SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Altera Corporation
(NASDAQ: ALTR) is attending the SCTE Cable Expo in New Orleans, October
13-16 (Booth #3135), to demonstrate a new, flexible and
upgradeable silicon solution for multi-service operators
(MSOs) that enables the next-generation of cable architectures at
the same low power consumption levels as ASICs. The Altera DOCSIS
Remote (MAC) PHY design, which is
being demonstrated with partners Analog Devices, and Capacicom,
enables cable operators to more efficiently and cost-effectively
meet the ever-increasing need to segment cable networks, driven by
the demand of high-speed Internet, unicast 4K video and other
multimedia content.
The solution uses Altera Arria® 10 FPGAs and Analog Devices'
class-leading digital-to-analog converters (DACs) and
analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), combined with Capacicom's MAC
and PHY implementation, resulting in state-of-the-art radio
frequency (RF) performance.
Altera's distributed CCAP architecture (DCA) solutions support
both the legacy DOCSIS 3.0 standard and the new industry standard
for cable, DOCSIS 3.1. The latter increases network capacity
through the ability to transmit up to 50 percent more data over the
same spectrum on existing hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) networks,
delivering consumer broadband services up to 10 Gbps downstream,
and more than 2 Gbps upstream, reducing network delays and
improving responsiveness for multi-media applications, such as
gaming.
The Altera DCA solution aligns with operator needs to evolve
from HFC to DCA in a managed and flexible manner through Altera's
longer term alignment with x86+FPGA platforms, enabling the dynamic
segmentation of CCAP as either embedded in the node as an
integrated headend or with x86+FPGA as virtualized modules in a
datacenter.
"The pent-up demand for new CCAP (converged cable access
platform) - capable equipment is evident in the early volume
deployments of CCAP gear, and we expect the upward trend in
combined CMTS and CCAP channel shipments to continue as operators
prepare their networks for DOCSIS 3.1 and remote PHY (physical
layer) architectures," notes Jeff
Heynen, IHS Research principal analyst for broadband
access and pay TV.
"With today's Altera FPGA portfolio and onward technology
roadmap coupled with Capacicom's substantial experience in DOCSIS
PHY and MAC layers, ADI has now found the perfect combination of
partners to extend its leadership in high-performance analog into
cable infrastructure solutions," said Carlton Lane, Analog Devices cable solutions
manager. "ADI, Altera and Capacicom have set up a
long-term collaboration to create the semiconductor industry
reference platform for R - (MAC)
PHY, with a continuing roadmap commitment to the lowest
power consumption and cost per port."
"Altera's DCA solutions help operators meet the demand for
higher speed access and increased network efficiency, using the new
DOCSIS 3.1 standard, a necessity for cost effectiveness," said
Umar Mughal, Altera director of
the broadcast and cable business unit. "Our ongoing technology
roadmap will enable us to deliver further, and more dramatic power
savings in the node, which for the first time, makes full-spectrum,
full unicast 4x4 port densities per node viable; dramatically
reducing both the MSO's Capex and Opex cost per RF port."
About Arria 10 FPGAs and SoCs
Arria 10 FPGAs and SoCs deliver the highest performance at 20
nm, offering a one speed-grade performance advantage over competing
20 nm devices. Arria 10 FPGAs and SoCs are up to 40 percent lower
power than previous generation FPGAs and SoCs and feature the
industry's only hard floating-point digital signal processing (DSP)
blocks with speeds up to 1,500 giga floating-point operations per
second (GFLOPS). Arria 10 SoCs are the industry's only 20 nm SoC
FPGAs, featuring an integrated dual-core ARM® Cortex®-A9 hard
processor system. For more information about Arria 10 FPGAs and
SoCs, visit www.altera.com/arria10.
Availability
The Altera DOCSIS Remote (MAC)
PHY design is now available. More information can be
obtained from Altera by going to www.altera.com/broadcast.
About Altera
Altera® programmable solutions enable designers of electronic
systems to rapidly and cost effectively innovate, differentiate and
win in their markets. Altera offers FPGA, SoC, CPLD, and
complementary technologies, such as power solutions to
provide high-value solutions to customers worldwide. Visit Altera
at www.altera.com.
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