Freescale Semiconductor Document Number: P2041PB Rev. 0, 11/2011 Product Brief P2041 QorIQ Communications Processor Product Brief Contents This product brief provides an overview of the P2041 QorIQ communications processor features as well as 1 P2041 Application Use Cases 2 2 P2041 Multicore Processing Options 3 application use cases. 3 P2041 Features . 6 4 Developer Environment 28 The P2041 combines four Power Architecture 5 Document Revision History . 30 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 P2041 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.P2041 Application Use Cases 1 P2041 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-Gbps Ethernet enables the next step in performance connectivity to switches. GE GE Front panel access Out-of-band control path SATA P2041 USB Flash code upgrade PCIe peripherals PCIe PCIe PCIe 2.5 Gbps SGMII, XAUI,PCIe PCI Switch 24x GE GE Switch Data path Figure 1. P2041 Integrated Access Router Interface 1.2 Base Station Network Interface Card (NIC) Dual Serial RapidIO (SRIO) 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 SRIO 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. P2041 QorIQ Communications Processor Product Brief, Rev. 0 2 Freescale Semiconductor Front Panel Backplane