Freescale Semiconductor Document Number: P2040PB Rev. 0 , 11/2011 Product Brief P2040 QorIQ Communications Processor Product Brief Contents This product brief provides an overview of the P2040 QorIQ communications processor features as well as 1 P2040 Application Use Cases 2 2 P2040 Multicore Processing Options 3 application use cases. 3 P2040 Features . 5 4 Developer Environment 27 The P2040 combines four Power Architecture 5 Document Revision History . 29 processor cores with high-performance datapath acceleration logic and network and peripheral bus interfaces required for networking, telecom/datacom, wireless infrastructure, and military/aerospace applications. The P2040 is a very flexible device that can be configured to meet many system application needs. For example, it can be used for combined control, datapath, and application layer processing in routers, switches, base station controllers, and general-purpose embedded computing systems. Its high level of integration offers significant performance benefits compared to multiple discrete devices, while also greatly simplifying board design. 2011 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All rights reserved.P2040 Application Use Cases 1 P2040 Application Use Cases 1.1 Integrated Access Router (IAD) Dual SATA ports provide high-speed, low-cost storage options for statistics or large databases. Compared to SGMII, 2.5-Gb/s Ethernet enables the next step in performance connectivity to switches. GE GE Front panel access Out-of-band control path SATA P2040 USB Flash code upgrade PCIe peripherals PCIe PCIe PCIe 2.5 Gb/s SGMII, PCIe PCI Switch 24x GE GE Switch Data path Figure 1. P2040 Integrated Access Router Interface 1.2 Base Station Network Interface Card (NIC) Dual Serial RapidIO ports (up to 5 GHz) can be used for redundancy or multiple connections, both to the backplane or to the DSP farm. With improved Type 11 messaging and new support for Type 9 data streaming, the Serial RapidIO interconnect can now be used not only as a control plane interface, but can also achieve its intended potential as a highly-efficient, data path. DSP RF components to DSP cellular user equipment SRIO Switch P2040 DSP (MSC8156) SGMII, GE 2.5 Gb/s SGMII Maintenance Backhaul to access gateway Figure 2. P2040 LTE Wireless Base Station Interface P2040 QorIQ Communications Processor Product Brief, Rev. 0 2 Freescale Semiconductor Front Panel Backplane