G.hn Wave-2 Networking Products
2Gbps G.hn MAC/PHY Transceiver
Solutions for Networking
over Powerlines, Phone Lines
and Coaxial Cable
OVERVIEW
Evaluation Kits
DW920
Powerline EVK
DCP962C
Coax EVK
DCP962P
Phone Line EVK
Supporting ICs
88LX5152
DBB for Powerline
88LX5153/
88LX5153A
DBB for Coax/
Powerline/Phone Line
88LX2720
AFE for Powerline
88LX2730
AFE for Coax/Phone Line
88LX2741
AFE for Coax/Powerline/
Phone Line
FEATURES
■■ Coaxial Cable Performance
PHY rate up to 2Gbps
Max. throughput 1.7Gbps
■■
Phone Line (Twisted Pair) Performance
PHY rate up to 2Gbps
Max. throughput 1.7Gbps
■■
Powerline Performance
PHY rate up to 1.5Gbps
Max. throughput 1.0Gbps
■■
Data Interfaces
RGMII (1G)
SGMII (1G/2.5G)
■■
ITU-T Compliant with G.9960/61/62/63/64
Commercial and Industrial temperature range
88LX5152 / 88LX5153 / 88LX5153A
■■
88LX2720 / 88LX2730 / 88LX2741
■■
■■
10mm x 10mm BGA186
4mm x 4mm QFN28
BENEFITS
■■ Faster net throughput versus competing solutions
■■ Spirit SDK (Software Development Kit) enables
customized solutions with fast time-to-market
■■ End-to-end 128-bit AES CCMP encryption
enables added security
■■ LDPC forward error correction, and other
enhanced features enable reliable data delivery
and robust performance in noisy environments
The MaxLinear G.hn Wave-2 Product Family provides high-speed
networking capabilities over any wired medium including powerlines,
phone lines/twisted-pair and coax cables. With physical data rates up
to 2Gbps, the MaxLinear G.hn Wave-2 platform is the fastest G.hn
solution in the industry.
The G.hn Wave-2 product family is compliant with the latest version of
the ITU-T G.hn standard (Recommendations G.9960, G.9961, G.9962,
G.9963 and G.9964). It also includes support for 200MHz coaxial;
200MHz phone line SISO, 100MHz phone line MIMO; and 100MHz
powerline MIMO. By using MaxLinear G.hn Wave-2 solutions, system
designers can build products that easily achieve HomeGrid Forum
certification for G.hn compliance.
This networking solution achieves gigabit performance and includes
three options for G.hn digital baseband (DBB) processor (88LX5152,
88LX5153 and 88LX5153A) and three options for G.hn analog front
end (AFE) (88LX2720, 88LX2730, and 88LX2741). The product family
provides system designers the flexibility to mix and match footprintcompatible components to address multiple G.hn applications in the
consumer, broadband, industrial and security segments.
G.hn Wave-2 Networking Products
Powerline MIMO (100MHz)
APPLICATIONS
■■ Home Networking & Broadband
Gateways, Routers, STBs, WiFi Extenders
■■
■■
88LX2720
RGMII (1G) or
SGMII (2.5G)
Factory Automation
Smart Buildings
88LX5152
88LX2720
Smart Elevators, Door Security Systems
■■
■■
Smart Grid and Smart Metering
Smart Cities
Fl a sh
Security Cameras, Intelligent Street Lights
Coax (200MHz)
The G.hn baseband processors include the G.hn PHY
(physical layer), G.hn DLL (data link layer), embedded CPU
for control and management purposes, embedded memory
and two Ethernet interface options: either RGMII (1 Gbps) or
SGMII (1Gbps and 2.5Gbps).
The G.hn AFEs provide programmable transmit and
receive paths optimized for each physical medium, with
88LX2720 supporting powerline applications; 88LX2730
supporting coax cables and twisted-pair applications; and
88LX2741 supporting powerline, coax cable and twisted-pair
applications over the industrial temperature range.
MaxLinear provides several turn-key software packages
(codenamed Spirit) that enable customers to quickly go to market
with a fully functional product that meets key requirements such
as IPv4/IPv6 support, QoS, TR-069 management, IGMP/MLD
snooping and HomeGrid Forum certification. Customers can
also use the Spirit SDK to develop customized applications that
run on the embedded CPU.
An evaluation kit is available for each wired medium;
powerline, phone line/twisted-pair and coaxial cable. These
kits include everything needed to evaluate the real world
performance of our industry leading G.hn technology.
88LX2730
RGMII (1G) or
SGMII (2.5G)
88LX5153
Fl a sh
Phone Line SISO (200MHz)
88LX2730
RGMII (1G) or
SGMII (2.5G)
88LX5153
Fl a sh
Bonded Phone Line MIMO (100MHz)
88LX2730
RGMII (1G) or
SGMII (2.5G)
88LX5153
88LX2730
Fl a sh
Flash
PLC
Transformer
88LX2720
G.hn AFE
88LX2720
G.hn AFE
88LX5152
G.hn DBB
SGMII
RGMII
GE PHY
AC Line
AC/DC
1000
Base-T
Gigabit
Ethernet
(LAN)
DC Voltages
Application Example: Powerline/Ethernet Adapter
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G.hn Wave-2 Networking Products
G.hn Wave-2 Networking Products
Part
Number
Function
88LX5152
Baseband
88LX5153
88LX5153A
Baseband
Baseband
Ch.
Supported G.hn
Profiles
2
Powerline
MIMO 100MHz,
SISO 100MHz
1
Powerline
MIMO 100MHz,
SISO 100MHz
1
Phone Line
SISO 200MHz,
MIMO 100MHz
1.7
Coaxial
Coaxial 200MHz
1.7
Powerline
MIMO 100MHz,
SISO 100MHz
1
Phone Line
SISO 200MHz,
MIMO 100MHz
1.7
Coaxial
Coaxial 200MHz
1.7
Powerline
MIMO 100MHz,
SISO 100MHz
N/A
Coaxial
SISO 200MHz
N/A
Phone Line
SISO 200MHz,
MIMO 100MHz
N/A
Powerline
MIMO 100MHz,
SISO 100MHz
N/A
Coaxial
SISO 200MHz
N/A
Phone Line
SISO 200MHz,
MIMO 100MHz
N/A
2
2
88LX2720
Analog
Front End
1
88LX2730
Analog
Front End
1
88LX2741
Analog
Front End
Max Net
Throughput
(Gbps)
Physical
Medium
1
Ordering Part Number(1)
Temp
Range(2)
(°C)
RGMII (1G),
SGMII (1G/2.5G)
88LX5152A0-BUU2C000
0 to 70
10 x 10
BGA-186
RGMII (1G),
SGMII (1G/2.5G)
88LX5153A0-BUU2C000
0 to 70
10 x 10
BGA-186
RGMII (1G),
SGMII (1G/2.5G)
88LX5153A0-BUU2I000
-40 to 70
10 x 10
BGA-186
N/A
88LX2720A0-NYC2C000
0 to 70
4x4
QFN-28
N/A
88LX2730A0-NYC2C000
0 to 70
4x4
QFN-28
N/A
88LX2741A0-NYC2I000
-40 to 70
4x4
QFN-28
Data
Interfaces
Package(3)
(mm)
1. Refer to individual product pages on www.exar.com, for most up-to-date Ordering Information.
2. Ambient temperature range.
3. Lead-free, visit www.exar.com for additional information on Environmental Rating.
G.hn Wave-2 Networking Evaluation Kits
Physical
Medium
Supported
G.hn Profiles
Max Net
Throughput
Data
Interfaces
Baseband
Chip
Used
Analog
Front-End
Used
DW920
Powerline
(110/220V AC)
MIMO 100MHz,
SISO 100MHz
1000Mbps
1000Base-T
88LX5152
DCP962C
Coaxial
(F-Connector)
Coaxial 200MHz
1700Mbps
DCP962P
Phone Line
(RJ-11/RJ-45)
MIMO 100MHz,
SISO 200MHz
1700Mbps
Eval Kit
Kit Ordering Number(1)
# of
Boards
in Kit
Temp
Range
(°C)
88LX2720 (2x)
RD-HNPLC-2DW920KIT01
2
0-40
1000Base-T, SFP 88LX5153
88LX2730
RD-HNCOAX2DCP962CKIT
2
0-40
1000Base-T, SFP 88LX5153
88LX2730 (2x)
RD-HNPH2DCP962KIT-01
2
0-40
1. Refer to individual product pages on www.exar.com, for most up-to-date Ordering Information.
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G.hn Wave-2 Networking Products
G.hn Wave-2 Networking Evaluation Kits (Continued)
Powerline Networking Evaluation Kit #DW920
Coaxial Networking Evaluation Kit #DCP962C
Phone Line Networking Evaluation Kit #DCP962P
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