ADVANCED QAMLINK® DOCSIS® 2.0 HIGH-PERFORMANCE, SINGLE-CHIP CABLE MODEM
The BCM3349 combines an RF receiver with an advanced QAM and S-CDMA demodulator, an advanced QAM transmitter, a complete DOCSIS 2.0 Media Access Controller (MAC), a 200-MHz MIPS32 communication processor, a 16-bit, 100-MHz SDRAM interface, 10/100 Ethernet MAC with integrated transceiver and MII Interface, and a USB MAC with integrated transceiver.
FEATURES
• DOCSIS®/EuroDOCSIS™ 2.0 cable modem providing unprecedented levels of integration and performance
• The BCM3349 integrates:
• High performance 200 MHz MIPS32™ CPU
• Advanced QAMLink® transceiver supporting Annex A/B/C operation
• DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS 2.0 MAC with 16 SIDS
• Advanced QAMLink downstream demodulator supporting 4 QAM – 1024 QAM
• Advanced QAMLink upstream modulator supporting 2 QAM – 256 QAM with S-CDMA
• Upstream power amplifier
• IEEE 802.3 10/100 Ethernet MAC and PHY
• USB 1.1 slave port with integrated transceiver
• 100-MHz SDRAM interface
• Single 28-MHz reference crystal
• Voltage regulators for single voltage system operation
• Advanced RF and control interface to Broadcom BCM3419 silicon tuner
• Expansion bus for peripherals such as 802.11 and/or VoIP
• Advanced 2.0+ features:
• SmartSpectrum™ noise immunity technology
• Propane® packet accelerator
• TurboQAM™ performance enhancement
• Sixth-generation technology
• 316-pin PBGA package