Maxlinear and Cambridge Industries Group Partner for Gigabit MoCA Home Networking Adapter
January 03, 2017 at 08:05 am EST
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MaxLinear Inc. and Cambridge Industries Group announced that its MxL3707 gigabit MoCA 2.0™ bonded integrated circuit (IC) is being designed into CIG’s WF-802 Series HomeMesh™ MoCA-to-Ethernet adapter product-line. CIG is a leading global ODM /JDM vendor based in Shanghai with US headquarters in Santa Clara, CA. Deployed by major service providers around the world, MoCA is the de-facto standard for operators needing a high-performance home network. Initially used for streaming video from a digital video recorder (DVR) or video gateway to client set-top boxes (STB), MoCA is now being used as a high-speed home network backbone to distribute broadband data around the home. With CIG’s gigabit MoCA adapter, the subscriber’s home coax cables can easily be turned into a highly reliable and fast wired home network. By simply bridging traffic between a device’s Ethernet port and coax network, the CIG WF-802 Series MoCA adapter can be used to connect existing modems or routers to multiple Wi-Fi access points spread around the home to increase wireless coverage and performance. Other Ethernet-equipped devices like over-the-top (OTT) video systems, game consoles and SmartTVs can be connected to the network and benefit from MoCA’s high speeds and low latency. MoCA-to-Ethernet Adapter Technical Details. MaxLinear’s MxL3707 bonded MoCA 2.0 integrated circuit (IC) is used in CIG’s MoCA-to-Ethernet adapter. The MxL3707 provides up to 1.2 Gbps of MAC throughput over a full 16-node network that consists of other MxL370x-enabled products. It is also interoperable with other silicon vendor ICs that comply with the MoCA 2.0 bonded specification, providing up to 800 Mbps of MAC throughput. The MxL3707 is backward interoperable with all prior versions of the MoCA standard. The MxL3707 is cost optimized specifically for MoCA-to-Ethernet adapters by eliminating the need for an external processor to configure and maintain the IC. Offered in an 8x8 mm QFN package, this single-chip IC features the smallest PCB footprint and the lowest power MoCA solution in the market. MaxLinear is exhibiting at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV, from January 5 - 8, 2017.
MaxLinear, Inc. is a provider of radio frequency (RF), analog, digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications. It is engaged in providing communications systems-on-chip (SoC), solutions used in broadband, mobile and wireline infrastructure, data center, and industrial and multi-market applications. Its customers include electronics distributors, module makers, original equipment manufacturers, and original design manufacturers, who incorporate its products in a range of electronic devices, such as broadband modems compliant with data over cable service interface specifications, passive optical network, and digital subscriber line; Wi-Fi and wireline routers for home networking; radio transceivers and modems for 4G/5G base-station and backhaul infrastructure; optical transceivers targeting hyperscale data centers; as well as power management and interface products used in markets.
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