Emerging as possibly the first standards-compliant WLAN chipset optimized for HDTV, DVR, and Media Center applications, the AR5005VA integrates features ranging from interfaces to multimedia chipsets and quality of service to
Emerging as possibly the first standards-compliant WLAN chipset optimized for HDTV, DVR, and Media Center applications, the AR5005VA integrates features ranging from interfaces to multimedia chipsets and quality of service to multiple-radio/smart-antenna technologies such as transmit beam forming and receive combining. The chips support direct interfaces, as well as MPEG-Transport Stream, host controller, and DMA acceleration for a wide range of popular chipsets. They also include a universal infrared modulator and repeater capability that forwards remote-control signals to a source device. Other features include hardware packet jitter control, MPEG packet aggregation, and an integrated MIPS R4000-class processor that supports many of the Digital Living Networking Alliance (DLNA) guidelines. Available in 2- and 4-antenna configurations, price for the 4-antenna chipset is under $20 each/10,000. ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS INC., Sunnyvale, CA. (408) 773-5200.
