Introduction
The Networking Pro Series is a line of products that provide cutting-edge Wi-Fi based on the 802.11ax standard.
It supports MU-MIMO and OFDMA on both uplink and downlink, and supports cutting-edge features such as multi-user optimized scheduling, 1024QAM, BSS coloring, and WPA3 security.
The Networking Pro series has a wide variety of SoCs with different processor processing capabilities, 2GHz band/5GHz band wireless configurations, and compatible peripheral I/Fs, and can be used from routers and gateways to enterprise access points and carrier-class gateways. It is possible to meet a wide range of demands such as
Network Pro SoC Feature List
SoC can be selected from the processing power of the on-board processor, 2GHz band / 5GHz band wireless configuration and compatible peripheral I / F.
Below is a list of the features you need for your Networking Pro series SoC selection.
| series name | SoC name | CPU | 2G Radio | 5G Radio | network processing | network interface | SerDes interface | WiFi function |
| Networking Pro 400 (Cypress) |
IPQ6018 | Quad-A53@1.8GHz I$ : 32k D$ : 32k L2 : $512k |
2 x 2/40 | 2x2/80 | PPE 1xUSBI32 Security Engine |
1 x PSGMII/SGMII+ x 1 SGMI+ |
1 x PCIe 3.0 (RC) 1x USB 3.0 1x USB 2.0 |
1024 QAM / 4 x long symbols DL/UL OFDMA (8/4 users) DL / UL MU-MIMO (2 users) aDFS, 11ax Extended Range Preamble Puncture (MU), MU-RTS, RTT, Spatial Reuse |
| IPQ6028 | ||||||||
| Networking Pro 600 (Acorn) |
IPQ8070A | Quad-A53@1.0GHz I$ : 32k D$ : 32k L2 : $512k |
4x4/40 | 2x2/80 | PPE 2xUSBI32 Security Engine |
x 2 USXGMII/SGMII+ (1-5GE) x 1 PSGMII/SGMII (5x1GE) |
1 x PCIe 3.0 (RC) 1x USB 3.0 |
1024 QAM / 4 x long symbols DL/UL OFDMA (16/37 users) DL / UL MU-MIMO (4 users) aDFS, 11ax Extended Range Preamble Puncture (MU), MU-RTS, RTT, Spatial Reuse |
| IPQ8071A | 4x4/80-2x2/160PPS | |||||||
| Networking Pro 800 (Oak) |
IPQ8173 | Quad-A53@1.4GHz I$ : 32k D$ : 32k L2 : $512k |
2x2/80 + 2x2/80 SBS | x 2 USXGMII/SGMII+ (1-5GE) x 1 PSGMII/SGMII (5x1GE) |
1 x PCIe 3.0 (RC) 1x USB 3.0 |
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| IPQ8174 | 4x4/80 + 2x2/80 SBS | |||||||
| Networking Pro 1200 (Hawkeye) |
IPQ8072A | Quad-A53@2.2GHz I$ : 32k D$ : 32k L2 : $512k |
4x4/80-2x2/160PPS | x 2 USXGMII/SGMII+ (1-10GE) x 1 PSGMII/SGMII (5x1GE) |
1 x PCIe 2.0 (RC) 1 x PCIe 3.0 (RC) 2x USB 3.0 |
1024 QAM / 4 x long symbols DL/UL OFDMA (37 users) DL / UL MU-MIMO (8 users) aDFS, 11ax Extended Range Preamble Puncture (MU), MU-RTS, RTT, Spatial Reuse |
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| IPQ8074A | 8x8/80 + 4x4/160 PPS or 4x4/80 & 4x4/80 SBS |
・Network Pro 610/810/1210/1410 for 6GHz band. Scheduled for release at the end of 2020.
・The Networking Pro 1200 series evaluation board includes an evaluation board equipped with a Wi-Fi SoC that supports the 6GHz band.
Function explanation
For the functions described in 5G Radio and Network Processing in the function list, please refer to the following.
Wi-Fi subsystem related (5G Radio)
■ DBS: Dual Band Simultaneous operation (supported products only)
Use multiple streams with PPS or SBSGUI
Below is an example of an 8-stream product that supports DBS
PPS: Per Packet Switching
Use at 8x8/80MHz or 4x4/160MHz
SBS: Single Band Simultaneous
Used in 2 sets of 4x4/80MHz (5GHz-Low + 5GHz-High band)
Network Processing
■ UBI32: Dual-core multi-threaded network processing engine: 2.2Mpps
Handles advanced features such as tunneling/fragmentation
■ PPE: Packet Processing Engine: 37.5Mpps
Handles 5-tuple routing bridging of IPv4/IPv6 packets
L2/L3/L4 based Classification
Flow-based routing/bridging/NAT etc.
Mac table bridge learning and aging, L2 multicast, spanning tree, PPPoE, link aggregation, etc.
■ (In-Line) Security Engine: 5Gbps
AES 128, 256 / SHA 1-96, 128, 256, 512 / 3DES 1-96 / MD5-96 / CCM operation
Appearance of evaluation board
Networking Pro 400 Evaluation Board
Networking Pro 800 Evaluation Board
Networking Pro 600/1200 Evaluation Board
Inquiry
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