Layerscape 1043A BHR ASK

Software Details

Diagram

LS1043A Multicore Communications Processor Broadband Home Router

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Features

Custom binary firmware software with routing/switching functions that turn the DPAA + OpenWRT into an amazing OSI Layer 3 capable device with hardware latency and throughput and a reduced bill of material
OpenWRT distribution that is well tested with millions of units deployed worldwide.
Flexible and optimized software architecture – allows for multiple application concepts including a standard set of API which make it easy to swap out different NXP CPU for performance scalability. Additionally, upon special request if on the premium subscription, NXP can help enable other distributions!
Hardware Security which can be used for a TRUE root-of-trust and for true NIST/FIPS certifiable encrypted communications at HARDWARE SPEEDS. No external entropy sources needed!
Works in conjunction with NXP LSDK to make it easy to get your board ASK-ready. Also, NXP can help you evaluate with BSPs targeted to our development boards.
Support which is rapid, forceful, and knowledgeable – designed specifically to get your project into production with exactly what you need to thrill your customers.

Supported Devices

LS1043A: Layerscape^® 1043A and 1023A Processors

Benefits

Delivers 10 Gbps (called Line Rate for the LS1043A) performance at less than 5% total CPU loading and provides flexibility to offload current and future bandwidth hungry applications.
More than six years of rigorous field tests and millions of deployments. Hardened and mature software distribution reduces time to market.
Easy to port and integrate third-party software stacks. Significantly reduces software design cycle. Ensures ample headroom for run-time services even during peak performance.
Support for Secure boot and Trusted Environment with High-performance SEC Engine and Gigabit Encryption
Scalable software architecture and common code base across design for varying customer needs
Commercial support packages gives customer direct access to R&D. Get to Production quickly.

OpenWRT

LS1043A OpenWRT Linux BSP and ASK Overview

The package includes access to the source code of all the board support packages and OpenWRT Broadband Home Router ASK and binaries of packet forwarding engine.

Linux OpenWRT

U-Boot
BSPs
Linux kernel (Version linked to NXP LSDK version. Please call for supported kernels)
Linux file system
Application drivers
Binary for ethernet packet forwarding engine (DPAA)

Networking Services

IPv6

Base protocol
Neighbor discovery
Auto-configuration
ICMPv6
Multicast addressing
MLDv2
DHCPv6
IPv6/IPv4 dual stack
IPv4 over IPv6 tunneling
MLDv2 Snooping Driver support
Multi-tier wireless LAN vendor driver support for 11n and 11ac.
USB stack
PCIe stack
I2C driver
SPI driver
Gig Ethernet MAC drivers
IPsec engine control
UART access
GPIO control
Interrupt service routine

Security

SPI firewall
IKE IPsec
OpenSSL
L2TP, PPTP, ETHERIP

Client/Server

QoS

Classful and Classless Queuing
Traffic shaping
Rate limiting
Ingress control
Diff serv

Fast Path Support

Fast path is the ability to BYPASS the Linux (or other OS) networking software stacks and send a packet from one IO (usually ethernet IO) to another IO. In the NXP fast path, the fast path NOT ONLY avoids layers of SW, but can be nearly 100% hardware. So the NXP fast path can be very fast. The following items can be managed in the NXP fast path which is defined in this ASK software package.
TCP/UDP
IPv4/IPv6
PPPoE
NAT/NAPT
NPT 64/NAT-PT
IPsec tunnel and transport
Networked attached storage - TSO and LRO operations
EtherIP
4RD/4 over 6/ 6 over 4
Egress QoS
Traffic shaping and ratelimiting
IPv4/Ipv6 Multicast
RTP relay/cut thru
GRE over IPSec
L2TP over IPSec
EtherIP
IPv4/v6 Fragmentation and reassembly
Jumbo Frames
Vlan/QinQ
L2 Bridging
DSCP and P-Bits
Policy based routing
Session based stats
Other protocols available upon request. Please contact NXP to have your specialty protocol added.