raanora ‘Broadcom BCM4908 Router SoC Supports 2.5 Gigabit Etremet, and Up to 3.4 Gbps Combined WiFi Speeds CNX SOFTWARE - EMBEDDED SYSTEMS NEWS News, Tutorials, Reviews, and How-Tos related to Embedded Linux and Android, Arduino, ESP8266, Development Boards, TV Boxes, Mini PCs, etc. JANUARY 5, 2016 BY JEAN-LUC AUFRANC (CNXSOFT) - 3 COMMENTS Broadcom BCM4908 Router SoC Supports 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, and Up to 3.4 Gbps Combined WiFi Speeds While most of us are still talking about megabit per second (Mbps) when it comes to Internet connectivity, some are already enjoying higher maximum speeds of one or more Gigabit per second (Gbps) with services like Google Fiber or Comcast Gigabit Pro (2Gbps) in the US. That means one of the bottleneck include Gigabit Ethernet in most home settings, so to address higher network speeds at home and at the office, Broadcom has designed and unveiled BCM4908 quad core 64-bit ARM SoC for high-end routers that includes an interface for a 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet PHY, and supports the company’s BCM4366 wave 2 5G WiFi MU-MIMO for up to 3.4 Gbps combined WiFi transfer rates across multiple devices hitpsuwocrx-software.com2016I01/0S/broadcom-bem4908-router-soc-supports-2-S-igabil-ethemeLand-upto-é-gbps-combined-wif-speeds! 1/5,raanora ‘Broadcom BCM4908 Router So Supports 2.5 Gigabit Etremet, and Up to 3.4 Gbps Combined WiFi Speeds Cat Se Spec Percy ern am rr TC a zg z 3 z : 625 100 2! 400 Nyquist Frequency (IMHz) for Ethernet Data Rates Ethernet Cat, Se, 6, and 6A Cables for Ito 10 Gbps Ethernet Some key features of BCM4908 processor include: + Quad core 64-bit ARM processor @ 1.8 GHz + Zero CPU Wi-Fi offload to free up CPU resources + BroadStream iQoS acceleration + Dedicated security processor to enable hardware VPN acceleration + 2.5Gb Base-X Ethernet WAN/LAN port for supporting fast connectivity to multi-gigabit modem or a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device + Peripherals - Integrated SATA Il, two USB 3.0 ports and three PCle Gen 2 ports + Low power - 28nm processor technology and advanced power management for more than 50% percent power usage reduction compared to previous solutions, + Support for Broadcom's tri-band (AC5300) 5G WiFi XStream 802.11ac MU-MIMO with: + 3xBCM4366 4x4 radios, each with an integrated CPU for host offload processing + Providing a total of seven CPU cores (‘Septacore”) with more than 9.6 GHz of CPU horse power Hardware acceleration for routing and USB storage Transfers are handled by Broadcom's Runner network packet processor, which can handle more than 5 Gbps of system data throughput, freeing up the CPU for other tasks. hitpsswocrx-software.com2016I01/0S/broadcom-bem4908-router-soc-supports-2-S-igabil-ethemeLancupto-é-gbpe-combined-wif-speeds! 2/6,12142019 ‘roadeom 8CMA908 Router SoC Supports 25 Gigabit Etermet, and Up to 9.4 Gbps Combines WIFI Speeds Broadcom BCM4908 is currently sampling, but other details have not been provided, and | could not find a product page yet. Via EETimes Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011. vin Support CNX Software - Donate via PayPal or become a Patron on Patreon Related posts: LUSB31 Specifications Published, ‘Supports Speeds Up to 10 Gbps 2 giggleBits Hackable ARM & FPGA Router Comes with an ‘SFP Cage and 5 Gigabit Ethernet Ports (Crowdfunding) 3. OpenWRT hitpsuwocrx-software.com2016I01/0S/broadcom-bem4908-router-soc-supports-2-S-igabil-ethemeLandupto-é-gbpe-combined-wif-speeds! 31612142019 Broadcom 8CMA908 Router SoC Supports 25 Gigabit Etemet, and Up to 9.4 Gbps Combines WIFI Speeds Router Board Features 6 Ethernet Ports, Dual Band WiFi, SATA and USB 3.0 Ports (Crowdfunding) 4, Updated Ethernet & DD Enclosure ‘Supports 300Mbps with Mediatek MT7620N Processor 5, $60 EC-U6D Android Media Player Powered by Realtek RTD1195 Supports 4K/HEVC, USB 3.0 and abit Ethernet = BROADCOM BCMXXXX, HARDWARE # 802.11AC, ARMV8, BROADCOM, CES 2016, ETHERNET, ROUTER _ Leave a Reply conveot wits: [EES Qono FD @:; hitpsswowcnx-software.com2016I01/0S/broadcom-bem4908-router-soc-supports-2-S-igabit-ethemeLand-upto-é-gbps-combined-wif-speeds! 4/6raanora hitpsiwwuccnx-software.com/2016!01/0S/broadcom-bem4908-rauler-soe-supports-2-6-igabit-thes ‘Broacom BCM4908 Router So Supports 25 Gigabit Etremet, and Up to 3.4 Gbps Combined WiFi Speeds © Subscribe » ‘4 newest # oldest « most voted Guest Guest Guest Elmer Fudd & If there is WIFI offload in the WIFI chips, what does the offload in the BCM4908 do? ‘Seems like the offlaod is truly offloaded! @ OF | Brey © 3years ago Tomm ge This is speculated next Raspberry Pi SoC, who knows. anyway in 2019 or later. OF | Brevi © year ago tkaiser eo Tomm This is speculated next Raspberry Pi SoC The above SoC is not a VideoCore IV (that’s what's used onalll those boring RPi since 2012, it’ basically the same outdated 2011 design) and does not even have any display/output capabilities. Good luck with breaking backwards compatibility (the only reason RPi is such a commercial success) and even more good luck with a headless RPi successor ® It shouldn't also be that hard to imagine that the above ‘SoC is way too expensive to be used on toys. 0M [Reply © 1year ago ané-up-o4-ghpscombinod-wif-speeds) 516raanora ‘Broadcom BCM4908 Router So Supports 25 Gigabit Etremet, and Up to 3.4 Gbps Combined WiFi Speeds wernelanc-upio’-4-gbps-combined-wi'speeds! 5