Lantiq introduced its latest 802.11n WLAN solutions – the Xway Wave300 family. Featuring beam-forming technology and an integrated “Thick MAC” processor. The beam-forming technology is capable of providing high-bandwidth data rates directly to end user devices, regardless of whether the device is “beam-forming ready” or not. These advanced technologies result in about 8-10dB increased gain and an up to 300 percent increased reach compared to standard WLAN. The Wave300 family also enhances the streaming of HDTV via WLAN. Compared to existing solutions where only best-effort streaming is available. On reference systems, Lantiq demonstrated the transmission of four HD streams with 20 Mbps simultaneously with maximum reach.

The Wave300 architecture offloads the main processor by executing all real-time and processor-intensive operations on the “Thick MAC,” which results in higher throughput and more free performance on the SoC for other applications and services. The Lantiq 11n family achieves a maximum 3x3 MIMO (Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output) data rates up to 200 Mbps net throughput on single band implementation and dual-mode capable chips in the family reach up to 270 Mbps net throughput in concurrent mode operation.

Lantiq provides several software and pin-compatible versions of the Wave300, all in 65nm, optimized for various application needs, from low-cost standard WLAN 11n 2x2 products to video-grade WLAN. Fully compliant with IEEE 802.11n, it addresses ADSL/VDSL routers, gateways and IADs, Gigabit-WLAN routers, video-bridges, set-top boxes and digital TV applications. With its versatile interface, the Lantiq 11n solution can be connected to any host processor with a PCI, mPCI or PCIe interface.

The Wave300 (baseband/MAC and HF part) is available in single-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz variants and a dual-band device. The WAVE300 family is available in volume production and Lantiq offers different reference packages as design-in support.