Intel® IXP422 Network Processor

The Intel® IXP422 network processor is a versatile, single-chip processor that integrates robust security features with the necessary interfaces, wire-speed performance and processing headroom to meet demanding applications including wireless access points, residential gateways, VPN firewall appliances, SME routers and switches, industrial control and networked imaging applications.

The Intel IXP422 network processor is a member of the IXP4XX product line, providing cost-effective implementations that extend the rich performance and features of the Intel IXP425 network processor into targeted market segments. It offers IPsec-enabled Network Processor Engine (NPE) to accelerate cryptography and authentication algorithms.

Common IXP4XX Product Line Architecture for Application Flexibility
All IXP4XX processors have a unique distributed processing architecture that speeds development for a range of applications. Each processor combines a high-performance Intel XScale® core with additional Network Processor Engines (NPEs) to achieve wire-speed packet processing performance. See the complete product brief to learn more.

Product Highlights

• Member of the Intel® IXP4XX product line for residential and small-to-medium enterprise (SME) applications
• Intel XScale® core at 266 MHz provides headroom for customer-defined applications
• Integrated hardware acceleration of popular cryptography algorithms (SHA-1, MD5, DES, 3DES, AES) for secure applications
• Two integrated 10/100 Base-T Ethernet MACs with Media Independent Interface (MII) for design flexibility and cost-effective wire-speed performance
• 33/66 MHz PCI v2.2 host and option interface for glueless connection of up to four devices
• SDRAM controller supports from 8 to 256 Mbytes of SDRAM memory
• Low system power consumption (1.0 - 1.5 Watt typical)
• USB version 1.1 device controller
• Two high-speed UARTS: can support up to 921 Kbaud each
• Sixteen GPIO pins
• 16-bit configurable expansion bus
• Commercial temperature (0° to 70° C)