AUGUST 2, 2010 -- Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSPD) has announced the Comcerto 300xv family of voice over IP (VoIP) processing devices. The SoCs are designed to deliver a complete hardware and software option for integrated VoIP media, signaling and control processing in low-to-medium density next-generation network (NGN), IP multimedia system (IMS), and IP-private branch exchange (IP-PBX) equipment.

Mindspeed says its Comcerto 300xv SoC leverages the company’s multi-core Comcerto 300 architecture and reduces bill of material (BOM) costs for such price-sensitive platforms as passive optical networking (PON) multi-dwelling unit (MDU) equipment and IP-PBX systems. Its flexible architecture makes it easy for customers to differentiate their products, and includes support for master/slave modes and multiple booting methods, the company adds.

The turnkey devices production-quality OpenWrt-based Linux design kit provides access to hundreds of applications and can be used to create a functionally complete routing platform, Mindspeed says. The device is also supported by a reference design package that includes an open-source session initiation protocol (SIP) signaling stack and low-level board support packages (BSP).

Platforms using the Comcerto 300xv SoC retain full software feature and application programming interface (API) compatibility with prior Comcerto 300 designs. The software also supports wideband voice codecs for high-definition VoIP applications.

Device details

The Comcerto 300xv device’s two ARM processors are coupled through shared memory to create a media stream processing (MSP) subsystem. One processor is paired to digital signal processing (DSP) resources and integrated memory to optimize real-time, low-latency voice processing, while the other is dedicated to control and signaling processing (CSP) functions. The inclusion of two independently configurable 10/100/1000 Ethernet interfaces enables the Comcerto 300xv device to support a rich set of configuration options, and allows direct control and management of Ethernet switches or PON media access control (MAC) functions, Mindspeed says.

Comcerto 300xv devices are available in six performance levels to support from four to more than 128 G.711/20ms channels with echo cancellation, tone detection, and other POTS-focused features.

Mindspeed also announced that ZTE Corp. has selected the Comcerto 300xv VoIP processor for use in ZTE’s xPON access products.

Pricing and availability

The Comcerto 300xv is sampling now and scheduled for volume production in the second half of 2010. It is packaged in a 484-ball, 19x19-mm low-profile ball grid array (LBGA). Both RoHS and non-RoHS versions are available. Pricing for the devices and production software starts at less than $18 in OEM volumes of 10,000 for the lowest performance member of the family, the M82321.

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