MoCA 1.1 certification for Broadcom's integrated MoCA SoC reference design

IRVINE, USA: Broadcom Corp. recently announced that its home networking reference design platform for set-top box (STB) and broadband access products, featuring integrated Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) connectivity, has received MoCA 1.1 Certification from the MoCA Certification Board.

The integration of MoCA 1.1 connectivity into Broadcom SoC solutions enables Broadcom to offer net throughput of 175Mbps using packet aggregation, a significant increase over MoCA's previously stated performance metric of 100Mbps (with unmatched coax outlet coverage).

Additional features include parameterized quality of service (PQoS) for bandwidth management and the ability to prioritize multiple streams of high definition (HD) content. Broadcom's MoCA 1.1 certified home networking reference design platform also includes an increase in network size from eight nodes to 16 nodes.

As digital content usage increases in the home, consumers expect it to be available on any television, and at any time. MoCA connectivity allows service providers to utilize their existing in-home coaxial infrastructure, enabling media devices to take advantage of these new applications throughout the home.

The MoCA specification developed by the alliance has been adopted by most of the leading US service providers as the preferred in-home networking technology.

The ability to access and share distributed digital multimedia content throughout multiple rooms and devices within a household is rapidly becoming a reality, as cable, satellite and telecom service providers begin to offer these services as consumer electronics makers offer Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) products. DLNA enables consumer appliances to connect and exchange digital content throughout the home utilizing MoCA, Ethernet or Wi-Fi networks.

By implementing the Broadcom MoCA 1.1 reference design platform for STB and media gateway designs, service providers can offer whole-home digital media distribution services that let subscribers securely access, store and share multiple types of digital media content including HDTV programs, video-on-demand, recordings from digital video recorders, Internet content, video, music, photos and voice over Internet protocol.

Broadcom's MoCA Certification within its MoCA reference design platform will help the specification's adoption and will proliferate into a variety of next generation solutions.

"We are pleased that our integrated MoCA reference design received MoCA 1.1 certification which further emphasizes our commitment to enabling whole-home entertainment for the consumer," said Dan Marotta, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Broadcom's Broadband Communications Group.

"Coupled with our broad portfolio of STB and media gateway designs, MoCA 1.1 will address the evolving needs of operators for additional throughput, more device support and quality of service."

"Service providers are always looking for better methods of bandwidth management for premium services and content, especially with the expanding network of technologies incorporating the MoCA standard," said Rob Gelphman, Chair, Marketing Work Group, Multimedia over Coax Alliance.

"As one of the most prominent chip vendors in the cable industry and home networking market, Broadcom's 1.1 certification is yet another milestone for the MoCA standard, as their commitment will help to accelerate deployment of the standard as we make great strides towards achieving worldwide adoption."