MaxLinear Inc. announced that it is working with Intel Corporation and including Charter, Comcast and Cox, on a new family of 10 Gigabit ready gateway platforms for the home. The new platforms will support 10 Gigabit Full Duplex DOCSIS 3.1 (FDX) to deliver multi-gigabit upload and download speeds. MaxLinear is currently developing a new front-end SoC for these platforms based on its patented Full-Spectrum Capture (FSC) technology that includes sophisticated diagnostic and spectrum management capabilities.

The front-end will include high speed connectivity to Intel's next-generation gateway SoC. Intel's SoC will offer powerful computing and networking performance and is architected for a wide range of WAN, LAN and WLAN use cases to help MSOs achieve optimal performance and improve Quality of Service (QoS). The MaxLinear IC, along with Intel's next-generation gateway SoC, will be highly optimized to provide the greatest level of integration while maintaining system design flexibility to support future evolution of implementations.

The modular nature of this solution ensures a simple, non-disruptive, path to potential future DOCSIS standards. 10 Gigabit FDX platforms are capable of symmetrical multi-gigabit upstream and downstream performance by re-using available RF spectrum for both upstream and downstream signals while maintaining support for legacy DOCSIS modems and set-top boxes, enabling a scalable deployment. Samples of the MaxLinear chips and reference designs are expected in the second half of 2019.

Mass production is targeted for 2020.