination of performance, reliability, and flexibility, and extends Intel XScale® technology into a broad range of applications that require built-in communications functionality such as networking gateways, security appliances, interactive clients, test and instrumentation, RFID readers, and networked print imaging applications.
Features and Benefits
Intel XScale® core available at 266, 400, and 533 MHz
Ø Delivers high MIPS/power consumption ratio and provides ample processing headroom for value-added software features
32-bit 33/66 MHz PCI v2.2-compatible, host and option interface
Ø Provides flexibility to directly connect devices including 802.11x chips, PCMCIA controllers, and cable MAC/PHYs
USB v1.1 device controller
USB v2.0 host controller supports low-speed and full-speed modes only
Ø Industry-standard interface for connection to a wide array of devices
32-bit, DDR1-266 SDRAM interface for 32 MByte to 1 GByte of memory
Ø High-bandwidth memory interface
32-bit expansion bus interface with parity
Master/Target capable
25-bit address
Ø Glue less connection to other devices
Ø External mastering capability allows external devices to communicate with each other and with internal peripherals resulting in shared memory subsystem design and lower system cost
Up to three integrated 10/100 Ethernet MACs with MII interface
Ø Industry-standard networking interface
Ø Multiple ports allow lower system cost, multiple LAN port support, and concatenation of networking modules
UTOPIA-2 interface with multiple ADSL/G.SHDSL or VDSL PHY support
Ø Industry-standard WAN interface
Two High-Speed Serial (HSS) ports for connecting to T1/E1 or SLIC/CODEC
Ø Connects to T1/E1 or SLIC/CODEC for voice support
Silicon functional assistance for Random Number Generation
Ø Accelerates public key exchange, authentication and key generation
Integrated hardware support for popular cryptography algorithms
Ø Acceleration for popular applications such as IPSec and SSL VPNs (AES/ AES-CCM/ 3DES/ DES /SHA-1 /SHA-256 /SHA-384 /SHA-512 /MD-5 /RSA /DSA /Diffie-Hellman algorithms)
Two high-speed UARTs support up to 921 Kbaud each
Ø Provides an interface for debug and passing control information
Integrated I2C and SSP interfaces
Ø Provides serial interface for common embedded and communications application; reduces system BOM
Spread-spectrum clocking
Ø Improves system reliability by reducing EMI
Comprehensive pre-validated, pre-integrated "out-of-the-box" development infrastructures ready for application development using Linux* and VxWorks*
Ø Ease of design and fast time-to-market
544-ball PBGA package
35 mm x 35 mm, 1.27 mm ball pitch
Lead-free packages available
Commercial temperature (0° to 70° C)
Extended temperature (–40° to 85° C)
Ø High-performance package provides improved reliability
Ø Lead-free packages help meet environmental regulations
Ø Extended temperature support for industrial control and automation applications.