WinPath Network Processors

Selection Table

WinPath family	WinPath3-SPO	WinPath3 SuperLite	WinPath3	WinPath4
Switching	2Gbps	4Gbps	10Gbps	40Gbps
	3Mpps	6Mpps	15Mpps	60Mpps
GE ports	6 S/R/GMII	6 S/R/GMII	16 S/R/GMII	24 Q/SGMII
2.5G ports	3 SGMII	3 SGMII	6 SGMII	12 SGMII
10GE ports	-	-	2 XAUI	4 XAUI
T1/E1 ports	8	16	16	16
MIPS core	600MHz x1	650MHz x1	700MHz x2	825MHz x2
Memory	0.75MB + 1x DDR3	0.75MB + 2x DDR3	2.5MB + 3x DDR3	8.5MB + 7x DDR3
STM-1/STM-4	-	-	Yes (with UFE412)	-
Encryption engine	1	1	2	2
Package	19x19 mm²	27x27 mm²	31x31 mm²	40x40 mm²
Typ. core power	<3W	<4W	<10W	<16W
Applications	GE access	Dual-GE access	10GE access	10GE access/aggr.

WP vs Switch

WinPath NPU	Carrier Ethernet Switch
is the right solution when...	is the right solution when...
1.Need external packet buffer for burst absorption 2.Need OpenFlow/SDN support 3.Layer-3 routing-centric application (MPLS VPNs, etc) 4.Need G.999.1 interface 5.Flexibility is #1 priority	1.Ethernet / IP / MPLS switching-centric application, need optimal power and performance 2.Need integrated PHY (1G Cu, 10G fiber) 3.Need integrated single lane 10G interface (XFI/SFI) or Serdes 4.Power is #1 priority

Carrier Ethernet Switch/NPU Portfolio

Part #

Name

I/O BW

1G* Ports

2.5G* Ports

10G* Ports

Integrated PHYs

Interfaces

SyncE & 1588

Int Shared Memory

L3 Route

10G SFP+

1000BT

SG MII

RG MII

QSG MII

XAUI

SFI/ XFI

PCIe

VSC7468

Jaguar-2™

80 Gbps

52

24

4

4

■

■

■

■

■

■

32 Mbits

■

VSC7464

LynX-2™

52 Gbps

26

16

4

4

■

■

■

■

■

■

32 Mbits

■

VSC7460

Jaguar-1™

68 Gbps

31

10

4

■

■

■

32 Mbits

■

VSC7462

LynX-1™

44 Gbps

20

10

4

■

■

■

32 Mbits

■

VSC7438

Serval-2™

32 Gbps

14

12

2

2

■

■

■

■

■

■

16 Mbits

■

VSC7429

Caracal-2™

29 Gbps

26

2

12

■

■

■

4 Mbits

VSC7428

Caracal-1™

13 Gbps

11

2

8

■

■

4 Mbits

VSC7418

Serval-1™

13 Gbps

11

2

■

■

■

8 Mbits

VSC7436

Serval2-Lite™

34 Gbps

8

2

2

2

2

■

■

■

■

8 Mbits

■

VSC7423

Caracal-Lite™

9 Gbps

7

2

5

■

■

4 Mbits

VSC7416

Serval-Lite™

9 Gbps

6

2

■

■

■

8 Mbits

WP3-SPO

2 Gbps

6

3

■

■

■

■

0.75 MB + 1x DDR3

■

WP3SL

WinPath3 SuperLite™

4 Gbps

6

3

■

■

■

■

0.75 MB + 2x DDR3

■

WP3

WinPath3™

10 Gbps

16

6

2

■

■

■

■

■

2.5 MB + 3x DDR3

■

WP4

WinPath4™

40 Gbps

24

12

4

■

■ 4

■

■

■

■

8.5 MB + 7x DDR3

■

NOTES: * = (1) These are MAX ports. Excluding the 1G NPI port (VSC742X NPI port included),
                    (2) MAX 1G / 2.5G / 10G are not supported at the same time and shall not surpass the max available I/O bandwidth
                    (3) 1G integrated ports support dual media Copper or Fiber applications

                R = RXAUI and XAUI

Ecosystem

Featured Partner

Asidua, based in the UK, is Microsemi's longest standing software and control plane solutions partner for WinPath based systems. The company has been successfully delivering WinPath based solutions to our customers since the first WinPath device was created more than ten years ago. The organisation has been with us on the WinPath journey through WinPath2, WinPath3 and recently has been the first to adopt WinPath4 as the latest generation platform underpinning the Asidua WanStaX software portfolio. Asidua's WanStaX portfolio comes pre-integrated with WinPath and uniquely makes full use of WinPath hardware accelerated features.

With WanStaX, Asidua can provide highly cost effective working access network solutions based on WinPath with a very short development, integration and test cycle. WanStaX allows our customers to create access network systems supporting DSL, Carrier Ethernet, ATM, TDM, MPLS and PWE3 based services with close to zero software effort. The portfolio includes all the functionality required by MEF standard Network Interface Devices out of the box, including timing and synchronisation functions compliant to IEEE 1588v2 and SyncE. Many of the capabilities of WanStaX are readily available as functional demonstration builds which can be run on Microsemi's WDS development platforms for WinPath. In conjunction with Asidua's consultancy and professional services offering, WanStaX is a sure route to successful product delivery for WinPath based devices.

In addition, Microsemi and Asidua work closely on developing future proofed solutions for our customers; Asidua supports Microsemi's technical roadmap in facilitating a migration path to SDN via OpenFlow. Please see the jointly authored white paper on this topic here, which describes how WinPath allows carrier applications to fully exploit its fully programmable data plane, with Asidua's WanStaX providing the software control and integration facilities to make this vision a reality. For further information see www.asidua.com/wanstax and Asidua WanStaX OpenFlow Demo.

In partnership with Microsemi, IP Infusion offers a pre-integrated ZebOS® software platform on WinPath3 reference designs that provides an accelerated time-to-market software solution with reduced development risks and improved return-on-investment. IP Infusion is a leading provider of network software for enhanced Ethernet and IP services. OEMs rely on IP Infusion's ZebOS® software platform and global professional services to bring products to market faster, and to differentiate them from competitors with less cost. Products built on IP Infusion technology are deployed in networks with five-9s reliability across five continents, as well as a growing number of enterprises, to improve network performance, decrease network infrastructure costs, and grow revenue. For further information, please see http://ipinfusion.com/products/hardware-integration-software/pmc-s-winpath3

Resources

• Software-Defined CPE Accelerates SDN Adoption in Access Networks
• Product Brief
• Document Portal for Storage ICs, OTN, and Network Processor