Integrated Communications Processors
MPC8548E PowerQUICC
™
III Processor Family
Key Features
The MPC8548E networking/telecom processor
features an embedded e500 core, targeting
up to a 1.5 GHz core operation, an integrated
security engine, 64-bit DDR/ DDR2 controller
scaling up to 667 MHz data rate, dual 32-bit
PCI or 64-bit PCI-X, 4-bit serial RapidIO
®
fabric technology and 4-bit PCI Express
®
(or single 8-bit PCI Express 1.0a), local bus
I/O interfaces and four Gigabit Ethernet
interfaces. The combination of these features
makes this device an optimal communications
processing solution for Ethernet-only or
RapidIO interworking applications, such as
and switching and 3G wireless base stations.
The security engine includes Kasumi
algorithm acceleration, making the MPC8548E
an ideal choice for enhancing security
protocol processing in 2.5G and 3G wireless
network infrastructure. This device’s
integrated security also includes XOR
acceleration, which enhances system
performance by offloading the compute-
intensive parity check in small-medium
business enterprise and redundant array
of inexpensive disk storage applications.
The MPC8548E device is the first
integrated communications processor to
comply with the Serial RapidIO interconnect
specification, Revision 1.2, from the RapidIO
Trade Association. The RapidIO serial fabric
interface is ideal for connecting MPC8548
processors and peripherals in high-performance
distributed systems. Examples include control
plane processing, protocol processing and
other compute-intensive applications requiring
high-speed, peer-level communications with
a low pin count, such as those found in
AdvancedTCA
®
platforms.
The PowerQUICC
™
III RapidIO ecosystem
is more than 50 members strong and
includes industry-leading embedded
vendors who provide host processors,
DSPs, communications processors,
backplane interfaces, switches, systems,
tools, operating systems and services.
The 90 nm PowerQUICC III family includes
the MPC8548E, MPC8547E, MPC8545E
and MPC8543E.
The MPC8547 is targeted toward storage
markets, the MPC8545 includes features
for printing and imaging markets and the
MPC8543 is targeted at general purpose
data plane processing requirements—
rounding out the product family.
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MPC8548/E Block Diagram
e500 core
XOR
Acceleration
32 KB
D-Cache
32 KB
I-Cache
512 KB
L2 Cache
Local Bus
OpenPIC
Security
Acceleration
Coherency
Module
64-bit DDR/
DDR2 SDRAM
Controller
enterprise networking, telecom transmission
Gigabit
Ethernet
SR
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Ex O/P
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32-bit
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High-Speed Connectivity
Freescale’s MPC8548E processor offers
a wide range of high-speed connectivity
options, including enhanced Triple Speed
Ethernet, serial RapidIO interconnect
technology and PCI Express. Support
for these high-speed interfaces enables
scalable connectivity to network processors
and/or ASICs in the data plane while
the PowerQUICC III handles complex,
computationally demanding control plane
processing tasks. These processors also
feature next-generation double data rate
(DDR2) memory controllers, enhanced Gigabit
Ethernet support, double precision floating
point and integrated security engines that
support the Kasumi algorithm needed for
3G wireless security. In addition, support is
provided for exclusive OR (XOR) acceleration
needed for parity in storage applications.
MPC8548E Technical Specifications
• Embedded e500 core, initial offerings
up to 1.33 GHz, targeting up to 1.5 GHz
Dual dispatch superscalar, seven-stage
pipeline design with out-of-order issue
and execution
3065 MIPS at 1333 MHz
(estimated Dhrystone 2.1)
·· 36-bit physical addressing
• Enhanced hardware and software
debug support
• Double-precision embedded scalar
and vector floating-point APUs
• Memory management unit (MMU)
• Integrated L1/L2 cache
L1 cache—32 KB data and
32 KB instruction cache with
line-locking support
L2 cache—512 KB (8-way set
associative); 512 KB/256 KB/128 KB/64
KB can be used as SRAM
L1 and L2 hardware coherency
L2 configurable as SRAM, cache and
I/O transactions can be stashed into
L2 cache regions
• Integrated DDR memory controller with
full ECC support, supporting:
200 MHz clock rate (400 MHz data
rate), 64-bit, 2.5V/2.6V I/O, DDR SDRAM
333 MHz clock rate (up to 667 MHz
data rate) DDR2 SDRAM
• Integrated security engine supporting
DES, 3DES, MD-5, SHA-1/2, AES,
RSA, RNG, Kasumi F8/F9 and ARC-4
encryption algorithms
• Four on-chip triple-speed Ethernet
controllers (GMACs) supporting
10 and 100 Mbps, and 1 Gbps Ethernet/
MPC854X Product Comparison
MPC8548E
MPC8547E
IEEE
®
802.3 networks with MII, RMII, GMII,
RGMII, RTBI and TBI physical interfaces
TCP/IP checksum acceleration
Advanced QoS features
• General-purpose I/O (GPIO)
• Serial RapidIO and PCI Express
high-speed interconnect interfaces,
supporting:
Single x8 PCI Express, or
Single x4 PCI Express and single
4x serial RapidIO
• On-chip network (OCeaN) switch fabric
• Multiple PCI interface support
64-bit PCI 2.2 bus controller
(up to 66 MHz, 3.3V I/O)
64-bit PCI-X bus controller
(up to 133 MHz, 3.3V I/O), or
Flexibility to configure two 32-bit
PCI controllers
• 166 MHz, 32-bit, 3.3V I/O, local bus
with memory controller
• Integrated four-channel DMA controller
• Dual I
2
C and Dual Universal Asynchronous
Receiver/Transmitter (DUART) support
• Programmable interrupt controller (PIC)
• IEEE 1149.1 JTAG test access port
• 1.2V core voltage with 3.3V and 2.5V I/O
• 783-pin FC-BGA package
MPC8545E
512 KB
Yes
-
Single 64-bit PCI/PCI-X
or dual 32-bit PCI
2
MPC8543E
256 KB
Yes
-
32-bit PCI
2
4x/1x Serial RapidIO
L2 cache
64-bit DDR2 support
Support for battery-backed DDR
PCI/PCI-X
Enhanced three-speed Ethernet Controller (eTSECs)
512 KB
Yes
Yes
Single 64-bit PCI/PCI-X
or dual 32-bit PCI
4
x8/x4/x2/x1 PCI Express
®
4x/1x serial RapidIO
®
and
x4/x2/x1 PCI Express
Yes
Yes
Yes
512 KB
Yes
Yes
64-bit PCI/PCI-X
4
High-speed interconnects
x4/x2/x1 PCI Express
x4/x2/x1 PCI Express
x4/x2/x1 PCI Express
Double-precision floating-point APU
Integrated security engine
XOR acceleration
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
-
Yes
Yes
-
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