The Broadcom® BCM8956X family of devices is Broadcom's fifth generation of fully integrated L2+ multilayer switch solutions to support automotive qualification (AEC-Q100) and temperature grade for in-car networking applications. The BCM8956X family of products raises the bar for switches with multiple best-in-class features for the automotive industry, such as integrated security features, host connectivity bandwidth and Layer 3 routing capability in hardware.
Features
- Layer 2+ gigabit switch with built-in IEEE Compliant 100BASE-T1, 1000BASE-T1 PHYs and 100-TX PHYs
- Integrated PCIe connectivity providing high-bandwidth connectivity to the host processor
- Advanced multilevel security
- Dedicated hardware security module (HSM) block allowing line rate encryption
- L2 anti-hack
- Deep packet inspection
- Intrusion prevention reporting
- Layer 3 flow accelerator offloading host processor from compute intensive routing operations
- AVB & TSN support with ARM Cortex M7 programmability
- IEEE AVB protocol stack (IEEE 802.1AS Time Synchronization and IEEE 802.1Qat SRP)
Applications
- Automotive ADAS
- Infotainment
- Gateway
