Layerscape® LX2160A, LX2120A, LX2080A Processors

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The LX2160A multicore processor, the highest-performance member of the Layerscape family, combines FinFET process technology's low power and sixteen Arm^® Cortex^®-A72 cores with datapath acceleration optimized for L2/3 packet processing, together with security offload, robust traffic management and quality of service.

This advanced sixteen-core 64-bit Arm processor is ideal for applications such as 5G packet processing, network function virtualization (NFV), white-box switching, high-processing industrial computers, machine learning and smart Network Interface Cards. The high level of integration delivers significant performance benefits such as 100 GbE, hardware L2 switching, DPAA2 with 100 Gbps decompression/compression and 50 Gbps SEC and multiple PCIe Gen3.0 and SATA controllers.

For Edge Computing, this processor offers outstanding computing performance with a powerful packet offload and Ethernet controllers. You can have high-end and high-speed communications in one device, with low-speed peripherals such as sensors and the computing power to process and act upon all received information.

Layerscape processors are part of NXP's EdgeVerse™ edge computing platform.

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Features

16 Cortex-A72 CPU cores, running up to 2.2 GHz
18 MB cache/on-chip memory
24 SerDes lanes, operating up to 25 GHz
Up to 16 Ethernet ports
Supported Ethernet speeds include 1, 2.5, 10, 25, 40, 50, and 100 gigabits per second
114 Gbps Layer 2 Ethernet switch
Up to 24 PCIe Gen3 lanes, supporting ports as wide as x8
50 Gbps security accelerator
100 Gbps data compression/decompression engine
Proven certifiable to the Arm SystemReady ES standard to ensure interoperability with standard operating systems and hypervisors.

Layerscape LX2 Family Comparison Table

	LX2160A	LX2120A	LX2080A
Cores	16	12	8
L2 cache	8MB	6MB	8MB
SerDes	24
PCIe	Up to 6x Gen3
DDR	2x DDR4, Up to 3200MT/s, 256GB capacity
Plat cache + PEB	10MB
WRIOP	16 simultaneous MACs; combos of up to 16x 1GE, 10x 1/2.5/10GE, 6x 25GE, or 2x 40/50/100GE; L2 switching up to 114Gbps
SEC	Up to 50Gbps
DCE	Up to 100Gbps
Package	40 x 40 mm, 1517 pins

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By SolidRun Ltd Gold Partner
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TQMLX2160A

Embedded Cortex®-A72 module based on LX2160 with enhanced data and networking performance.

By TQ-Systems GmbH Platinum Partner
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VPX3-1708 3U VPX LX2160A SBC

The VPX3-1708 3U OpenVPX SBC features NXP's LX2160A Arm Cortex A72 16-core 64-bit processor for high-performance, SWaP-optimized processing with Trusted Computing capabil...

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5G Integrated BS board, with 10G SFP+ connecting 5GC, with AD/DA on board, with CFR/DPD on board, with SMP connected to external PA/LNA.

By Hangzhou Honglingtong Information Technology Co.Ltd. Gold Partner
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The MPMC-935x 3U VPX 5-slot systems are rugged processing systems that can be readily configured to meet the needs of any military or aerospace requirements, from lab to ...

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The outdoor integrated base station is built based on LX2160A , LA1201 and FPGA.

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