BOARDCOM BCM5823

BCM5823
PRODUCT
Brief
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BCM5823 SECURITY PROCESSOR
B C M 5 8 2 3
F E AT U R E S
• High-performance security co-processor
system throughput
• 500-Mbps
• DES-CBC, 3DES-CBC
• AES-CBC, AES-CTR (up to 256-bit key lengths)
• HMAC-SHA-1, HMAC-MD5
• Single pass encryption and authentication
public key processor
• Integrated
• 400 Diffie-Hellman transactions per second
• 550 1024-bit RSA transactions per second
• HW supports 1024 and 2048 bit RSA keys
• Support for IKE and SSL/TLS modes
• Scalable to 1 Gbps of IPsec processing
• Concurrent public-key and symmetric key processing
• Software and package compatible with BCM5821
• True hardware random number generator
PCI interface
• Optimized
• PCI 2.2 interface, 32/64-bit, 33-66 MHz
• Optional EEPROM interface to configure PCI registers
• 133-MHz operating frequency
• 0.18-µm CMOS technology, 1.8V core, 3.3v I/O
• Low power consumption: 1.3 W
• Package: 256 PBGA (27 x 27)
S U M M A R Y
O F
B E N E F I T S
security performance in high-performance
• Improves
embedded applications
• Firewalls
• VPN-Enabled Routers
• VPN Appliances
• Access Devices
support provides latest algorithm support and
• AES
protects against obsolescence
• 256-bit key length support of AES
• Scalability enables high-end architectures
• Two BCM5823s provide up to 1 Gbps performance
• Enables fast IKE negotiations for VPN applications
load on host CPU for high-performance
• Reduces
security processing
• Easy upgrade from BCM5821
embedded software development kit (SDK)
• Extensive
• VxWorks , Linux , BSD support
®
TM
• Software reference library
• Complete reference design
processing minimizes latency on public• Concurrent
key and symmetric key operations
reduces footprint and power consumption
• Integration
for embedded applications
BCM5823 in 1-Gbps VPN Application
CPU
DRAM
Bridge and
DRAM
Controller
BCM5823
Security
Processor
PCI Bus
WAN Interface
LAN Interface
BCM5823
Security
Processor