Ralink Introduces RT3052 and RT3050, the World's First 802.11n Single Chip Access Point/Router SoC with Integrated Ethernet Switch and PHY
HSINCHU, Taiwan--(Business Wire)--
Ralink Technology Corporation, a leading developer of 802.11x
chipsets, today announced the industry's first 802.11n single chip
AP(Access Point)/routers SoC (System On Chip) with integrated
five-port 10/100 Ethernet Switch and PHY. The RT3052 is an 802.11
b/g/n, 2T2R single chip with USB OTG, RGMII, SPI, PCM, I2C and UART
interfaces and RT3050 is an 802.11 b/g/n, 1T1R (1 Transmit 1 Receive)
single chip with USB interface.
Succeeding Ralink's previous generation of AP/Router intelligent
NIC (Network Interface Card) SoC, both RT3052 and RT3050 boast a more
powerful MIPS24KEc processor, which enables them to process advanced
applications such as Broadband routing, Ethernet to Wi-Fi bridges,
VoIP, Online gaming, Home Entertainment and more.
Value Proposition
RT3052 and RT3050 are complete SoC solutions with a high level of
integration that accelerates time-to-market and reduce development
costs for 802.11n AP/router manufacturers. Ralink's RT3052 2T2R
architecture delivers data rates of 300 Mbps and maintains wireless
connections over a larger coverage area than other 802.11n solutions.
Ralink's RT3050 1T1R architecture is an ideal leverage for
manufactures who are looking to replace their 802.11g AP/routers with
802.11n.
"Market is demanding smaller form factor and lower BOM cost for
the router devices. Increasing the integration level is the only way
to meet the requirement," said Frank Lu, IC design manager at Ralink
Technology. "We are proud to overcome the challenges of heat
dissipation and interference among various analog blocks when
integrating multiple RF transceivers and Ethernet PHY in the same
die."
RT3052 and RT3050 Technical Information
-- Embedded 2.4G CMOS Radio
-- Embedded MAC/BBP with MLD (Maximum Likelihood Decoding) for
optimal decoding performance.
-- RDG (Reverse Direction Grant) and Compressed Block ACK for
more robust data packet transmission,
-- 300 Mbps Physical Data Rate
-- 1T1R mode for RT3050 and 1T1R/1T2R/2T2R modes for RT3052
-- 20 and 40 MHz channel width
-- Up to 256 clients
-- Multiple BSSID (up to 8) (Basic Service Set Identifiers)
-- WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) 64/128/ WPA (WiFi Protected
Access) and WPA2 for latest security
-- WPS (WiFi Protected Setup) for ease of use
-- QoS (Quality of Service) WMM (WiFi multimedia), WMM-PS (Power
Save)
-- 802.11d+h International Regulatory Compliance
-- Hardware frame aggregation
-- 16/32-bit SDR SDRAM up to 64 Mbytes
-- Embedded a 7-port Ethernet Switch and a 5-port 10/100
-- 5 10/100 UTP ports and 1 RGMII/MII port (RT3052)
-- Hardware NAT, QoS, TCP/UDP/IP Checksum offloading
-- 14mmx14mm TFBGA-289 Package
RT3052 and RT3050 802.11n AP SoC reference design kit includes
complete turnkey mobile Wi-Fi solutions including software driver
support for the Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Vista and Linux 2.6. Samples
are slated for June 2008. Pricing is available upon request. For more
information please contact our Sales.
About Ralink Technology Corporation
Ralink Technology Corporation is a leading innovator and developer
of wireless LAN chipset solutions. Ralink 802.11x chips are recognized
for superior throughput, extended range, low-power consumption and
consistent reliability demanded by Wi-Fi, mobile and embedded
applications. These feature-rich chipsets have a high level of chip
integration for client and AP solutions for CB, miniPCI, PCI, PCIe and
USB interfaces, enabling customers to build smaller and more
sophisticated mobile wireless products cost-effectively. Ralink's
patented MIMObility(TM) technology extends Wi-Fi applications from
traditional PC networking to a range of digital multimedia and
handheld devices including cell phones, PDAs, cameras, print servers,
HDTV and video game players. Ralink customers can look forward to
continuous improvements in speed, bandwidth and reliability with
802.11n solutions for next-generation high-performance Wi-Fi. Ralink
Technology was founded in 2001 with headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan
and an R&D center in Cupertino, California. For more information,
visit Ralink at www.ralinktech.com or send email to
info@ralinktech.com.
Ralink Technology Corporation
Vivien Huang, +886-35600868 ext. 1605 (Media)
Vivien_Huang@ralinktech.com.tw
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