MoCA and G.hn solutions provide
wireline multi-gigabit data distribution
throughout the connecte home
In-Home Connectivity
G.hn Wave-2 Networking Products
OVERVIEW
Evaluation Kits
DW920 Powerline EVK
DCP962C Coax EVK
DCP962P Phone Line EVK
Supporting ICs
88LX5152 DBB for Powerline
88LX5153/ DBB for Coax/
88LX5153A 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
10mm x 10mm BGA186
88LX2720 / 88LX2730 / 88LX2741
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 footprint-
compatible components to address multiple G.hn applications in the
consumer, broadband, industrial and security segments.
2Gbps G.hn MAC/PHY Transceiver
Solutions for Networking
over Powerlines, Phone Lines
and Coaxial Cable
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G.hn Wave-2 Networking Products
APPLICATIONS
Home Networking & Broadband
Gateways, Routers, STBs, WiFi Extenders
Factory Automation
Smart Buildings
Smart Elevators, Door Security Systems
Smart Grid and Smart Metering
Smart Cities
Security Cameras, Intelligent Street Lights
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.
XR76201
1A Buck
XR77103
PMIC
88LX5152
G.hn DBB SGMII
RGMII
GE PHY 1000
Base-T
Flash
Gigabit
Ethernet
(LAN)
AC Line
PLC
Transformer
88LX2720
G.hn AFE
88LX2720
G.hn AFE
5V 3.3V 2.5V
1.1V
1.5V
SPX3819
500mA LDO
Buck 1
Buck 2
Buck 3
AC/DC
Application Example: Powerline/Ethernet Adapter
88LX5152
88LX2720
RGMII (1G) or
SGMII (2.5G)
Flash
88LX2720
Powerline MIMO (100MHz)
88LX5153
88LX2730
RGMII (1G) or
SGMII (2.5G)
Flash
Coax (200MHz)
88LX5153
88LX2730
RGMII (1G) or
SGMII (2.5G)
Flash
Phone Line SISO (200MHz)
88LX5153
88LX2730
RGMII (1G) or
SGMII (2.5G)
Flash
88LX2730
Bonded Phone Line MIMO (100MHz)
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G.hn Wave-2 Networking Evaluation Kits
Eval Kit
Physical
Medium
Supported
G.hn Profiles
Max Net
Throughput
Data
Interfaces
Baseband
Chip
Used
Analog
Front-End
Used Kit Ordering Number(1)
# of
Boards
in Kit
Temp
Range
(°C)
DW920 Powerline
(100-240V AC)
MIMO 100MHz,
SISO 100MHz 1000Mbps 1000Base-T 88LX5152 88LX2720 (2x) RD-HNPLC-2DW920KIT01 20-40
DCP962C Coaxial
(F-Connector) Coaxial 200MHz 1700Mbps 1000Base-T, SFP 88LX5153 88LX2730 RD-HNCOAX2DCP962CKIT 20-40
DCP962P Phone Line
(RJ-11/RJ-45)
MIMO 100MHz,
SISO 200MHz 1700Mbps 1000Base-T, SFP 88LX5153 88LX2730 (2x) RD-HNPH2DCP962KIT-01 20-40
1. Refer to individual product pages on www.maxlinear.com, for most up-to-date Ordering Information.
G.hn Wave-2 Networking Products
Part
Number Function Ch.
Physical
Medium
Supported G.hn
Profiles
Max Net
Throughput
(Gbps)
Data
Interfaces Ordering Part Number(1)
Temp
Range(2)
(°C)
Package(3)
(mm)
88LX5152 Baseband 2Powerline MIMO 100MHz,
SISO 100MHz 1RGMII (1G),
SGMII (1G/2.5G) 88LX5152A0-BUU2C000 0 to 70 10 x 10
BGA-186
88LX5153 Baseband 2
Powerline MIMO 100MHz,
SISO 100MHz 1
RGMII (1G),
SGMII (1G/2.5G) 88LX5153A0-BUU2C000 0 to 70 10 x 10
BGA-186
Phone Line SISO 200MHz,
MIMO 100MHz 1.7
Coaxial Coaxial 200MHz 1.7
88LX5153A Baseband 2
Powerline MIMO 100MHz,
SISO 100MHz 1
RGMII (1G),
SGMII (1G/2.5G) 88LX5153A0-BUU2I000 -40 to 70 10 x 10
BGA-186
Phone Line SISO 200MHz,
MIMO 100MHz 1.7
Coaxial Coaxial 200MHz 1.7
88LX2720 Analog
Front End 1Powerline MIMO 100MHz,
SISO 100MHz N/A N/A 88LX2720A0-NYC2C000 0 to 70 4 x 4
QFN-28
88LX2730 Analog
Front End 1
Coaxial SISO 200MHz N/A
N/A 88LX2730A0-NYC2C000 0 to 70 4 x 4
QFN-28
Phone Line SISO 200MHz,
MIMO 100MHz N/A
88LX2741 Analog
Front End 1
Powerline MIMO 100MHz,
SISO 100MHz N/A
N/A 88LX2741A0-NYC2I000 -40 to 70 4 x 4
QFN-28
Coaxial SISO 200MHz N/A
Phone Line SISO 200MHz,
MIMO 100MHz N/A
1. Refer to individual product pages on www.maxlinear.com, for most up-to-date Ordering Information.
2. Ambient temperature range.
3. Lead-free, visit www.maxlinear.com for additional information on Environmental Rating.
G.hn Wave-2 Networking Products
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Coaxial Networking Evaluation Kit #DCP962CPowerline Networking Evaluation Kit #DW920
Phone Line Networking Evaluation Kit #DCP962P
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