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Intel
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IXP45X and Intel
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IXP46X Product Line of Network Processors—Introduction
Intel
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IXP45X and Intel
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IXP46X Product Line of Network Processors
Developer’s Manual
August 2006
38
Reference Number: 306262 - 004US
1.0
Introduction
1.1
About This Document
This document is the authoritative and definitive reference for the external architecture
of the Intel
®
IXP45X and Intel
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IXP46X Product Line of Network Processors based on
Intel XScale
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Technology.
1.2
Intended Audience
This document is intended to be used by:
• Software engineers needing to program at the register or assembly level
• System architects needing to ensure that a system will operate and perform to
specification
• Board designers to use for critical functional interfaces and bootstrapping option for
the part
• Anyone else seeking detailed knowledge on the functional interworkings of the part
1.3
How to Read This Document
Each chapter in this document focuses on a specific architectural feature of the IXP46X
network processors.
1.4
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IXP45X and Intel
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IXP45X and Intel
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IXP46X Product Line of Network Processors Developer’s Manual
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IXP4XX Product Line of Network Processors Specification Update
306428
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IXP400 Software Programmer’s Guide
252539
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273436
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Universal Serial Bus Specification, Revision 2.0
UTOPIA Level 2 Specification, Revision 1.0
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