Intel IXP455 Network Processor

Intel IXP455 Network Processor

Ideal for Communications and Embedded Networking Applications. 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 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 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

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 High-bandwidth memory interface

32-bit expansion bus interface with parity
Master/Target capable

25-bit address
Glueless connection to other devices

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

Industry-standard networking interface

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 Industry-standard

WAN interface

Two High-Speed Serial (HSS) ports for connecting to T1/E1 or SLIC/CODEC Connects to T1/E1 or SLIC/CODEC for voice support

Silicon functional assistance for Random Number Generation Accelerates public key exchange, authentication and key generation

Integrated hardware support for popular cryptography algorithms 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 Provides an interface for debug and passing control information

Integrated I2C and SSP interfaces Provides serial interface for common embedded and communications application; reduces system BOM

Spread-spectrum clocking 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* 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)

High-performance package provides improved reliability

Lead-free packages help meet environmental regulations

Extended temperature support for industrial control and automation applications