Mountain View, Calif. - Cavium Networks has introduced the ECONA CNS2135 ARM SOC solution for small form factor and low power network and storage applications. The CNS2135 SOC is designed for network and storage applications such as Network Attached Storage (NAS) appliances and Internet download and streaming systems.

The CNS2135-TK module is a ready-to-use compact dongle module that enables quick and reliable implementation of innovative, easy-to-use network download stations with minimal development cost and time.

The network module consists of a 2-layer PCB design with a small form factor of 74mm x 40mm x 19mm. It hosts an ECONA CNS2135 ARM processor with embedded 4Mx16 Mbyte SDRAM, 1MByte Serial NOR flash, integrated Ethernet port and a USB 2.0 host connector in a ready-to-use compact dongle form factor.

The module is available with ready-to-use software applications that provide FTP server, SAMBA server, Bit Torrent (BT) download, iTune server, uPNP AV and Printer Server functionality.

The application software supports standard host operating systems including XP, Vista/Mac OSX/Linux (SAMBA) and FAT32 file system format for hard drives with up to 2TB capacity.

The network module provides network storage performance with throughput up to 8 MByte with 4 unique FTP users / 4 unique Samba users with a total of 32 TCP simultaneous connections.

The Cavium ECONA ARM processor family is targeted for consumer networking access applications such as network download stations, network IP cameras, Internet radios, 3G routers and home automation applications.

The CNS2135-TK network module includes an ECONA CNS2135 200MHz ARM9-based CPU, 8MByte SDRAM, 1MB Serial NOR Flash, and one LAN port with 10/100 Base-TX.'It also has an auto MDI/MDI-X with RJ45 connector, 1 Port USB2.0/1.1 for mass storage / printer interface, and up to 8MByte storage read/write throughput. The company provides major software including FTP server, samba server, BT download, media server and print server.

The CNS2135-TK dongle module is available today. Production quantities will be available in Q3 2009. Please contact Cavium Networks for pricing.

For more information, visit http://www.caviumnetworks.com.