C-5™ Network Processor (NP) | NXP Semiconductors

The C-5®.™ Network Processor (NP) is the first member of the C-Port™ family of network processors, specially designed for networking applications. NoLongerManufacturedC-5 C-5™NetworkProcessor(NP) Follow Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Printer Overview Documentation JumpTo Overview&Features Overview TheC-5®.™NetworkProcessor(NP)isthefirstmemberoftheC-Port™familyofnetworkprocessors,speciallydesignedfornetworkingapplications.Itshigh-levelofprogrammabilityandwire-speedperformancemakeitanidealfoundationforbuildingnetworkingproductsandservices. MoreLess Features TheC-5®networkprocessorincorporatesanunprecedentedcombinationoffunctionality,computingpower,anddatabandwidthinaflexiblearchitecture.ThisarchitecturesupportscompleteprogrammabilityfromLayer2throughLayer7oftheISOmodel,allowingtheC-5networkprocessortobeusedinawiderangeofnetworkingapplications.Inaddition,theC-5networkprocessor'ssimpleprogrammingmodelandadvanceddevelopmenttoolsenableyoutogettomarketsoonerwithclearlydifferentiatedproducts. Cellandpacketprocessing,tablelookupprocessing,andqueuemanagementfunctionsareallintegratedintotheC-5networkprocessorarchitecture.Withtheadditionofphysicalinterfaces,memory(forpayload,circuit/routingtables,andpayloaddescriptorqueues),andminimalsupportlogic,theC-5networkprocessorcanbeusedtoimplementintelligent,high-performance,mixedmedia,multiport,multiprotocolswitchesandrouters. Stableprogramminginterfaces,acompletedevelopmentenvironment,andthird-partysupportthroughthe恩智浦合作伙伴计划partnerprogramcontributetoafullyintegratedplatformapproachthatcansolveawiderangeofcommunicationstasksandsimplifythedevelopmentoffull-featurednetworkingapplications. ThissecurewebsiteprovidesaccesstoC-PortfamilysupplementalinformationandsoftwaredownloadsnotavailableontheC-Portproductpages.   MoreLess Features TheC-5®networkprocessorincorporatesanunprecedentedcombinationoffunctionality,computingpower,anddatabandwidthinaflexiblearchitecture.ThisarchitecturesupportscompleteprogrammabilityfromLayer2throughLayer7oftheISOmodel,allowingtheC-5networkprocessortobeusedinawiderangeofnetworkingapplications.Inaddition,theC-5networkprocessor'ssimpleprogrammingmodelandadvanceddevelopmenttoolsenableyoutogettomarketsoonerwithclearlydifferentiatedproducts. Cellandpacketprocessing,tablelookupprocessing,andqueuemanagementfunctionsareallintegratedintotheC-5networkprocessorarchitecture.Withtheadditionofphysicalinterfaces,memory(forpayload,circuit/routingtables,andpayloaddescriptorqueues),andminimalsupportlogic,theC-5networkprocessorcanbeusedtoimplementintelligent,high-performance,mixedmedia,multiport,multiprotocolswitchesandrouters. Stableprogramminginterfaces,acompletedevelopmentenvironment,andthird-partysupportthroughthe恩智浦合作伙伴计划partnerprogramcontributetoafullyintegratedplatformapproachthatcansolveawiderangeofcommunicationstasksandsimplifythedevelopmentoffull-featurednetworkingapplications. ThissecurewebsiteprovidesaccesstoC-PortfamilysupplementalinformationandsoftwaredownloadsnotavailableontheC-Portproductpages.   DataSheets ApplicationNotes Close C_5_BLKDIAG Close C_5_IMAGE PreviousNext ×C_5_BLKDIAG ×C_5_IMAGE .