QorIQ Multicore Processor Development
P1 Series
Freescale QorIQ communications platforms
are the next-generation evolution of our
leading PowerQUICC communications
processors. Built using high-performance
Power Architecture
®
cores, QorIQ platforms
enable a new era of networking innovation
where the reliability, security and quality of
service for every connection matters.
QorIQ P1023 and P1017
Communications Processors
The P1023 and P1017 processors offer the
value of extensive integration including a high-
performance data path which can off-load
specific protocol processing from the CPUs.
The P1023 and P1017 are ideally suited for
high-performance enterprise WLAN, fixed
routers and security gateway applications.
The P1023 device supports 500 MHz in dual
core mode or 800 MHz in single core mode,
along with advanced security and a rich set of
interfaces—all delivered on 45 nm technology
for low power implementation.
The P1023 processor includes a performance-
optimized implementation of the QorIQ Data
Path Acceleration Architecture (DPAA). This
architecture provides the infrastructure to
support simplified sharing of networking
interfaces and accelerators by multiple
CPU cores. The DPAA significantly reduces
software overhead associated with high touch
packet forwarding operations. Examples of
the types of packet processing services this
architecture is optimized to support include
traditional routing and bridging, firewall,
VPN termination for IPSec and MACSec (a
standardized form of Ethernet encapsulation
that can be used to provide confidentiality).
The 256 KB L2 cache offers incremental
configuration to partition the cache between
the two cores or to configure it as SRAM or
stashing memory. The integrated security
features include support for data integrity
and authenticity protection over Ethernet,
as well as a security engine which supports
cryptographic algorithms commonly used in
IPsec, SSL, 3GPP and other networking and
wireless security protocols. It also provides
header and trailer offload for security protocols
such as IPSec, SSL/TLS, SRTP 802.1ae,
802.11i and 802.16e. The memory controller
offers future-proofing against memory
technology migration with support for DDR3/
DDR3L.
The QorIQ P1023 processor integrates a rich
set of interfaces including SerDes, Gigabit
Ethernet, three PCI Express
®
controller and
USB. The two 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports
support advanced packet parsing, flow control
and quality of service features, as well as IEEE
®
1588 time-stamping—all ideal for managing the
data path traffic between the LAN and WAN
interface. Four SerDes lanes can be portioned
across three PCI Express ports and two SGMII
ports. The PCI Express ports can provide
connectivity to IEEE 802.11n and 802.11ac
radio cards for wireless support. USB or SD/
MMC interfaces can be used to support local
storage.
Target Applications
The P1023 and P1017 processors serve
a wide variety of applications. The devices
are well-suited for various combinations of
data plane and control plane workloads in
networking and telecom applications. With
an available junction temperature range of
-40ºC to +105ºC, the devices can be used
in power-sensitive defense and industrial
applications, as well as outdoor environments
less protected from the environment. The
devices primarily target applications such as
networking and telecom linecards.
P1023 and P1017 high-performance
QorIQ communications processors
