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Our WinPath® network processor family is purposely designed and optimized for access networks and Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) devices. NetworkProcessors OurWinPath®networkprocessorfamilyispurposelydesigned andoptimizedforaccessnetworksandCustomerPremisesEquipment(CPE) devices.WinPathnetworkprocessorsintegrateprogrammabledataplane andcontrolplaneprocessingcomponentsto maximizethevalueofsoftware.Theyalsosupportanextensiveset ofnetworkingprotocolsforcarrier-gradeswitchandrouter applications. Noresultsfound WinPathDataPlane DedicatedWinGinesNetworkProcessor(NPU)asthebasisforprogrammabledatapath,packetprocessingandforwardingandalsoSoftware-DefinedNetworking(SDN)/OpenFlowpipeline Balancedandsymmetricmultiprocessorandmultithreadingarchitecture StrategicallyplacedhardwareacceleratorsincludingInternetProtocolSecurity(IPSec) InternalSRAMandexternalDDR3SDRAMtobufferlargeamountofbursttraffic WinPathControlPlane General-purposeMIPS® cores L1andL2cache WinPathDataPlaneInterfaces Packet:FastEthernet,GigabitEthernet,10GigabitEthernet,PacketOverSONET-PhysicalLayer(POS-PHY),SystemPacketInterfaceLevel3(SPI3) AsynchronousTransferMode(ATM) Time-DivisionMultiplexing(TDM): PlesiochronousDigitalHierarchy(PDH),SynchronousDigitalHierarchy(SDH) NetworkProcessorProducts Noresultsfound WinPath3 ThethirdgenerationofWinPathproductssupportsabroadsetof protocolsincludinginterworking(MPLS,IPv4/IPv6routing,VLAN-aware bridging),QoS(policing,shaping,per-flowqueuing,WRED), synchronization(IEEE®1588v2,SyncE),OAM(Ethernet, MPLS),L2VPN,L3VPN,PWE3andmore. KeyFeatures: 15Mpacketspersecond 16GigabitEthernetSGMIIs 16TDIssupportingT1/E1/T3/E3 EMPHYinterfaceforconnectiontoUFE412 ExploreProducts WinPath3SuperLite WinPath3-SuperLite(WP3-SL)providesapowerful,yetlower-cost WinPath3solutionforL2/L3andmulti-serviceprocessingintheCPE market.Itis100%softwarecompatiblewithWinPath3. KeyFeatures: 6GigabitEthernet,24FastEthernetinterfaces 16TDMinterfaces Lowpowerconsumption 27mm×27mm672FCBGApackage ExploreProducts Noresultsfound WinPath4 AsthefourthgenerationofWinPathproducts,WinPath4continuesthe carrier-gradeEthernetfocusofitspredecessorsandfeaturesmorethan fourtimestheperformanceofWinPath3. KeyFeatures: 410GigabitEthernetMACs 24 GigabitEthernetinterfaces(SGMIIorQSGMII) 122.5GigabitEthernetSGMIIs 1210/100SS-SMIIsor4RGMIIs 48WinGinesrunningat500MHz ExploreProducts UFE412 UFE412isacompaniondevicetoWinPath3toenableTDM,ATM,HDLC, PPP,andCESprotocolsandservicesonchannelizedandclear-channel STM-1/STM-4/OC-3/OC-12. KeyFeatures: CES,ATM,HDLC,POSpre-processing 4OC3/STM-1or1xOC-12/STM-4ports Upto1Kchannels,rangingfromasingleDS0tofullOC-12c/STM-4 Anyservice,anychannel ExploreProducts NetworkProcessorEcosystem Ournetworkprocessorofferingiscloselyintegratedwithkeytechnologypartners.Wehavedevelopedcollaborativeexpertisewithleadingprovidersofnetworkarchitecture,controlplanedesign,networksoftwareorODM/OEMsolutions. LearnMore SelectionTable Features WinPath3 WinPath3SuperLite WinPath4 Switching 10Gbps 4Gbps 40Gbps 15Mpps 6Mpps 60Mpps GigabitEthernetPorts 16S/R/GMII 6S/R/GMII 24Q/SGMII 2.5GigabitEthernetPorts 8SGMII 3SGMII 12SGMII 10GigibitEthernetPorts 2XAUI - 4XAUI T1/E1Ports 16 16 16 MIPS®Core 700MHz×2 650MHz×1 825MHz×2 Memory 2.5MBRAM+ 3DDR3 0.75MBRAM+ 2DDR3 8.5MBRAM+ 7DDR3 STM-1/STM-4 Yes(withUFE412) - - EncryptionEngine 2 1 2 Package 31×31mm2 27×27mm2 40×40mm2 Typical CorePower <10W <4W <16W Applications 10GigabitEthernetaccess GigabitEthernetaccess 10GigabitEthernetaccess/aggregation BlockDiagram WinPathisafullyprogrammablesolutionwithintegratedCPUandNPUsubsystems. CPUSystem General-purposeMIPS® core RunsuserOSandapplications InitializesandconfiguresNPUsystem Supportsforcache,Flash,I2C,UART,hostbus,INT,timeretc. NPUSystem Balancedandsymmetricmulti-processorandmulti-threadingarchitecture RunsmicrocodeinprogramRAM Assistedbyvarioushardwareaccelerators IPSec,TrafficManagement,Classification,Policing,andmore OptimizedforL2/L3packetprocessingandforwarding SupportsforEthernet,IP,TDMandATMinterfaces Resources WP3ProductBrief WP4ProductBrief WPFamilyDeviceSelectionGuide Software-DefinedCPEAcceleratesSDNAdoptioninAccessNetworks Readmore